Experimental Studio of Slovak Radio

Recording a composition for Warsaw Spring festival, 1987. From left: clarinetist Jozef Luptáčik, composer Jozef Malovec, sound engineers Robert Bartoš, Ján Bachstuber, and director Emil Nižňanský (standing). From the archive of Juraj Ďuriš.

Peter Janík and Juraj Ďuriš. From the archive of Juraj Ďuriš.

Experimental Studio of Slovak Radio in Bratislava was founded in 1965. Activities in the spheres of electroacoustic and computer music, dramatic and multimedia experiments. Disposes of its own dramaturgy, in order to produce independent experimental projects and regular broadcasts. Participates in presentations of contemporary art and in pedagogic and educational activities. Provides RadioART project. Director: Juraj Ďuriš.

Early compositions

65 Milionov (Zeljenka, 1961); Russiches Wunder (Dessau, 1962); Vzbura na ulici Sycamore (Berger, 1963)

Literature

• Ivan Parík, "Elektroakustické štúdio v Bratislave", Hudobný život 22:4, Bratislava: Obzor, 14 Feb 1990, p 1. [1] (Slovak)
• "Interview with Juraj Ďuriš and Rudolf Pepucha", Slovenská hudba, 1-2, 1996. (Slovak)
• "40 Years of Experimental Studio", Radio Devin (Ex Tempore), 18 May 2005, 32 min; Part 2, 25 May 2005, 28 min. Radio podcast. [2] [3]
• Marcus Gammel, "Black Holes and White Spots. Visiting the Experimental Studio at Slovakian Radio. In conversation with Milan Adamčiak, Juraj Ďuriš, Michal Murin", in n.b.k. Sounds: Radio - Kunst - Neue Musik edited by Marius Babias and Katrin Klingan, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne, 2010, pp 93-111. (English)/(German)
• Štěpán David, "Tvorba elektroakustické hudby ve Zvukovém pracovišti Československé televize v Bratislavě v letech 1960-1968", Brno: Masaryk University, 2012. Bachelor thesis. (Czech)
• Alena Čierna, "Experimentálne štúdio v zrkadle doby", in Hudobné inštitúcie na Slovensku, Bratislava: Slovenské národné múzeum & Hudobné múzeum, 2012, pp 165-182. [4] (Slovak)
• Zuzana Husárová, "Experimentálne štúdio Bratislava: Interview", Oct 2013. Radio podcast with transcription. (Slovak)
  • "Experimental Studio Bratislava: An interview with Juraj Ďuriš", trans. Lucia Udvardyova, UMCSEET, 2017. Trans. of abridged version. (English)
• Julo Fujak, "50 rokov experimentálneho štúdia v Bratislave: rozhovor s Jurajom Ďurišom", Vlna 17:63, Bratislava, 2015. [5] (Slovak)

Contact

• Address: Mýtna 1, P.O. Box 55, Bratislava 15
  
• Tel: +421 2 5727 3498
  
• Contact: Juraj Ďuriš, duris[et]slovakradio.sk
  
• Live stream: http://artradio.sk/live
  

See also

Slovakia#Electroacoustic_music

Links

• http://www.exsbratislava.sk/
• SonicArt.sk (archived)
• http://www.radioart.sk/exs
• http://www.radioart.sk/doc/exstudio/exstudio.html