{"id":7825,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/thoma-gaqi\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:52:48","slug":"thoma-gaqi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/thoma-gaqi\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoma Gaqi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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T<\/span>homa<\/span> Gaqi<\/span>, a composer and People’s Ar<\/span>t<\/span>is<\/span>t<\/span>, was born in <\/span>Korça<\/span>. Af<\/span>t<\/span>er comple<\/span>t<\/span>ing his violin s<\/span>t<\/span>udies a<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>he “Jordan Misja” Ar<\/span>t<\/span>is<\/span>t<\/span>ic High School in 1966, he pursued higher mu<\/span>sical s<\/span>t<\/span>udies in composi<\/span>t<\/span>ion a<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>he Higher Ins<\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>u<\/span>t<\/span>e of Ar<\/span>t<\/span>s, where he gradua<\/span>t<\/span>ed in 1972 and began working as a <\/span>t<\/span>eacher <\/span>immedia<\/span>t<\/span>ely<\/span> t<\/span>hereaf<\/span>t<\/span>er. From 1979 <\/span>t<\/span>o 1983, he served as <\/span>t<\/span>he ar<\/span>t<\/span>is<\/span>t<\/span>ic direc<\/span>t<\/span>or of <\/span>t<\/span>he Opera and Balle<\/span>t<\/span> T<\/span>hea<\/span>t<\/span>re. His recogni<\/span>t<\/span>ion among <\/span>t<\/span>he<\/span> Albanian public began wi<\/span>t<\/span>h <\/span>t<\/span>he symphonic poem “<\/span>Borova<\/span>” in 1972, followed by a series of large ins<\/span>t<\/span>rumen<\/span>t<\/span>al and symphonic works <\/span>t<\/span>ha<\/span>t<\/span> es<\/span>t<\/span>ablished<\/span> him as one of <\/span>t<\/span>he impor<\/span>t<\/span>an<\/span>t<\/span> represen<\/span>t<\/span>a<\/span>t<\/span>ives of <\/span>t<\/span>he second genera<\/span>t<\/span>ion of professional Albanian composers. A mul<\/span>t<\/span>iple winner of firs<\/span>t<\/span> prizes a<\/span>t<\/span> t<\/span>he May Concer<\/span>t<\/span>s, he was awarded <\/span>t<\/span>he “Republic Award” in 1979 for his Rhapsody-Concer<\/span>t<\/span>o for Violin, Cello, and <\/span>Orches<\/span>t<\/span>ra, and in 1989, he received <\/span>t<\/span>he “<\/span>T<\/span>ef<\/span>t<\/span>a <\/span>T<\/span>ashko<\/span>” award for <\/span>t<\/span>he bes<\/span>t<\/span> work of <\/span>t<\/span>he year wi<\/span>t<\/span>h his Symphony No. 1<\/span>. Among his o<\/span>t<\/span>her no<\/span>t<\/span>able crea<\/span>t<\/span>ions are <\/span>t<\/span>he Poem Concer<\/span>t<\/span>o for Violin and Orches<\/span>t<\/span>ra (1976), Concer<\/span>t<\/span>o for Cello and Orches<\/span>t<\/span>ra (1979), and Symphonic Dance No. 2. In 1999, he was honored wi<\/span>t<\/span>h <\/span>t<\/span>he <\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span>t<\/span>le “Professor.” <\/span><\/span>(In <\/em><\/span>t<\/span>he pho<\/span>t<\/span>o: <\/span>T<\/span>homa<\/span> Gaqi<\/span><\/em>)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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T<\/span>ex<\/span>t<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>Za<\/span>t<\/span>a<\/span> Shu<\/span>t<\/span>eri<\/span>qi<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pho<\/span>t<\/span><\/strong>o<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>© h<\/span>t<\/span>t<\/span>ps:\/\/www.s<\/span>t<\/span>ephanescu-arephy.com\/en\/con<\/span>t<\/span>es<\/span>t<\/span>\/<\/span>t<\/span>homa-gaqi-en\/<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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