Background
Marek Brezovský was the son of Ali Brezovský, a well-known Slovak music composer.
Marek Brezovský was the son of Ali Brezovský, a well-known Slovak music composer.
He studied at the Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia, and is deemed one of the most influential modern Slovak composers. He started taking piano lessons at the age of 5 and later studied composition at the Bratislava Music School (Konzervatórium).
He died of heroin overdose at the age of 20. From 1993, he continued his composition studies at the Bratislava Academy of Performing Arts up until his untimely death in 1994. Music was the essence of Brezovský´s life.
During his studies at the Music School, he founded Súbor súčasnej hudby (The Contemporary Music Ensemble) where he was engaged as both a composer and a piano player.
The Contemporary Music Ensemble performed Brezovský´s classical music pieces (Miniatúra pre sláčikový orchester - Miniature for String Orchestra, Venované nešťastiu - Dedicated to Sorrow and many more). He also founded the Art-M Trio, an art rock band (Marek Brezovský – keyboards, vocals.
Marek Minárikbass guitar. Michal Kresťanko – drums).
The band´s live performances accrued plaudits from both critics and audiences.
lieutenant was then that Brezovský made his first studio recordings. Many songs and pieces from this period later appeared on albums (Hrana – The Edge, 1999) and (Komorná Hudba - Chamber Music, 2004). Brezovský composed a soundtrack to the musical film, Muzikál (produced by the Slovak Television).
In 1994, he wrote scores for the Pressburger Blut performance (a play staged by the GUnaGU Theater).
His music was also used in Chekhov´s The Seagull(Čajka - performed by the Nitra Theater, Slovakia). In 2000, the performance received the Dosky Award (The Slovak Theatre Awards) for best score.
His classical music compositions are performed at numerous classical music festivals. The album contains 14 original tracks, 2 of which are re-mastered versions of rare recordings Brezovský had performed at the age of 17.
The album has since become legendary and is considered one of the masterpieces of the Slovak music scene.
In 2011, Oskar Rózsa et al. commenced the ´Hrana Tour´ (The Edge Tour). Live performances introduced all tracks from the original Civil Defense as well as several thus far unknown compositions from Brezovský´s legacy. The tour was a sensational success.
In 2014, Slovak director Patrik Lančarič released Hrana: 4 filmy o Marekovi Brezovskom (The Edge: 4 Films About Marek Brezovský), a documentary on Brezovský´s life and work.
In the near future, a new Civil Defense with Brezovský´s unreleased tracks is expected to be produced. Brezovský´s legacy – consisting of CDs with his abundant music ideas – is being managed by his family.
Brezovský was also a member of a punk rock group, Avanavany.