Aleksandar Miljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Миљковић; born 26 March 1975) is a Serbian classical doublebassist.[1]
Aleksandar Miljković | |
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 Miljković in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 26 March 1975 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Bassist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
Biography
editAfter finishing music high school in 1994, he studied bass at the University of Arts in Belgrade, the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and completed postgraduate studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Salamanca.[2][3]
Composing career
editMiljković has published four books. The second book is an official textbook for the Ministry of Education of Republika Srpska. His first book is a collection of double bass pieces, and his third book is titled From Music to Sport. The University of Ghana published his fourth book as an official textbook for double bass. He wrote a concerto for solo double bass and orchestra called Trio Olivera. He has also published 15 CDs. He was inducted into the Africa Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Aleksandar and his mother Olivera received the title of honorary citizens of Ostrikovac. The book Football Compassion by Leon Daniel Agyeman Dodoo is about the Miljković Trophy (named after Miljković and his father Blagoje), a football tournament held annually in Ghana. He composed the official music for the Mediterranean Games and published a CD in Cuba for boxer Teofilo Stevenson. He also composed the official music for the Aruba national football team and has composed music for various sports clubs, including several CDs for many sports sections of Red Star Belgrade.[4]
He composed official music for Omladinsko Sportsko Društvo Beograd, the Switzerland Handball Hall of Fame, and the CSKA Moscow Handball Club. He also created a CD for the Belgrade Chess Association. Additionally, he composed music for the following football clubs: FK VGSK, FK Karađorđe, Real Emirate FC in Ghana (which organizes the traditional Trophy Miljković tournament since 2020), BASK, FK Radnički Belgrade, FK BSK Batajnica, FK Radnički Pirot, FK Jagodina,[5] FK Bor, FK Hajduk Veljko, and FK Kosanica. He composed official music for the League of Future Champions (football in Serbia), the Vietnam national football team, and 18 other football clubs. In 2023, he composed the official music for the Canadian club Serbian White Eagles FC.[2]
He also composed official music for Boxing Club Radnički Belgrade (1920), the city race in Ćuprija, the Canoe European Championship 2018 in Belgrade, Basketball Club OKK Beograd, Radio Belgrade, and Radio Television Kuršumlija. He created official music for several places, including Grgure, Konjarnik, Lučani (official CD), Ostrikovac, Topola, Pučišća, Koštunići, Srbac, Kuršumlija, Spance, and Prčanj, as well as for the newspaper Politikin Zabavnik, the NIN Award, and Nebojša Tower in Belgrade. He published a CD for the Vuk Karadžić School in Belgrade. He played with the Belgrade chamber group Simfonieta in 1998 and has appeared as a guest on many TV shows. In 1999, he was one of the student representatives for the Nobel Prize.[citation needed]
He has performed in several solo concerts and public appearances in Serbia, as well as abroad in the United States, Sweden, Spain, Croatia, and Vienna, Austria, with sponsorship from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia.[6]
Tutor
editMiljković has taught bass at MS Stanković since 2002 and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade. He has also been a professor of double bass at the International Academy of Music in Pučišća, Croatia, since 2013. His students have performed at the Cultural Center of Belgrade, the Student Cultural Center, the Red Star Stadium, and at a concert for the "Museum Night" event, as well as making numerous guest appearances on TV and radio shows.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Vukasović, V. (17 January 2008). "Kontrabas u hramu fudbala". Politika. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (16 August 2023). "Music in Honour of the Serbian White Eagles". Serbian White Eagles FC. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Adam, Rihana (2 August 2024). "NGO donates Aleksandar Miljkovic Music Pieces Book to school". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Александар Миљковић – Звезда вечита инспирација" (in Serbian). sd-crvenazvezda.net. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Kompozitor himne koja odjekuje sa tribina FK Jagodina održao koncert u Kulturnom centru" (in Serbian). FK Jagodina. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (12 June 2024). "A Symphony in Honour of the Serbian White Eagles". Serbian White Eagles FC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
edit- Miljkovic Football Tournament to commence on December 28
- Srbin timu iz Gane komponovao himnu, oni mu darivali turnir
- Турнир у Гани у част Благоја и Александра Миљковића
- Naš zemljak ušao u kuću slavnih
- РТС :: Радио Београд 1 :: Ратари са премијерком и министарком
- (Video) Bivši fudbalski klub BSK (1911-1945.) dobio prvu muziku, kompozitor poreklom iz Kuršumlije
- Profesor kontrabasa komponovao više od 40 himni za sportske klubove u zemlji i inostranstvu
- Naša biblioteka bogatija za naslove o afričkom i ovdašnjem fudbalu
- Muzika za boks