Sylvie Bodorová

Sylvie Bodorová (born 31 December 1954, České Budějovice) is a Czech composer. During a career spanning from the late 1970s to the present day she has composed a large number of works for various instruments, both solo and orchestral pieces, and produced commissions for cities, festivals and organisations around the world. She was a founder (and only surviving) member of the Czech classical group Quattro, formed in 1996.

Biography Bodorová studied composition at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno and later as a post-graduate at the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She continued her studies in Gdańsk and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena (with Professor Franco Donatoni) and from 1987 she attended Professor Ton de Leeuw's composition courses in Amsterdam. She taught at JAMU in Brno and, in the 1990s, at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 4. "Neorem, nesejem" (I sow not and plough not) 5. "Zavej že, vetricok" ("Blow little breeze"), 6. "Prečo že ma" ("Why is that?) 7. "Opýtaj sa Baláža" ("Go ask Balaz"). JA RA LAJ, 27 compositions for tenor, violin, viola, clarinet, harp, percussion and strings inspired by Slovak, Balkan and Gypsy music (2009), duration 50' Apple Train, 7 songs for soprano and piano on texts by Jan Skácel (2009), duration 19'

Choir works Amor tenet omnia, three compositions for mixed choir, two pianos and percussion on the texts from Carmina burana collection (2007), duration 12'

Guitar works Baltic miniatures for guitar solo (1979), duration 8' Fairy tales for flute and guitar (1980), duration 10' Violet diary for guitar solo (1985), composition for children, duration 6' Tre canzoni da suonare for guitar and strings (1985), duration 17' Elegy for guitar solo – Homage to Columbus (1988), duration 5' Sostar mange, Gypsy ballade for guitar solo (1991), duration 10' Dona nobis lucem, Concerto for soprano, violin, guitar and strings (1994), duration 11' Concierto de Estío for guitar and strings (1999), also for guitar and string quartet, duration 16' Plegaria, Prayer for guitar solo (2000), duration 5'

Harp, piano, organ Musica per organo (1982), duration 7' Pre-Visions, Frescos for piano trio (1983), duration 8' Pontem video, Concerto for organ, strings and percussion (1983), duration 14' La Speranza for clarinet, cello and piano (1993), duration 8' Fade-outs, Fresco for piano solo (1987), duration 6' Megiddo for violin, cello and piano (2001), duration 15' Mysterium druidum (2003), concerto for harp and strings, also harp and string quartet, duration 18' Come d'accordo, Concerto for piano and orchestra (2006), duration 16', commissioned and premiered by Prague Philharmonia Come d'accordo, Concerto for two pianos (2006) – chamber version, duration 16' Three Sonnets Sonata for Piano, (2013), ArcoDiva, duration 17', commissioned by 21st Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival Emek ha-bacha / The Valle of Tears for Organ Solo, (2017), ArcoDiva, duration 9'

Music for children Cat colouring book for piano (1974), duration 5' Tůňka – Small swimming hole, small opera ballet for children (1976), duration 25' Violet diary Cycle of children compositions for children (1985), duration 4' Vezeme písničku – We carry on the song to the texts of poems by Věra Provazníková, cycle of songs for small children (1985), duration 8' Carousel for piano (2000), duration 1', ABRSM PUBLISHING Vindobona for piano (2003), duration 3'

Arrangements or orchestrations of other composers Antonín Dvořák Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55 for baritone/soprano(tenor) and chamber orchestra (2012), duration 16' commissioned by Thomas Hampson with Wiener Virtuosi

Selected discography Jana Jarkovská - flute (2022), / Danza del diavolo, Hélios, Summer Scents, Panamody, Via maris, Transflautato, Snow and stars/, Radioservis CR 1117–2 Kristina Fialová - viola (2021), / Gila Rome for viola solo/, ArcoDiva UP 0236 Vladimír Ráž, New Chamber Orchestra, Vladimír Rejšek (2021), / Zápas s andělem, melodram na slova J. Seiferta/, ArcoDiva UP 0232 Jitka Hosprová, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Kučera (2020), / Planctus for Viola and Orchestra/, Supraphon SU 4276 Jana Jarkovská - flute (2020), / Léthé/, Radioservis CR 1061 Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková (2019), / Slovak Duets/, ArcoDiva UP 0210 Trio Clavio (2018), /Vallja e malit - Dancing Mountain/, ArcoDiva UP 0204 Eva Garajová - Ama me (2016), /Ama me - Song Cycle, Three Psalms/, ArcoDiva UP 0184 Eben Trio – Elegiac Stories (2012) / Prefigurations – Piano trio / ArcoDiva UP 0143 Dana Vlachová – violin (2012) / Sine dolore for Violin and Cello, dedicated to Josef Vlach / ArcoDiva UP 0146 Irvin Epoque – CrossOver (2012) / Babadag for Clarinet and String Quartet / ArcoDiva UP 0147 Bohemian Music for Flute and Guitar (2012) / Fairy-Tales only for Flute and Guitar / URANIA RECORDS LDV 14006 Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Kout (2012) / Symphony No 1, Con le campane / FOK 0005 Kateřina Englichová – Fire Dance (2009) / Mysterium druidum for Harp and Strings / ArcoDiva UP 0116 Puella trio – Fiala Bodorová Eben (2009) / Megiddo per violino, violoncello e pianoforte / ArcoDiva UP 0114 Štefan Margita JA RA LAJ (2009) / JA RA LAJ – Suite on folk motives and texts – 27 Slovak, Balkan and Roma songs / ArcoDiva UP 0110 Carmina lucemburgiana (2009) / Carmina lucemburgiana for Strings "To the memory of John the Blind" / ArcoDiva UP 0113 Quattro plays Quattro (2008) / Bern concerto, Concerto dei fiori / ArcoDiva UP 0100 Miroslav Ambroš violin Zuzana Ambrošová piano Il virtuoso (2006) / Dža more / ArcoDiva UP 0089 Works for Violin and Piano Jiří Gemrot Sylvie Bodorová - Concerto dei fiori per violino e pianoforte Miroslav Kubička Petr Janda Silvie Hessová – violin Daniel Wiesner - piano (2006) Cube Bohemia CBCD 2632 Štefan Margita Tears and smiles Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Slovak Songs (2006) includes Sadaj, slnko, sadaj – Seven Slovak Songs / ArcoDiva UP 0084 Gabriela Beňačková From the Heart. Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Slovak Songs (2006) included Sadaj, slnko, sadaj – Seven Slovak Songs / ArcoDiva UP 0001 Never broken (2004) / Terezín Ghetto Requiem / Center Stage Records Juda Maccabeus (2004) ArcoDiva UP 0065 Ronald Stevenson String Quartets– Sylvie Bodorova – Terezín Ghetto Requiem, Conciero de Estío. Nigel Cliffe - Baritone María Isabel Siewers - Guitar Martinu Quartet (Lubomír Havlak, Petr Matejak, Jan Jisa, Jitka Vlasankova) ArcoDiva UP 0052 (2003) Jitka Hosprova viola Rhapsody Bodorova: Gila Rome (2002) ArcoDiva UP 0043 Prague String Quartets (2001) / Shofarot / ArcoDiva UP 0044 A Paganini Compositions for solo violin Milstein, Kreisler, Schnittke, Ernst, Bodorova Dža more, Bach Pavel Sporcl violin (1999) ArcoDiva UP 0010 Protokol XX – Sylvie Bodorová (1997) / Pontem video, Plankty, Dignitas homini Prague Chambre Philharmonic/ Panton Prague Guitar Concertos (1996) / Tre canzoni da suonare, Dona nobis lucem / Supraphon María Isabel Siewers Amigos (1994) / Sostar mange – Gypsy Balad for guitar / Aurophon