He completed a course at Salzburg's Mozarteum under professor Matthias Seidel at the age of 21, earning a degree of Master of Arts. During his studies he was awarded the Franz Kossak Prize and a prize of the Austrian Ministry of Culture and also won the special prize for the interpretation of contemporary music at the International Music Competition in Templin. Development In the early 1990s he began attending the master classes of Leo Brouwer, Eliot Fisk and David Tannenbaum. In 2000, he was a finalist at the Rene Bartoli competition in France in 2000 and was awarded with a special audience prize. Vidović has spent a great deal of time studying composition, creating original compositions and transcriptions for the classical guitar. He has also explored other genres such as jazz, Latino and original ethno music of various cultures. He is noted in particular for his recitals of Croatian dances including works by Boris Papandopulo and Bruno Krajcar. He has performed Balun, a popular Istrian dance by Bruno Krajcar with his sister. Concerts He has performed in the top concert halls all around Europe, including Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Russia, Austria, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovenia, Holland and elsewhere. He has performed with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra.
It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1954 by Villy Aellen. The eponym for the species name "marisae" was Aellen's wife (her name was presumably Marisa). Of the name, Aellen wrote, "Dédiée à ma femme qui m'a accompagné et secondé au cours de ce voyage," which translates to: "Dedicated to my wife who accompanied and assisted me on this trip." Description It is a small species of horseshoe bat, with a forearm length of. It has long ears. Its fur is uniformly dark gray, while its ears and wing membranes are dark brown. Its nose-leaf is black around the edges, with a light brown sella.