Nebojša Jovan Živković

Nebojša Jovan Živković 2005

Nebojša Jovan Živković (born July 5, 1962 in Sremska Mitrovica , Yugoslavia ) is a German-Serbian percussionist and composer . He has lived in Germany since 1980. In addition to his composition and concert activities, he has held two professorships, since 2010 at the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) and since 2012 at the Music and Art University of the City of Vienna (Austria).

Zivković completed his studies in composition, music theory and drums in Germany at the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim and the University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart . Concert engagements have taken him to most of Europe, the USA and Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Korea and Mexico.

As a soloist, Živković has played with various orchestras worldwide, including the Stuttgart Philharmonic , the Munich Symphony , the Hanover Radio Philharmonic , the Bochum Symphony , the Minnesota Orchestra, the Budapest Philharmonic, the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, the Moscow Philharmonic and the Costa Rica National Symphony and many others. Many of his more than forty published compositions for marimba and percussion are now considered the standard repertoire of percussionists worldwide. So z. B. Ilijaš or Ultimatum 1 for marimba solo, or “Trio per Uno” for percussion trio, which is certainly one of the most played percussion trios worldwide.

In addition to composing and performing at concerts, Živković regularly gives guest lectures and seminars at music colleges, universities and at percussion festivals. In 1996 he was visiting professor of marimba, percussion and composition at the University of Hartford and in 1997 at the University of Minnesota .

Since 2005 Živković has been professor of percussion at the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) and since 2012 he has also been a full professor for percussion at the Music and Art University of the City of Vienna. Živković made many productions for TV and radio, at home and abroad, recorded solo CDs with marimba and percussion music as well as a CD with Darius Milhaud's concerto for marimba with the Austrian Chamber Symphony Orchestra .

Nebojša Živković plays on a marimba (Yamaha-6000NJZ) specially made in Japan according to his wishes.

Catalog raisonné

op. 1 THEME AND VARIATION for piano (1978/79)

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o.op. MAKEDONIA for marimba and piano (1980) 2 'V: MP A: CD "Uneven Souls"

op. 3 DIVERTIMENTO for 2 tromboni, tuba, marimba, 4 timpani. (Perc, 1 col.) (1981) 11 'Premiere: February 4, 1982 Mannheim

o.op. ANBA , dance of the little black witch for marimba, xyloph. and piano (1981) 3 'WP October 20, 1990 Kornwestheim V: MusEu A: CD: "Uneven Souls"

op. 4 BLÄSER QUINTET for Fl., Ob., Cl., Cor., Fgt. (1983) 13 'WP November 21, 1983 Heidelberg A: RTS- Radio Novi Sad

op. 5 THREE FANTASTIC SONGS for Solo Marimba (1983) 6:40 WP October 19, 1983 V: MP A: LP / CD "Percussion made in Europe"

op. 6 AMSELFELDER KLAGE for Fl., Fgt., Cor., Percuss., Marimba. (1984) 12 'WP January 15, 1986 Mannheim A: RTS Radio Novi Sad

op.7 ATOMIC GAMES for piano solo (1984) 11 'WP September 12, 1984 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia A: RTS Radio Novi sad

op.8 CONCERTO No.1 PER MARIMBAFONO E ORCHESTRA (1984/85) 26 'WP August 29, 1986 P: MusEu A: NDR Hannover, RTS Novi Sad

o.op. URKLANG Music of natural sounds for four percussionists, also tape version (1984) 11 '

op.9.1 MUSICA per violoncello solo (1985) 7 'Premiere January 29, 1987 Stuttgart V: EdMus A: SWR Stuttgart

op.9.2 MUSICA per violino solo (1986/87) 7 'Premiere January 28, 1988 Stuttgart P: EdMus

op.9.3 MUSICA per contrabbasso solo (1988) 7 'premiered May 12, 1991 Freiburg in Br. V: EdMus

o.op. VALSE SERBE (1985) 3:30 version a: for marimba and piano version b: for clarinet and piano WP: 15. January 1986 Mannheim; WP a: May 10th 1987 Kornwestheim V: MusEu A: CD "Uneven souls" (vers. A)

o.op. CADENZA for 5 Timpani (1986) 3 ' Premiere : February 16, 1993 Munich V: MP

op. 10 IN ERINNERUNGEN SCHWEBEND / In Memories Floating (1986) 11 'for three flutes and vibraphone WP 29 January 1987 Stuttgart V: Moeck No.5425 A: SWR Stuttgart, A: CD: "Uneven Souls"

op. 11 TENSIO for marimba solo (1986) 7:30 a.m. 14 December 1987 Stuttgart V: MusEu No. 113 A: CD "Percussion mad in Europe"

op.12 CTPAX: STRAH for percussion solo and tape ad lib. (1987) 11:30 a.m. Premiere May 30, 1987 Mannheim V: MusEu No.113 A: CD "Percussion made in Europe"

op. 13 FOUR NON-BINDING PIECES AND A BINDING ENCOUNTER PRESENTED December 16, 1992 Kornwestheim, for piano solo. (1987) 8 '

op.14 CORALE for 13 wind instruments and percussion (1987) 14 ' WP 11 December 1988 Pforzheim

op.15 PEZZO DA CONCERTO for snare drum solo (1987) 3:30 UA 14 December 1987 Stuttgart P: MusEu A: CD "Percussion made in Europe"

o.op. BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT for percussion sextet (1988) 12 'WP May 7, 1988 Kornwestheim V: MusEu

op.16 FLUCTUS for Marimba solo (1988) 4 'Premiere October 18, 1988 Vienna V: MusEu A: CD "Generally Spoken ..."

o.op. DAS INNERE DES SCHWEIGENS (1989) 15 'Musiktheater for percussion ensemble (6 drum sets ), tape, speaker and drama group WP April 28, 1989 Kornwestheim

op.17 NADA MNOM JE NEBO ZATVORENO (1989) approx. 26 'for string orchestra, female choir, percussion (2 parts ) and solo bass part WP 27 June 1989 Belgrade A: RTS Belgrade

op.18 QUINTETTO PER CINQUE SOLISTI (1989) approx. 16 'for five marimbas and percussion WP 9 November 1989 Nashville, USA V: MusEu A: CD COMPOSER PORTRAIT

o.op. THREE NON-BINDING PIECES for marimba solo (1989/92) approx. 6:30 a.m. WP March 20, 1992 Stuttgart V: Gretel M 1011 A: CD "Uneven Souls"

o.op TEN ETUDES FOR SNARE DRUM (1990) V: MP

o.op. STA VIDIS for tenor, marimba and male voices (1990) 3 ' WP December 16, 1992 Kornwestheim V: Gretel A: CD "Generally spoken ..."

op.19 JENET , family songs for Fl., Cl.Basso / Alto Sax., Vc., Trb., and Harpsichord (1990) 16 'Commissioned by the Musikschule Kornwestheim WP March 30, 1990 Kornwestheim A: SWR Stuttgart CD: COMPOSER PORTRAIT

o.op. FUNNY MARIMBA Heft 1 (1989/92) (incl: Srpska Igra, Balade for Petra, Liebeslied, ..) ten easy pieces for young marimbists WP June 27, 1992 Kornwestheim V: Gretel M 1013 A: CD "Uneven Souls"

o.op. FUNNY MARIMBA issue 2 (1999/2001) (incl: Northwind, Soumineito, Il Canto Die Gondolieri, Bayerischer Länders ...) V: Gretel M 1014

o.op. FUNNY VIBRAPHONE Heft 1 (1994) ten easy pieces for vibraphone V: Gretel M 1015

o.op. FUNNY XYLOPHONE Heft 1 (1996) ten easy pieces for xylophone V: Gretel M 1017

o.op. MY FIRST BOOK FOR XYLOPHONE AND MARIMBA (1991) 15 pieces for beginners, with accompaniment (piano or March 2), premiered June 27, 1992 Kornwestheim V: Gretel M 1019

op. 20 CONCERTO PER VIOLONCELLO E ORCHESTRA (1990–94) approx. 22 'Orchester a2 (free for premiere performance, unfinished)

op. 21 GENERALLY SPOKEN IT'S NOTHING BUT RHYTHM (1990/91) 10 'for solo percussion (with vibr.) WP July 7, 1991 Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) Poland V: MusEu A: CD "Percussion made in Europe"

op. 22 UNEVEN SOULS (Sta Vidis II) (1992) 16 'for solo marimba and three percussionists Commissioned by Kulturinitiative Stubai, Austria Premiere 6 November 1992 Fulpmes, Austria V: MusEu A: CD "Uneven Souls"

op. 23 DIE ARTEN DES WASSER for two pianos and two percussionists (1993/94) approx. 25 'commissioned by the Ministry of Culture Baden-Württemberg premiered June 20, 1993 Erlangen / Vollst. Version WP: September 13, 1994 Stuttgart V: MusEu A: CD COMPOSER PORTRAIT

o. op LES VIOLONS MORTS for solo marimba (1994) 3:30 V: MusEu A: CD "Uneven Souls"

op.24.1 ULTIMATUM 1 for Solo Marimba (1994/95) 8 ' WP March 11, 1995 Frankfurt / Main V: MusEu A: CD "Uneven Souls"

op.24.2 ULTIMATUM 2 for two marimbas (1994) 8:30 a.m. commissioned by the Wooden-Arts duo WP 9 October 1994 Neumünster V: MusEu A: CD "The Castle of the Mad King"

o.op. TO THE GODS OF RHYTHM for Djembe and voice (1994) approx. 5 'Premiere: November 23, 1994 Kornwestheim, V: MusEu A: CD "Uneven souls"

o.op. ILIJAS for marimba solo (1995) approx. 6:30 V: Gretel A: CD "The Castle of the Mad King"

op.25 CONCERTO No. 2 PER MARIMBA E ORCHESTRA 1996/97 approx. 26 ' Premiere : April 9, 1997 Munich, Herkulessaal, Munich Symphony Orchestra, Zivkovic Commissioned work: "Foundation 100 Years of YAMAHA" V: MusEu A: Bayerischer Rundfunk CD: COMPOSER PORTRAIT

op. 26 THE CASTLE OF THE MAD KING (1998), approx. 17 'WP: Stockholm, Sweden October 3, 1998 Evelyn Glennie, Percussion V: MusEu A: CD "The Castle of the Mad King"

op.27 TRIO PER UNO (Trio for one) for percussion trio (1995/1999) approx. 15 'WP: 1995 ?? Kornwestheim WP: Complete version: August 21, 1999 Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Hasselburg V: MusEu A: CD "The Castle of the Mad King"

o.op. SUOMINEITO for Vibraphone solo V: Gretel A: CD "The Castle of the Mad King"

op.28 CONCERTO PER PERCUSSIONE E ORCHESTRA No.1 (1999/2000) approx. 16 '(The Concerto of the Mad Queen) Premiere: Reading, UK, February 17, 2000 Evelyn Glennie & Northern Sinfonia A: BBC Radio3 Commissioned work: E. .Glennie / Northern Sinfonia

op.29 QUASI UNA SONATA for percussion and piano (2001) approx. 13 'WP: London, Wigmore Hall, March 18, 2001 Emanuel Ax & Evelyn Glennie V: MusEu commissioned work: Evelyn Glennie

op.30 BORN TO BEAT WILD for trumpet in C and Gr. Drum (2001) 5 'World premiere: London, UK, Wigmore Hall, March 13, 2001 Hakan Hardenberger & Evelyn Glennie P: MusEu A: BBC Radio 3. Commissioned work: Evelyn Glennie

op.31 CONCERTO PER CORNO E ORCHESTRA (2002) 20 ' WP : Newcastle, UK May 1, 2002 Soloist: Peter Francomb, Northern Sinfonia. Dir. Thiery Fischer S: MusEu A: Commissioned by composers: Northern Sinfonia, Newcastle UK

op.32 LAMENTO E DANZA BARBARA for solo marimba and three percussionists (2002) 16 ' WP : Boston. Boston Conservatory, November 7, 2002, Marimba: NJ Zivkovic, Boston conservatory Percussion Ensemble Commissioned work: Boston Conservatory V: MusEu CD: COMPOSER PORTRAIT

op.33 TALES FROM THE CENTER OF THE EARTH for solo marimba / percussion and wind orchestra (2002/03) 16 'WP: HARTFORD, USA, April 27, 2003 Benjamin Toth Soloist, univ. Of Hartford wind ensemble, dir. Glen Adsit Commissioned by: consortium of 12 USA Conservatories V: MusEu EME 1018

op.33a ORIENTAL FANTASY for marimba / percussion DUO (2004) 7 ' WP : ?? Arrangement of the 1st movement of TALES FROM THE CENTER OF THE EARTH V: MusEu EME 1019

op.34 CONCERTO no.2 PER PERCUSSIONE E ORCHESTRA (2005/06) approx. 20 ' WP : Kaiserslautern, Fruchthalle June 8, 2006 Nebojsa Zivkovic: solo percussion, State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate, conductor: Ari Rasilainen P: MusEu LEIHMATERIAL commissioned work: Ministry of Culture Rhineland-Palatinate

op.35 SEX IN THE KITCHEN for percussion Duo (2009) 10 'WP: TENERIFE, November 29, 2009, percussion: TUOPALI DUO commissioned work: Auditorio de Tenerife V: MusEu EME 1021

op.36 TAK-NARA for percussion quartet (2009) 15 'WP: TENERIFE, November 29, 2009, percussion: TAK-NARA QUARTET Commissioned by: Auditorio de Tenerife P: MusEu EME 1020

op.37 MAGMA for solo marimba (2010) approx. 7 ' WP : Las Vegas, USA April 16, 2010 Commissioned work: University Of Nevada Las Vegas School Of music Perc dept. V: MusEu EME 1022

Web links

• Works by and about Nebojša Jovan Živković in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website of Nebojša Jovan Živković
• Zivkovic on the Vienna Conservatory website
• Published works by Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic