This live performance recorded in Music Majesty Club in 2012 was the last concert of a Hrana tour which swept across the country, playing songs from Marek Brezovský who died in 1994 at the age of 20 of overdose.
He was one of the leading composers of the generation of people born in the 1970’s and growing up just
after the Velvet revolution in 1989, when everone was confronted with their own dreams, possibilities and brand new values of freedom.
The decade of the wild 90s is epitomised by a popular saying: Whoever remembers the 90s did not live them.
Czechoslovakia was divided, the government had little or no control over petty crime and racketeering, oligarchy started to sink its claws everywhere and mafia was getting things dirty.
All these developments shaped the life of Marek Brezovský, a young student of composition at Bratislava’s Conservatory who grew up too soon.
He left behind a great number of classical chamber compositions, various art-rock songs and some scenic music for drama and lyrics.
His musical expression doesn’t look for compromises and categorically refuses trivial musical gestures.
One of his close friends was Oskar Rózsa, who decided to convey his message to people after Marek’s death in 1994. In 1999 he released an album of Marek’s songs called Hrana (The edge).
Ten years later, a large audience was trying to get inside DPOH (P. O. Hviezdoslav’s Theatre) where some of Marek‘s schoolmates and friends were onstage performing his music again and live.
The first part included some of his artificial works while the second part was dedicated to art-rock (Hrana).
Thanks to this concert it became clear that Marek‘s music had gained huge popularity with people across the country.
Vladislav plays all Marek’s piano parts and became an important part of this project.