Robert Boldižar (born 9 June 1974) is a Bosnian-Croatian violinist and music pedagogue. He is a current member of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje.
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Born | (1974-06-09) 9 June 1974 (age 48) Osijek, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
Origin | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Years active | 1988–present |
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.[1] 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 (transl. 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.[1] In 2008, Boldižar composed the music for the Pahuljice Children's Choir album Školska priča (transl. A School Story).[2]
Alongside with the Zabranjeno pušenje member Toni Lović, Boldižar is a member of the Medley Theater band.[3] The theater performs adapted rock musical Antigona: ProckKletstvo Roda based on the Greek myth of Antigone, among others.[4]
In 2013, Boldižar moved to Bjelovar where he works as a music professor at the Vatroslav Lisinski Music School. He holds the violin classes.[5]
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).[6][7] Additionally, he was a guest performer on their concerts in Zagreb and Sarajevo when recordings for the live album Hapsi sve! (1998) happened.[8]
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