Roman Patkoló

Double bassist Roman Patkoló was born in Žilina and at the age of 13 began his studies at the local conservatory with Prof. J. Krigovský. Two years later, he continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München with Prof. K. Trumpf. During his studies, he was a scholarship holder of the A. S. Mutter Foundation, on whose initiative he performed with leading figures in classical music such as: Sir A. Previn, J. Levine, G. Kremer, Z. Mehta, D. Barenboim, K. Penderecki, A. Chumachenco, and K. Masur. At the age of 24, he was awarded the title of professor and began teaching at the aforementioned music university in Munich. Since 2009, he has been teaching at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, Switzerland, and occasionally serves as a lecturer at masterclasses in Europe and Asia. He is the holder of more than 20 international prizes and awards, such as 1st place in international competitions in Germany and the USA: Europäischer Kulturförderpreis (awarded under the patronage of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin), European Quartet Prize - Lucerne, International Prize of the City of Toronto "Glenn Gould Protege Prize", (on the recommendation of Sir. A. Previn), which he received from the Mayor of Toronto, International Aidi Stucki Prize - New York USA (on the recommendation of A. S. Mutter), Opus Klassik Prize 2018 - Berlin (Instrumentalist of the Year), as well as prestigious national awards such as: Tatra Banka Prize (in the Young Artist category), L. Rajter Prize, State Decoration of the President of the Slovak Republic (2019), Crystal Wing. He has performed solo concerts and duo concerts with A. S. Mutter in Europe, Asia, and America, in concert halls such as: Berlin Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, Kennedy Center, Musikvereinssaal Vienna, KKL Luzern, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, etc. and with orchestras: London Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie - Orchester Berlin, Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, SKO - Žilina, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, SKO - Bratislava, Košice Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Munich Chamber Orchestra, SWR - Rundfunksinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Boston Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Washington…. He has appeared in various classical music television programs, for example on ZDF - with Maxim Vengerov. Roman is also dedicated to chamber music, collaborating with Sarah Chang, K. and M. Labeque, Nobuko Imai, Maximilian Hornung, Daniil Trifonov … With violinist A. S. Mutter, he premiered a nonet by Sir. A. Previn. On the initiative of A. S. Mutter, new duets and a double concerto for violin, double bass, and orchestra were created by composers: Sir. A. Previn, K. Penderecki, S. Currier, W. Rihm, which Roman premiered with A. S. Mutter and recorded for Deutsche Grammophon. Roman also premiered a concerto for double bass and orchestra by P. Krška with the Žilina State Chamber Orchestra. Sylvia Bodorová composed the double concerto Bruromano for guitar, double bass, and orchestra for Roman Patkoló and Miriam Rodriguez Brüllová, which they premiered with the Slovak Chamber Orchestra in 2020 in Bratislava. He has performed more than 30 premieres, including works by contemporary composers of the younger generation such as K. Simonova and G. Gelgotas. Roman plays a double bass by the Italian master N. Gagliano from 1725, which previously belonged to the legendary conductor S. A. Koussevitzky. This instrument was provided to him by A. S. Mutter and Sir A. Previn.