• 1930 – 1938

    State Real High School Bratislava, since childhood years member of choir Tatran

  • since 1938

    study of piano (Prof. B. Jelínek) and at the same time law study (doctoral study graduated in 1943)

  • 1955 – 1958

    Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava (choir conducting – Ján Strelec, Juraj Haluzický)

  • 1946 – 1951

    conductor of choir Tatran

  • 1951 – 1983

    artistic activity in Lúčnica ensemble (conductor and artistic director of choir, in 1956 – 1978 also artistic director of whole ensemble Lúčnica)

  • 1982 – 1985

    main choirmaster of Slovak Philharmonic Choir

  • since 1985

    main choirmaster of SĽUK (Slovak Folk Art Collective)

  • 1972 – 1974

    and 1978 – 1982 head secretary of Association of Slovak Composers

  • 1976 – 1978

    external pedagogue of choral singing at Conservatory in Bratislava

In addition to Lúčnica and Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Štefan Klimo cooperated as an artist with many other choirs such as Folk Choir of Slovak Teachers in Žilina, Bratislava Teachers Choir at Pedagogical Institute of Bratislava City, Choir Technik and others.

Also significant are his methodological, publication and organizational activities, and his leadership and advisory of vocal choirs in Czechoslovakia and abroad. He regularly attended domestic and foreign competitions of choirs as a member of juries.

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