IVA BITTOVÁ with guitarist VLADIMÍR VÁCLAVEK

“Her powers of spontaneous creativity are more bountiful than it is fair
to confer on one person. Witness and marvel.” [50 words]
(Ken Hunt)

Impossible to pinpoint, Iva Bittová, a musical gem from Brno, is indubitably one of the present
day’s most idiosyncratic world-renowned musicians. Since the 1980s, on account
of her dreamlike voice, which she tends to accompany with a violin, she has
collaborated with guitarists (Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Marc Ribot), vocalists
(Phil Minton, David Moss), clarinettists (Don Byron, David Krakauer) and
numerous contemporary music bands (Bang On A Can and diverse string quartets).
Despite the proximity of her homeland to Slovenia, she has appeared here only
three times: with drummer Pavl Fajt at the first Druga Godba Festival, as a
soloist at Jazz Fest Cerkno and with Bang On A Can at the Radikal Chic Festival
at Cankarjev dom. This time, she is performing with her long-time collaborator
Vladimír Václavek. (Bogdan
Benigar)

“The violin accompanies me all the time. Everything
around me is under its influence. There are difficult pieces to practice from
which I gain discipline, confidence, and self–control – and a healthy measure
of doubt. The violin is a mirror reflecting my dreams and imagination. I
believe there are fundamentals to my performance, such as the music’s vibration
and resonance between violin and my voice. Their ‘symphony’ leads me on to
perfection, even though I know it never can be attained.” (Iva
Bittová)

Vocals, violin: Iva Bittová; Vocals, guitar: Vladimír Václavek.

Organisation: Tuesday
Clubbing, Cankarjev dom; In collaboration with: City of Women.