Birthday

1942-11-23

Place of Birth

Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]

Biography

Jiří Stivín (born 23 November 1942 in Prague) is a Czech flute player and composer. Stivín performs music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque periods. As a sololist, he performed with the Prague Symphony Orchestra, with the Slovak Chamber Orchestra, with Suk Chamber Orchestra, Barocco sempre giovane as well as with several other ensembles. He is also involved in jazz, both as a performer and as a composer. He gives regular lectures at the Prague Conservatory. Stivín is also famous jazz musician in Czech Republic still active in the Jazz Quartet. He is an extreme player of flute, sax, tube, bottle, etc. performing amazing improvisations. Stivín has a large discography ranging from jazz to classical music. His daughter Zuzana Stivínová is an actress. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia