ENSEMBLES 2008
ADRIAN KOKOŠ
He studied choral conducting with doc. MgA Blanka Juhanáková and orchestral conducting with Prof. Ondrej Lenárd and Peter Feranec.
In 2004 he became the conductor of Slovak Radio Children's Choir. With this ensemble he gives concerts, makes recording and presents the première of works by famous Slovak and world authors as well. Since 2003 he has closely been cooperating with the Slovak composer Vítazoslav Kubicka.
He has performed the world premières of three composer's operas: The Rebirth (Znovuzrodenie), Martin Luther (nominated for Divadelné dosky 2005), Touch of Christ (Kristov dotyk) and a vocal- instrumental work Bethlehem. He cooperated with musical ensembles such as Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bohdan Warchal Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Solamente naturali, Chamber Soloists Bratislava, Trnava Chamber Orchestra, Church Conservatory Orchestra in Bratislava, Gustáv Brom Big Band etc. Since 2006 he has been cooperating with Johann Strauss Orchestra, Coburg (D). With this orchestra he has realized some concerts in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany. He has conducted at the important musical festivals: Bratislava Cultural Summer (2003), Musica sacra international festival in Nitra (2004), Festival of Sacred Art Košice (2005), Nitra Musical Spring (2006). As a conductor he performed at the 49th Smetana's Litomyšl International Opera Festival, where he presented the Slovak opera Touch of Christ (a Czech première 2007). During the 2007 Cultural Summer in Nitra and Bratislava he conducted a comic opera La serva pardona by Pergolesi. In October 2007 he conducted the Festive Concert of Slovak and Czech Music in Božena Nemcová Theatre in Františkove Lázne. A long-term cooperation with Kyrillomethodeon mixed singers choir, with whom he has studied a complete Tchaikovsky Liturgy, represents a notable part of his artistic activity. The repertory of Adrian Kokoš includes the works from various periods. From Baroque chamber music (Pergolesi, Zrunek) up to the vocal-instrumental pieces (Vivaldi, Mozart, Rossini, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Krška, etc.). His repertory is extended also to the musical theatre area (Donizetti, Martinu, Kubicka), or to the light opera works by famous composers (J. Strauss, Lehár, Kálman, Dusík, etc.). He has cooperated with famed artists such as A. Kohútková, N. Higano, A. Kucerová, L. Albrechtová, M. Dvorský, O. Klein, E. Prochác, R. Kákoni, T. Nemec and others. Adrian Kokoš records regularly for Slovak Radio.
