Robert Boldižar
{{short description|Bosnian and Croatian violinist and music pedagogue}}
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| birth_place = Osijek, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
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Robert Boldižar (born 9 June 1974) is a Bosnian-Croatian violinist and music pedagogue. He is a current member of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje.
Life and career
Boldižar was born in Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia (nowadays Croatia). Before his first birthday his family moved to Sarajevo (nowadays Bosnia and Herzegovina) where he was raised. His father is a musician. At the age of six (1980), he enrolled in a music school and began to play the violin. In 1988, he enrolled in a Musical High School and began to play the guitar.{{cite web |title=Robi (Robert Boldižar) Biografija |url=http://www.zabranjeno-pusenje.com/home/biografije/robi-robert-boldizar/ |website=zabranjeno-pusenje.com |accessdate=28 July 2018|language=hr}} In that time he had joined in the Cultural-Artistic Group (KUD) 'Unis' and get familiar with a traditional folk music. In 1992, he joined Vocal and instrumental band (VIS) 'Pax' which performed a religious music. At the time, he occasionally worked for the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 1995, Boldižar moved to Zagreb, Croatia. In 2000, he formed a band named Generalna proba ({{trans|The General Rehearsal}}). The band released one album, Iznad Oblaka (2002). Boldižar earned his degree from the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb in 2005. In 2008, Boldižar composed the music for the Pahuljice Children's Choir album Školska priča ({{trans|A School Story}}).{{cite web |title=Školska priča / glazba Robert Boldižar ; stihovi Tea Odobašić ; aranžmani Toni Lović ; [izvode] Dječji zbor Pahuljice |url=https://katalog.kgz.hr/pagesResults/bibliografskiZapis.aspx?selectedId=301004373¤tPage=1&searchById=10&sort=0&spid0=10&spv0=Pahuljice.+Dje%C4%8Dji+zbor+(Zagreb)&xm0=1 |website=katalog.kgz.hr |accessdate=4 September 2018}}
Alongside with the Zabranjeno pušenje member Toni Lović, Boldižar is a member of the Medley Theater band.{{cite web |title=Medley bend |url=http://medley-teatar.com/medley-bend/ |website=medley-teatar.com |accessdate=4 September 2018}} The theater performs adapted rock musical Antigona: ProckKletstvo Roda based on the Greek myth of Antigone, among others.{{cite web |title=Antigona-Prockletstvo roda – rock mjuzikl |url=http://medley-teatar.com/antigona-prockletstvo-roda-rock-mjuzikl/ |website=medley-teatar.com |date=25 January 2018 |accessdate=4 September 2018}}
In 2013, Boldižar moved to Bjelovar where he works as a music professor at the Vatroslav Lisinski Music School. He holds the violin classes.{{cite web |title=JEDAN OD NAS Robert Boldižar, legenda Zabranjenog pušenja prije četiri godine postao Bjelovarčanin |url=http://bjelovarac.hr/najnovije/jedan-od-nas-robert-boldizar-legenda-zabranjenog-pusenja-prije-cetiri-godine-postao-bjelovarcanin/ |website=bjelovarac.hr |date=11 June 2017 |accessdate=7 September 2018}}
= Zabranjeno pušenje (2004–present) =
Since 2004, Boldižar has been a member of the rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. He performed on their last five studio albums; Hodi da ti čiko nešto da (2006), Muzej revolucije (2009), Radovi na cesti (2013), Šok i nevjerica (2018), and Karamba! (2022).{{cite web |title= Zabranjeno Pušenje – Muzej Revolucije |url=https://www.discogs.com/Zabranjeno-Pu%C5%A1enje-Muzej-Revolucije/release/2631740 |website=discogs.com |accessdate=28 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Zabranjeno Pušenje – Radovi Na Cesti |url=https://www.discogs.com/Zabranjeno-Pu%C5%A1enje-Radovi-Na-Cesti/release/6663862 |website=discogs.com |accessdate=28 July 2018}} Additionally, he was a guest performer on their concerts in Zagreb and Sarajevo when recordings for the live album Hapsi sve! (1998) happened.{{cite web |title=Zabranjeno Pušenje: Hapsi Sve! |url=https://www.discogs.com/Zabranjeno-Pu%C5%A1enje-Hapsi-Sve/release/7417616 |website=discogs.com |accessdate=28 July 2018}}
Discography
{{see also|Zabranjeno pušenje discography}}
;Zabranjeno pušenje
- Hapsi sve! (1998) (Guest appearance)
- Hodi da ti čiko nešto da (2006)
- Muzej revolucije (2009)
- Radovi na cesti (2013)
- Šok i nevjerica (2018)
- Karamba! (2022)
;Shaderwan Code
- Kad procvatu behari (2011)
- Ah, što ćemo ljubav kriti (2018) (Guest appearance)
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/2072792-Robert-Boldi%C5%BEar Robert Boldižar Discography] at Discogs
- [http://www.zabranjeno-pusenje.com/ Zabranjeno pušenje] {{in lang|hr}}
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Category:Academy of Music, University of Zagreb alumni
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina musicians
Category:Croatian music educators
Category:Croatian rock musicians
Category:Musicians from Sarajevo