David is only 16 and writes compositions for the piano and orchestra, he is an excellent student, and recently he raised а whole hall to its feet in Zagreb
David says he has always loved to improvise, which is a somewhat forgotten skill with classical musicians. He saw it from his dad.
“My father is a composer of spiritual pop music, and my mother motivated us children from an early age to listen to CDs of classical music for children. My older brother and sister attended the music school, so from an early age I was constantly surrounded by all possible genres of music. I started playing the piano at the age of 8 and a half. I loved playing so much that it was my biggest punishment when I was not allowed to practice the piano. I was very successful at many national and international competitions. I was slowly becoming more and more interested in the music of great masters, tells us the 16-year-old David Bosch, a student of the 2nd grade of the Upper Town Gymnasium and Elly Bašić Music School in the class of Minja Kolak.
He wrote a composition and held the premiere at HGZ
Originally from Germany, David moved to Croatia when he was only a few months old, and he attracted the attention of the general public a few days ago when he wrote a composition for piano accompanied by an entire orchestra and held its premiere at the Croatian Music Institute.
You can watch his performance in the video:
“A big turning point was a master class in Germany where 12 young musicians from 8 countries around the world were admitted. It inspired me deeply, as if I completely changed the perspective from which I look at the notes. I have always been curious, but since that seminar I have discovered so much. I hear music in my head as soon as I get up, and so constantly until the end of the day ”says the young musician.
He likes to improvise
David claims to have always loved to improvise, which is a somewhat forgotten thing with classical musicians. He saw it from his dad.
“Before, I always did it before practising but as of this year, I’m attending optional composition classes and I am finally writing down my ‘thoughts.’ Thanks to the excellent teacher Thomas Buritch who stimulated my creativity, I far exceeded all my expectations. I didn’t consciously imitate the great composers but the impact is heard quite clearly. “
The concerto for piano and orchestra was composed practically all year round.
“I composed by merging small, ‘thoughts’ into a whole, which is actually the meaning of the word “to compose”: to compose something from smaller segments. I paid special attention to the psychology of the listener. I tried to connect the incompatible – i.e. create contrasts. The whole interpretation and the composition is based on the principle: create expectations, and then break them, because everything is legitimate until you end up in prison.
Our interviewee notes that he is very grateful that he was allowed to perform his composition with the orchestra under the baton of prof. Magdalenić at the students’ concert of the Elly Bašić Music School at the Croatian Institute of Music.
And while we were quite impressed with the eloquence and thoughtfulness of this 16-year-old, we asked him what his plans are for the future.
“I primarily want to progress and study the piano, acquire a higher education, and continue to discover …” he concluded.
His brother Samuel is also an ‘extraordinary’ talent
It is worth to mention that we have published a story about David’s brother Samuel Bosch on the 100 percent portal, which you can read HERE.
His brother Samuel is a 21-year-old third-year student at the Zagreb Faculty of Science. He is in love with theoretical physics, and has so far achieved respectable results in this field. He writes scientific papers and presents himself contrary to the stereotype according to which physicists are labelled as geeks or antisocial nerds. He is a national triathlon champion, speaks three languages, has worked on Wall Street and has already toured half the world, and his current college average is a ‘modest’ 4.9.
“You know, every individual has their talents. My brother and I respect each other. If we were both active in the same field, some kind of rivalry would be inevitable,” said young David, adding that they are connected by the effort to always look beyond school given frameworks.
His lucidity and talent are astonishing, but at the end of the conversation, no other conclusion remains than that their parents are extremely proud.