Peter Krivda was born in
Slovakia in 1969.
He is a leading viola da gamba player of his generation in Slovakia. During his studies at the Academy
of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava he started to study viola da gamba and
Baroque cello at the Academy of Ancient Music of Masaryk University in Brno
with Thomas Fritzsch and Pierre Pitzl.
After studying with Cristophe Coin at
The Highest Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris he performed with
ensembles of Early Music such as Musica Aeterna, Musica Florea, Collegium
Marianum, Musick for a while… with whom he recorded and toured the broadest
repertoire ranging from Early Music to the latest contemporary music.
He lives
currently in Catalonia (Spain) where he has perfected himself with Jordi Savall,
Sophie Watillon and Bruno Cocset at the postgraduate studies and recently he
finished his Master at the High School of Music in Catalonia, Barcelone (ESMUC) with
Emmanuel Balssa.
He teaches and performs with
several directors and soloists such as: Christophe Coin, Christophe Rousset, Manfred Huss,
Olivier Schneebeli, Pierre Cao, Jordi Savall, Eduardo López Banzo, Ottavio
Dantone, Joan Grimalt, Lisa Besnosiuk, Malcolm Bilson, Simon Standage, Stephen
Stubbs, Marek Štryncl, Jana Semerádová, Václav Luks, Peter Zajíček, etc…
