http://www.croatia.org/crown en-us http://www.croatia.org/crown N/A letters@croatia.org Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:06 +0000 20 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11454/1/Marko-Perkovic-Thompson-2025-Zagreb-the-largest-ticketed-concert-in-history---more-than-half-a-million-people.html The music of Marko Perkovic - Thompson represents the fusion of rock and folk, carying powerful lyrics that celebrate Croatian history, nature, and Biblical values. About 90% of the audience were young people. The stage was a towering structure 33 m high and 150 m wide, crafted by experts from Dubai. This was the greatest ticketed concert in history, surpassing Rolling Stones, Micheal Jackson, ACDC,...! Marko Perkoviæ - Thompson and his wife Sandra are blessed with five children. slavonac46@gmail.com (David Byler) Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11451/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidoviae-declared-Honorary-Academician-in-Bari-Italy-2025.html Academy of Arts and Philosophical Sciences in Bari, Italy: We are appointing Ivana Marija Vidoviæ as an Honorary Academician because of her extraordinary talent, primarily as a pianist, because of her dedication to music and culture in general, because of the international reputation she has achieved during her career so far. An artist of rare dedication to music and sensibility, Ivana Marija Vidoviæ enchants audiences around the world. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11446/1/Yoko-Nishiis-2025-concerts-in-Mostar-Zupanja-Vinkovci-Labin-and-Sisak.html Yoko Nishii is a great connoisseur of Croatia. She is fluent in Croatian language, and had more than sixty soloist concerts throughout Croatia and in parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). In 2025, she had five soloist concerts: in Mostar (BiH), Vinkovci, ®upanja, Labin, and Sisak. Among other things, she was a guest of the Croatian Dragon Society in Zagreb. In Mostar, her concert was organized by dr. fra Andrija Nikiæ, the president of the Napredak (Advancement) Society and of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts of BiH, within the international conference dedicated to marking 1100 years since the appearence of the earliest Croatian Kingdom. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 25 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11447/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-a-member-of-the-jury-of-the-2025-Moszkowski-pianistic-competition-in-Poland.html Up there, far away, in cold Poland where the sun is still pale and completely wintery, my heart was warmed by countless young talents who, from category A to those aged 25, have established themselves as exceptionally gifted and disciplined. In category A, at the age of eleven, the little prince Szýmon Go¶liñski, as I like to call him, delighted us with his breathtaking interpretation! darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 22 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11445/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidoviae-opet-u-iriju-glasovitog-pijanistiekog-natjecanja-u-Provansi-21-26-travnja-2025.html U prekrasnom, provansalskom gradu prepunom ¹arma Saint Paul Trois-Chateaux odr¾ana je treæa edicija glasovitog pijanistièkog natjecanja Saint Paul Trois-Chateaux. Tim predivnim gradom od kamena ba¹ poput Dubrovnika, cijeli je tjedan odzvanjala najljep¹a glazba. U meðunarodnom ¾iriju uglednih pedagoga i koncertnih pijanista opet se na¹la hrvatska pijanistica Ivana Marija Vidoviæ iz Dubrovnika. ®iri je imao te¾ak i odgovoran posao jer je nivo natjecanja bio vrlo zavidan. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 27 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11429/1/Helen-Merrill-aka-Jelena-Ana-Milcetic-one-of-the-most-distinctive-jazz-singers-ever.html Helen Merrill, distinguished Croatian-American jazz singer, was born in New York in 1929 as Jelena Ana Milèetiæ. Her both parents are from Croatia, originating from the island of Krk. Accorading to Joao Moreira dos Santos, she is one of the most distinctive jazz singers ever. Her music production i senormous, including also songs that she sung in Italian, Japanese, French, and her native Croatian languages. Some of the melodies that she sung in Croatian are "Kyrie" (glagolitic church song), "Tanac" (Dance, from the island of Krk in Croatia), and "Ti si rajski cvijet" (You are a heavenly flower). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11427/1/Johnny-Mercer-distinguished-American-singer-lyricist-and-songwriter-has-Croatian-roots-on-his-mothers-side.html Among the best known of Johnny Mercer's songs are "Moon River", "Autumn Leaves", "Days of Wine and Roses", and "Hooray for Hollywood". He wrote the lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Oscar nominations, and won four Best Original Song Oscars. His roots on his mother's side are Croatia: his grandfather (Ivan Josip Èuèeviæ, i.e., John Joseph Ciucevich) was born in Croatia on the island of Lastovo. gudelj@rogers.com (Nenad Bach, Branka Gudelj, and Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11426/1/Yoko-Nishii-Japanese-pianist-touring-Croatia-Hungary-and-BiH-in-2024.html In Sptember 2024, Yoko Nishii had a series of three concerts: in Vukovar, Osijek, and Vinkovci. She even delivered a public lecture in Vinkovici, dealing with Croatian-Japanese ties. She also had concerts in Budapest (at the Embassy of Japan, but with mixed Japanese, Hungarian and Croatian programs), as well as in Mostar in BiH, and in Zagreb. During her rich pianist career, Yoko Nishii had as many as 61 soloist concerts in 26 Croatian cities. She had her first concert in 1999, in the city of Opatija on Croatia coast. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 26 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11425/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-organized-in-2024-by-Ivana-Marija-Vidovic.html darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 26 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11420/1/Baby-Lasagna-is-the-true-winner-of-the-2024-Eurosong-Contest-in-Malmo.html Music and text by Baby Lasagna (= Marko Puri¹iæ). Comments: 0% cursing 0% bad 100% TALENT 100% RIM TIM TAGI DIM | Not every legend is a winner. Not every winner is a legend. | TOTALLY blown away by the singer, the song, the video, the story, the folklore, the humour, the sadness, the anxiety, the rhytm, the power, the freshness, I'll send my12 points from Norway! | I cannot believe this song wasn't number one in Eurovision | I meowed back. 12 points from the United States! | 200 points from Scotland... darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 29 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11418/1/Armenia-and-Croatia-marking-the-establishment-of-their-diplomatic-ties-in-1995.html Lipnja 2024. su koncerte pod nazivom 'Glazbeni pozdravi Armeniji iz Hrvatske' i 'Hrvatska sakralna ba¹tina - pjevajuæa molitva na izvoru kr¹æanstva', te humanitarni koncert za Armenski Caritas pod nazivom 'Glazbeni zagrljaj Armeniji iz Hrvatske' odr¾ali u Yerevanu hrvatski glazbeni umjetnici, sopranistica Nikolina Pinko, tenor Stjepan Franetoviæ i pijanistica i orgulja¹ica Evu Kirchmayer Biliæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11417/1/Symphony-of-Care-dedicated-to-Nenad-Bach-created-by-BAI.html Nenad Bach - a great person who has brought joy to so many people around the world with his music and whose fight for world peace and against Parkinson's is a role model not just for me, but for thousands. He certainly deserved a song that honored his incredible commitment! But that it would be me, of all people, who would create this song is as hard to imagine as the fact that it is apparently even "pretty good". Have a listen! ... Text by Thorsten Boomhuis, a member of PPP in Germany. On the photo - a part of a drawing of Nenad Bach by Cynthia Nelms Byrne. thorsten@boomhuis.com (Thorsten Boomhuis) Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11413/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-a-member-of-the-pianist-jury-for-PREMIO-TUSCANY-in-Italy-.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ was on the jury in Tuscany for the first time, and at the personal invitation of the world-famous pianist Daniel Rivera, as the very first Croatian from Dubrovnik to join such jury and to decide the winners in all categories for solo piano. In addition to the Argentinian pianist Daniel Rivera, the jury included the president of the jury, the German pianist, organist, conductor and president of the Schubert competition in Germany, Roland Proell, and two Italian colleagues, Federica Monti and Vincenzo Marrone d'Alberti. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11412/1/Zlatko-Josip-Grgiae-Croatian-guitarist-playing-Chaconne-by-J-S-Bach-on-the-famous-Torres-guitar-La-Invencible.html Zlatko Josip Grgiæ was born in Croatia's capital Zagreb in 2001. From his earliest childhood, he has been surrounded by some of the best guitar players in the world. In the spring of 2018, he recorded Ennio Morricone's Cinema Paradiso as a music video in Venice. In December 2018, he gave a successful concert in Barcelona on the famous Torres guitar, La Invencible (The Invincible), as Torres himself had named it, which is the only guitar among the National Treasures of Spain. On that occasion, the Spanish gave Zlatko Josip Grgiæ has the nickname Torres' Whisperer. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11405/1/Yoko-Nishii-bridges-Okinawa-Japan-and-Croatia-performing-Dora-Pejacevic.html The concert is organized by the Honorary Consulate of Croatia in Naha as a cultural exchange program between Croatia and Naha City. Also, as a charity concert, the proceeds will be donated through the Croatian Embassy to support the recovery from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. The program includes compositions by Dora Pejaèeviæ (1885-1923), the first Croatian women-composer. The concert will take place on 19th May 2024 in the Naha Cultural Arts Theater "NAHArt", which was opened in 2021. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 16 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11406/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidoviae-from-Dubrovnik-in-the-prestigious-jury-in-France-Provence-2024.html Last week, the Dubrovnik pianist Ivana Marija Vidoviæ was a member of the prestigious expert jury of the International Piano Competition Saint Paul Trois-Chateaux. Vidoviæ was in the jury alongside maestro Marc Moncusi from Barcelona, pianist Sabrina Dente from Italy, pianist and organist Christoph Ewers from Germany, and pianist and director Pierre-Laurent Boucharlat from France. The jury chose the interpretation of Edward Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor and with that also chose the winner, twenty-four-year-old Shion Ota from Japan. The second and third prizes went also to Japan. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 01 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11400/1/Hauser---cellists-story-from-Croatia-to-global-music-celebrity.html Since that fateful moment when he decided to create a new, musical experience out of the long and established traditions of classical, pop and rock music, HAUSER has been playing arena concerts all over the world and, defying the conventions of the established music business. As part of the quintessential 2Cellos, Hauser has toured the world - from the Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera House to New YorkÀ™s Madison Square Garden selling more than one million tickets to their live shows. During the Christmas 2021 season, he had the great honor of performing and appearing in front of Pope Francis but he has also given performances to several American Presidents, Prince Charles as well as Queen Elizabeth. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11397/1/Chriztel-Renae-Aceveda-young-Filipino-girl-singing-traditional-Croatian-songs.html Chriztel came to Croatia in September 2020 at the age of 9, when her Filipina mother and Croatian father moved to the town Sveti Martin na Muri. When it is time for her to sing at the Supertalent TV show in Croatia's capital Zagreb, everybody holds their breath. Without any accompaniment, Chriztel's sweet angelic voice fills the studio. The beautiful melody of the Croatian folk song "Dej mi Bo¾e", and her soothing and heartfelt rendition bring some members of the audience to tears. The judges are speechless. Everyone is mesmerized. Even Chriztel's mom and dad are both fighting back tears. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 23 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11394/1/Humanitarni-koncert-za-Opaeu-bolnicu-DUBROVNIK.html Najavljujemo poèetak humanitarne akcije uglednih umjetnika razlièitih profila ali s istom srdaènom ¾eljom u ova sveto doba: "Kupnja suvremenog aparata za kardiolo¹ki odjel Opæe bolnice Dubrovnik". Pozivamo svih da nam se pridru¾e u hvalevrijednoj akciji: samostalne graðane, poduzeæa i sve pojedince da doprinesu koliko bili u moguænosti. Upravo Bo¾iæ nas uèi biti boljima, biti dijelom velike ljudske obitelji. Podupiru: Klapa Ragusa, Radojka ©verko, Vladimir Babin, Suzi Sokol, Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Dijana Hilje. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 24 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11390/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-presided-the-quotAriano-International-Piano-Competitionquot-in-Italy-2023.html Respected Dubrovnik pianist, Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, returned from Italy full of impressions after chairing the international piano competition 'Ariano International Piano Competition.' Being the head of the jury, she emphasized that it came as a pleasant surprise, and the entire experience enriched her. She mentioned that once again, she had the opportunity to represent her hometown Dubrovnik. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 28 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11388/1/Viktor-Cizic-Croatian-pianist-performing-at-Millenium-Stage-of-the-Kennedy-Center-2023.html On the 10th Anniversary of Croatia's accession to the European Union, the Embassy of Croatia in Washington, in collaboration with the Kennedy Center, presented a concert by Viktor Cizic, a renowned pianist from Zagreb, Croatia. With critical acclaim and a lasting impression on audiences and reviewers, Viktor brought forth a diverse blend of compositions by George Gershwin, Margareta Ferek-Petriæ, Davorin Kempf, and Franz Liszt, at times seamlessly transitioning into contemporary music. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11386/1/Festival-Epidaurus-2023-in-Cavtat-beautiful-late-summer-in-Croatia.html Under the motto 'Living with Arts,' the international music and art festival Epidaurus Cavtat took place for the seventeenth year in a row from August 27th to September 17th. The festival, recognized and renowned internationally, has made Cavtat the center of the art world at the end of each summer for 17 years, bringing over fifty performers and hosting more than 200 concerts and events. The founder and director of the Festival is Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Croatian pianist and poetesse. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 27 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11385/1/Yoko-Nishii-recipient-of-the-Commendation-from-the-Minister-of-Foreign-Affairs-of-Japan.html The Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendations are awarded to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements, in order to acknowledge their contributions to the promotion of friendship between Japan and other countries and areas. Japanese pianist Yoko Nishii (on the photo) is a recipient of the commendation for 2023. She was awarded for her continuous promotion of Croatian and Japanese music during the past 25 years, and in particular of the pianist works of Dora Pejaèeviæ, the first Croatian woman-composer of international reputation. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 15 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11384/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-2023-Croatia-will-take-place-on-Sunday-August-27th.html Right from the first day of the 17th Epidaurus Cavtat Festival, visitors of this renowned event will be welcomed with a true delight - an evening that equally celebrates art and the importance of peace in the world. Cavtat is a lovely small town near the city of Dubrovnik. The 2023 Epidaurus Cavtat Festival officially opens on August 27th at 8 PM with the prelude programme Together for world peace along with the opening of the exhibition The Power of Music by the Dubrovnik Association of Visual Artists DuLu. The founder and director of the Epidaurus Festival in Cavtat is Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, distinguished Croatian pianist and poetesse (on the photo). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11383/1/Mexican-Mariachi-music-is-very-popular-in-Croatia.html According to Fulanito Viajero (Mexico), the best ten Mariachi ensembles in the world (after Mexico) arrive from the following countries: Croatia!!!, Japan, USA, Spain, Slovakia, Colombia, USA, Cuba, UK, Poland. Top 10 Mejores Mariachis Extranjeros del Mundo! The best Croatian Mariachi ensemble is Los Caballeros, founded in 1998 in Croatia's capital Zagreb. They were often accompanied by distinguished Mexican harpist from Ciudad de Mexico. Many thanks to Mrs. Branka Gudelj (Canada, on the photo), for revealing us this surprising facts. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11381/1/Yoko-Nishii-and-Marija-Vidovic-held-concerts-in-Tokyo-Tokamachi-and-Osaka.html In July 2023, three concerts with Marija Vidoviæ (soprano) and Yoko Nishii (piano) were organised in Tokyo, Tokamachi and Osaka by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan and EU delegation to Japan, on the occasion of celebrating the Croatian Statehood Day, the 10th anniversary of the EU membership, the 30th anniversary of Establishment of diplomatic relations between Croatia and Japan. The concert included works by Croatian composers: Dora Pejaèeviæ (the first Croatian woman-composer), Ivan pl. Zajc, and Josip Hatze. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 16 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11380/1/Emmanuel-Vukovich-Canadian-violinist-of-Croatian-roots-popularizing-Ukrainian-folk-music.html Emmanuel Vukovich prepared several very nice video recordings of beautiful Ukrainean folk songs, accompanied with his violin play. He appears as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Museum of Natural History, London, and the Hrvatski glazbeni zavod in Zagreb, Croatia, performing with such artists as Ida Haendel, Matt Haimowitz, and Alex Klein. Emmanuel is founder and artistic director of the international collaborative The Parcival Project and artistic director of MontrealÀ™s Bach Odyssey. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 02 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11379/1/Ana-Vidovic-incredible-classical-guitar-perfomer-and-teacher.html Ana Vidoviæ, residing in the USA, was born in Karlovac near Croatia's capital Zagreb, and started playing guitar at the age of 5. At age 7, she gave her first public performance and at the age of 11 she was performing internationally. She became the youngest student at age 13 to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb. In the second half of 2023 she will have solo concerts in Cordoba Spain, Ventura Ca, Girona Spain, Seattle WA, Copenhagen Denmark, Viborg Denmark. She is a wonderful classical guitar teacher, always ready to share her unique music experience with numerous guitar fans throughout the world. Her timetable of solo concerts is filled in for more than a year in advance. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11375/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-the-first-Croatian-to-join-the-Jury-of-the-quotGiulio-Rospigliosiquot-competition-in-Italy.html Among the distinguished members of the jury from the world of classical music, for the first time in the history of the competition, this year was someone from Croatia. Dubrovnik pianist and poetess Ivana Marija Vidoviæ was alongside her distinguished colleagues Pietro de Maria and Stefano Fiuzzi, both of them presidents of the jury. The jury was also joined by the Mexican conductor Gabriela Diaz Alatriste, Hungarian pianist Istvan Szekely, the Italian pianist Adriana Silva, and the Austrian pianist, organist and conductor prof. Robert Lehrbaumer from Vienna. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11372/1/Miho-Demovic-1934-2023-distinguished-Croatian-music-historian-and-St-Pauls-shipwreck-on-the-island-of-Mljet.html Miho Demoviæ, Croatian priest, defended his PhD in Germany (Koeln), dealing with the history of Croatian music in the city of Dubrovnik. He is best known for his numerous musicological studies and monographs dealing with Croatia, especially with Dubrovnik. He initiated scholarly studies of the problem of ubication of the well known shipwreck of St Paul in the 1st century AC (described in the Acts of Apostles of the New Testament), that showed that it occured near the island of Mljet near the city of Dubrovnik, and not on Malta. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11370/1/Yoko-Nishii-distinguished-interpreter-of-pianistic-works-by-Croatian-composer-Dora-Pejacevic.html On 5th March 2023, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Tokyo celebrated 30 years of unwavering diplomatic ties between Croatia and Japan. The esteemed presence of H.I.H. Princess Tsuguko of Takamado and other distinguished guests who have contributed significantly to our relations made the event even more special. The celebration was further enhanced by a wonderful performance of Japanese pianist Yoko Nishii (on the photo), paying tribute to the legendary Croatian composer Dora Pejaèeviæ on the 100th anniversary of her passing on the same day in 1923. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11376/1/Dubrovnik-gets-a-new-sister-city-8211-Sorrento-in-Italy-due-to-an-initiative-of-Ivana-Marija-Vidoviae.html The Charter on twinning and cooperation between the City of Dubrovnik and the City of Sorrento was signed on Feb 5, 2023, by two mayors, Mato Frankoviæ on behalf of the City of Dubrovnik and Massimo Coppola on behalf of the City of Sorrento. The Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra and the Sorrento Dubrovnik Festival, as well as the Dubrovnik pianist Ivana Marija Vidoviæ and conductor maestro Paolo Scibilia, are the most responsible for the intensification of cooperation between the two cities. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 08 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11365/1/Buddha---one-of-the-most-popular-saints-in-the-Christian-calendar-of-the-Middle-Ages.html Could you ever imagine that one of the most popular saints in the Christian calendar of the Middle Ages was - Buddha? After ten years of researche, Katarina Livljaniæ and her ensemble Dialogos, bring the incredible story of saints Barlaam and Josaphat, a christianized version of Buddha's life, which crossed over at least four religions and was transmitted through almost all the medieval languages. Powerful songs sing the legend about the king's son, prince Josaphat, who leaves the noisy world of opulence to search for inner peace - songs which follow the path of his story from one medieval language to another, from Greek, Latin to Old Croatian, Italian, Church Slavonic... darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11377/1/Ivana-M-Vidovic-in-Granada-with-Frano-Kakarigi---encounter-of-pianist-and-double-bassist.html For any musician who has been involved in music, in this context classical, since early childhood, performing in the imposing and magnificent Granada with a Spanish-Hispanic repertoire perfectly arranged with great colleagues in the ensemble, but also with another Croat, Frano Kakarigi, our respected double bass player from Dubrovnik with an address in Granada, it is probably like one of the dreams come true that all those who are truly involved in music could long for! darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 23 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11356/1/Tatiana-Tajci-Cameron-Croatian-singer-in-the-USA.html In 2019, Tajci launched a new touring show with Live on Stage agency. Tajci's recent biographical book "(un)Broken" combines poetry and song to augment memories from her diary that chronicle her intimate accounts of how music and the creative process can promote the healing of emotional pain. Tajci is co-songwriter of Olivia Newton-John's latest hit single "Window in the Wall". She is a Board Member of Nashville Peacemakers, a Better Decisions volunteer mentor at TN State Prison for Women, and a volunteer presenter for EndSlaveryTN. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11355/1/Martina-Filjak---the-official-portrait-of-distinguished-Croatian-pianist.html One of the most exciting artists to emerge in recent years, Martina Filjak is garnering international praise for her poetic passion and technical mastery at the keyboard as well as for her charismatic personality and magnetic stage presence. The artist's extensive repertoire ranges from Bach to Berio and encompasses more than 30 piano concertos. She is dedicated to continuous exploring of piano literature and various concert formats. Based in Berlin, Martina speaks seven languages. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11350/1/Michael-Buble-Canadian-global-singing-star-of-Croatian--Italian-origin.html Michael Buble has Croatian roots on his father's side, and Italian on his mother's side. More precisely, Michael Steven Buble was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada in 1975, the son of Lewis Buble, a fisherman with Croatian ancestry from the island of Lo¹inj, and Amber (nee Santaga), of Italian origin. He and his wife Luisana Lopilato have four children. The second name Buble is Croatian, and should be pronounced as boobl:e. Michael Buble visited Croatia in 2019, and had an emotional 2-hour concert in the city of Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11347/1/Nenad-Bach--PingPongParkinson-appearing-at-ESPN--Princess-Zeina-Rashid-of-Jordan-visited-the-WTTC.html ESPN produced segment about Nenad Bach and his journey through diagnosis of Parkinson. ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American-based global cable and satellite television channel. Her Royal Highness, Princess Zeina Rashid of Jordan, visited the WTTC (World Table Tennis Center) on Sunday, February 6th 2022, as the first stop on her visit to New York metro area to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the global non-profit PingPongParkinson. The purpose of Princess Zeina's visit to the New York Metro area was to participate in celebrating and promoting the growth of PingPongParkinson. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11348/1/Yoko-Nishiis-pianist-concert-tour-in-Croatia-for-2022-Vinkovci-upanja-Vukovar-Rijeka.html Yoko Nishii is touring Croatia again: Vinkovci, 12th September (Music school "Josip Runjanin" at 19:00), ®upanja, 13th September u 19:30 (Pastoral - cultural center), Vukovar, 15th September at 19 sati (Marble Hall of Eltz Palace). Yoko Nishii is a Japanese pianist. She speaks Croatian, and until now had 50 soloist concerts throughout Croatia, in as many as 24 cities and towns. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 28 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11342/1/Hrvojka-Mihanovic-Salopek-Digital-Recording-of-the-Croatian-Mariological-Heritage.html This cultural project is carried out under the auspices of the Committee for Education, Science and Culture of the Croatian Parliament and the Council for Culture of the Croatian Conference of Bishops. Videos are published in English and Croatian (Digital Recording of the Croatian Mariological Heritage, i.e., Digitalno snimanje hrvatske marijanske ba¹tine). The Project leader, scenarist and director: Hrvojka Mihanoviæ-Salopek, Ph.D., employed at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 07 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11339/1/Japan---Croatia-events-in-Tokyo-in-May-2022.html Five generations of Japanese Ambassadors to Croatia, hosted by the Croatian Ambassador H. E. Mr. Dra¾en Hrastiæ and his spouse Mrs. Bla¾enka Hrastiæ, gathered together for an evening on 16 May 2022 that brought back nostalgic stories of their time in Croatia. On that occasion, Yoko Nishii had a mini concert. Yoko Nishii had the honor of performing also at the Spring Afternoon Tea for the spouses of ambassadors of various countries at Croatian Embassy on 19 May 2022, hosted by Croatian ambassador'€™s spouse Mrs. Bla¾enka Hrastiæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 19 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11337/1/Blessed-Easter-Greetings-from-the-city-of-Solin-Croatia.html The city of Solin, near the city of Split, sends us a wonderful Easter greeting in the form of a traditional Croatian song "Puèe moj" (My People, or Populus meus in Latin). It is interpreted in a contemporary way by the choir of Veritas aeterna (Eternal Truth) in the church of sv. Obitelji (Sacred Family) in Solin. Arranged by Antonio Grke¹, the soloists are Ante Mlikota, Ana Dobrijeviæ, Antonio Grke¹, Doruntina Qivlaku. The Croatian original verses are translated into English. We also provide a very nice traditional Croatian melody for "Psalm 51" arranged by Ivanski from Ka¹tel Suæurac (in the vicitnty of Split). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 16 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11336/1/Zagreb-Philharmonic-Orchestra-performing-at-Codagan-Hall-in-London-on-14-April-2022.html The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra boasts 150 years of tradition of first-class musicianship in Zagreb and across Croatia. Under the baton of conductor Jan Latham-Koenig, the Orchestra performs Sibelius' Violin Concerto, with one of Britain's most active concerto soloists and recitalists, violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen. Over the decades, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra has stimulated Croatian musical creativity by performing, premiering and recording numerous pieces of music by Croatian composers and this concert will open with four short songs for voice and orchestra by Dora Pejaèeviæ sung by Croatian soprano Marija Vidoviæ, on the photo. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11334/1/Benefit-concert-of-quotI-Medici-di-McGill-Orchestraquot-in-Montreal-Canada-to-help-Ukraine.html You are cordially invited to the next concert of "I Medici di McGill Orchestra", in collaboration with the McGill Ukrainian Students Association. Guest conductor, maestra Veronique Lussier leads the ensemble that will present the pianist and medical student Emily Oulousian in Grieg's Piano Concerto, an MSF staff member on the ground in Ukraine will provide a 15 min presentation. The event starts with singing of the Ukrainian National anthem and three Ukrainian folks songs performed by Trio Rossa. The orchestra was founded in 1989 by Croatian-Canadian scientist and musician Dr. Ante L. Padjen (on the photo) with an aim to reinforce the study of the humanities at the faculty. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11324/1/Tony-Butala-the-lead-singer-of-THE-LETTERMEN-is-of-Croatian-descent.html Tony Butala, of Croatian descent, is the founder (in 1960) and the lead singer of The Lettermen trio. It has existed for almost sixty years. Some of the best known songs interpreted by The Lettermen are such classics like "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "When I Fall in Love", "Morning Girl", ... Tony Butala keeps in contact with Croatian community in the USA. Also, he is a passionate winemaker. When Mike Grgich, probably the most famous American wine maker (and born in Croatia) was at the age of 90 (in 2013), he participated in the program of his anniversary with several Croatian songs, like Marijana and Tri palme na otoku sreæe. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11323/1/Guy-Mitchell-American-singer-of-Croatian-origin-quotSinging-the-bluesquot.html Guy Mitchell's real name was Albert George Crniæ, and both of his parents were from Croatia. His father Albert was born in the town of Mrkopalj in Gorski kotar (part of Croatia), who as a young man arrived to the USA, working in Detroit. Guy Mitchell's mother Mary Dobrotiniæ was born in St. Louis, and both of her parents are from the town of Bribir near the Croatian coast. Albert junior was born in Detroit in 1927. In the 1950s and 1960s he registered for Columbia Records as many as 40 hits. Some of his most popular songs are My Heart Cries for You, Heartaches by the Number, and Singing the Blues, which in 1956 became the most wanted song during 10 weeks. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11319/1/Mirjana-Bohanec-Croatian-opera-singer-diplomat-and-a-film-star.html Her concert reportoire is very extensive: from Baroque oratorial works of Bach, Haendel, Monteverdi, Pergolesi, Cherubini, Vivaldi, to such classics like Mozart and Haydn. She sang numerous pieces of Lied, composed by Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, Grieg, Debussy, etc. She also interpreted works of Croatian authors: Antun Sorkoèeviæ, Vinko Jeliæ, Ivan Lukaèiæ, Ferdo Livadiæ, Vatroslave Lisinski, etc. Except in Croatia, she had concerts in Austria, Germany, Italy, Swityerland, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, France, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Australia, Canada and in the USA. However, she is best known for her role in the an anthological Croatian film Tko pjeva zlo ne misli (Who Sings - Does not Think of Evil). She was also a Croatian diplomat in Germany and Austria in 1990s. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11317/1/Radoslav-Lorkovic-inducted-to-the-Iowa-Blues-Hall-of-Fame-on-October-17-2021.html Born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1958, Radoslav moved to the United States at age six. In the late 1990s Radoslav took his blues and accordian stylings to numerous Yupa ik Eskimo villages throughout SW Alaska. This memorable, mid-winter visit also included community concerts and class presentations in nearly twenty villages. Drawing from a multitude of influences ranging from elegant classical and jazz styles to the rawest, most basic blues, country and soul, Radoslav Lorkovic has taken on an unusually broad musical spectrum and refined it into his distinctive piano style. He has played with Odetta, Shawn Mullins, Greg Brown, Jimmy LaFave and others. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11316/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidoviae-a-member-of-the-Jury-of-the-pianist-competition-in-Acquaviva-delle-Fonti-in-Italy.html Nedavno je u starome talijanskom gradu Acquaviva delle Fonti u blizini Barija u Apuliji odr¾ano vrlo ugledno meðunarodno natjecanje pijanista iz cijelog svijeta od Kanade, SADa, Kine, Ju¾ne Koreje pa do brojnih europskih zemalja. U konkurenciji do 35 godina starosti bio je i jedan natjecatelj iz Hrvatske. Rijeè je o natjecanju Citta di Acquaviva "žGiovanni Colafemmina". Na èelu ¾irija bio je ugledni argentinski pijanist Daniel Rivera, a èlanica ¾irija bila je i hrvatska pijanistica Ivana Marija Vidoviæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11311/1/Epidaurus-Festival-organized-by-Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-for-the-15th-time-in-the-town-of-Cavtat.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Croatian concert pianist and poet (on the photo), is the founder and director of the Epidaurus Festival in Cavtat, a beautiful town south-east of the city of Dubrovnik, where she was born. In 2021, the festival is marking its fifteenth anniversary. We owe her our deep gratitude for great efforts and love, which has connected so many Croatian and foreign artists, especially musicians. The burden of its organization is shared by her mother Franica, as well as by her father, and a small number of faithful colleagues and friends. In 2021, a special guest of the festival will be Radojka ©verko, distinguished Croatian diva. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11303/1/Yoko-Nishiis-concert-in-Tokamachi-on-the-occasion-of-Croatias-participation-at-2021-Olympic-Games-in-Japan.html On the occasion of the participation of the Republic of Croatia at the 2021 Olympic Games in Japan, Yoko Nishii, Japanese pianist, gave a concert in the city of Tokamachi. The city is marked with Japan Croatia Friendship House, as a special sign of friendship between the two countries. Yoko Nishii is fluent in Croatian language, and she had as many as 50 soloist concerts in 24 Croatian cities. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11295/1/Frano-Kakarigi-distinguished-Croatian-classical-double-bassist-in-Granada-Spain.html Maestro Frano Kakarigi was born in the city of Dubrovnik, and completed his study of double bass at the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb, Croatia. He played as a principal bassist with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, and since 1991 with the City Orchestra of Granada, Spain. Besides being a passionate educator, he is known for his rich international collaboration with numerous music institutions and festivals, including in his native Croatia. He has a fruitful collaboration with Croatian pianist Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, who is the founder and director of the Festival Epidaurus in Cavtat. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11296/1/Marija-Vidovic-distinguished-Croatian-soprano-singer.html An international career of Marija Vidoviæ began with her music education in the city of Vara¾din, Croatia. She studied and obtained her master's degree in Vienna and Stuttgart at the University of Music and Arts. One of the world's most famous and respected tenors and pedagogues Prof. Dr.h.c KS. Francisco Araiza was her professor and mentor. She has sung in the world's most important concert halls, the famous Musikverein in Vienna, Gasteig in Munich, the Bellas Artes Opera in Mexico City and the largest international festivals of classical music in North and South America. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11291/1/Sjecanje-na-Velu-Luku-a-song-by-Branko-Zuvela-Dodo-interpreted-in-Czech-translation-from-Croatian.html Branko ®uvela Dodo is the author of Croatian song "Sjeæanje na Velu Luku" (Remembering Vela Luka), that almost every Croatian knows. Most of them think that it is a folk song. Vela Luka is a lovely Croatian town on the island of Korèula, where the author of the song was born. It is interesting that there exists a Czech version of the song (Krasne s tebou ¾it). This version was published on YouTube by late David Byler (on the photo), collaborator of the CROWN, who prepared the accompanying video. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 21 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11289/1/Yoko-Nishiis-tribute-to-Dora-Pejacevic-the-greatest-Croatian-female-composer.html In March 2021, Japanese pianist Yoko Nishii had a pianist concert interpreting compositions by Dora Pejaèeviæ (1885-1923, on the photo), who is the greatest Croatian woman composer in history. Mrs Nishii was playing "at a distance", from her home in Japan in the city of Ise, while her audience was in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Yoko Nishii is fluent in Croatian language. She had as many as 50 soloist concerts in 24 cities throughout Croatia. On 5th March 2021, Yoko Nishii launched a very nice video about Dora Pejaèeviæ, based on her own photos from the town of Na¹ice where Dora spent a greater part of her short life. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 20 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11286/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-a-member-of-the-pianist-jury-at-the-International-competition-in-Lviv-Ukraine-2021.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, concert pianist and poet from the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, participated as a member of the pianist jury at the International Music Competition organized during the Christmas time in Lviv, Ukraine, by the end of 2020. The festival lasted until mid-February 2021. The event was organized at a distance, showing enormous potential of young musicians. For Ivana, it was her second participation in Lviv as a member of the international jury. As many as 2000 young musicians have participated at this international music competition. The city of Lviv has a Middle European touch, as well as Croatia's capital Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11282/1/Ana-Vidovic-Croatian-guitarist-daily-routines-and-interviews.html Ana Vidovic shares a glimpse into what her normal day with the classical guitar looks like, including why she still practices scales, how she works on repertoire, and more! She also gives advice for aspiring professionals who are just starting a career in music. Also, leading up to filming with Ana Vidovic, she answered various questions you would people to ask a true classical guitar superstar. In this special Q&A, Ana sits down and talks candidly about topics such as stage fright, learning new music, essential travel items, and much more! darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 21 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11275/1/Petrinja-and-Sisak-between-the-sounds-of-the-earthquake-and-of-classical-music.html In this article we provide photos and sounds commemorating the earthquake (6.2 degrees on the Richter scale) that by the end of 2020 struck the areas of the towns of Sisak and Petrinja south of Zagreb. The earthquake was felt as far as Italy and Austria. Both towns have already undergone a very slow and complex process of renovation in the period of two and a half decades after the Serbian agression on Croatia. We intersperse the presentation with photos showing its past and present. On the photo - Sisak Angels. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11270/1/Branka-Musulin-1917-1975-distinguished-Croatian-pianist.html Branka Musulin, fantastic Croatian pianist, completed the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb at the age of 19. She spent most of her pianistic life in Germany, and played under the baton of Hans Mueller-Kray, Willem Mengelberg, Hermann Abendroth, Franz Konwitschny, Karl Boehm, Georg Solti and Sergiu Celibidache. She had numerous pianist concerts throughout Europe, especially in her native Croatia and in Germany, as well as in Japan. Since 1958, she lectured at the Hochschule fuer Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt am Main, first as Dozent and then as Professor. She should not be forgotten! darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11268/1/Marina-Jurica-singing-meteorologist-lead-commentator-for-NASAs-Jet-Propulsion-Laboratory-since-2019.html Marina Jurica graduated from UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) with two degrees: one in Meteorology and the other in Opera Performance. She is persuing both of her passions. She worked in Orlando, Florida, before becoming chief meteorologist at CBS47 in 2016. She was the first female chief meteorologist in the USA, and is still one of the few female chiefs. She appeared as professional opera singer in the Canadian tour of "Les Miserables" and debuted her own show "Seasons of Love" on Broadway in 2018. Her father is from the island of Lastovo, and mother from the city of Opatija, both in Croatia: "I am a first generation American, my ENTIRE family is Croatian. Growing up in a Croatian home and French immersion school, I became tri-lingual quickly.". On the photo, Marina Jurica is with her son John. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 01 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11258/1/World-Peace-in-One-Hour-at-the-United-Nations.html UN Chronicle: "Is Humanity able of achieving sustainable, everlasting peace? I say YES, and the time is NOW!" Musician, composer and peace activist Nenad Bach shares his ideas for achieving "World Peace in One Hour": https://it.ly3kvgDkN. In 1984, the year he arrived in New York, the United Nations General Assembly, by resolution 39/11, adopted the Declaration of the Right of Peoples to Peace, in which United Nations Member States solemnly proclaimed that the peoples of our planet had a sacred right to peace. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11256/1/Nenad-Bach-International-Newsletter-No-57-Peace-Maker.html Protecting the existence of all species, sustaining life on Earth, exploring outer space, tackling disease and mortality, solving the pollution problem, coexisting with the environment, electing more women to leadership positions and creating real freedom that includes true private property: world peace is a prerequisite for all of these objectives. 25 years from Pavarotti and Friends in Modena, Italy. A Call for peace in Bosnia Herzegovina. 3 months after this concert, war ended. We partnered with Steve Rowe and Aerobic Table Tennis to produce instructional videos for PingPongParkinson. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11253/1/Damjan-Rodin-1910-1968-Croatian-priest-in-Brasil-founder-of-Vila-Croacia-in-Rio-de-Janeiro.html Damjan Rodin was one of the first Croatian priests to move to Brazil after the Second World War, where he organised the religious and community life of the ethnic Croatian community in Sao Paulo. In Rio de Janeiro he continued his important work for Croatians and Brazilians. He was born in the ©ibenik hinterland (in the town of Prviæ Luka on the island of Prviæ) and moved to Brazil in 1947, working as parish priest in Sao Paulo. He raised a favela in Rio de Janeiro now known as Vila Croacia, part of the Senador Camara district. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11255/1/Yoko-Nishii-presenting-Dora-Pejacevic-and-the-town-of-Nasice-in-Croatia.html In this article we present a nice video prepared by Yoko Nishii (Ise, Japan), dedicated to the 135th anniversary of the birth of Dora Pejaèeviæ (on the photo), the first Croatian woman composer of international reputation. In this video, Yoko plays Pejaèeviæ's "Chanson sans paroles" in C Major Op. 5 (Song without words), accompanied with lovely sceneries from the town of Na¹ice, where Dora was living, and where Yoko already had several pianist concerts. Yoko Nishii had nearly fifty soloist concerts in as many as 24 Croatian cities and towns. We should also stress that she speaks Croatian. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 10 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11254/1/Miro-Vidovic-1967-2020-world-class-producer-with-a-heart-of-gold.html Miro Vidoviæ, born in the city of Vukovar, was one of the best Croatian music producers. Numerous distinuished musicians attended his "Morris Studio", founded in 1997 in the city of Zagreb: 2CELLOS (Stjepan Hauser and Luka ©uliæ), Oliver Dragojeviæ, Maksim Mrvica, Gibonni, Arsen Dediæ, Nenad Bach, etc. He was a manager of 2CELLOS, that he directed since the very beginning. 2CELLOS said that Miro discovered them, but Miro modestly said that in fact 2CELLOS discovered him. Miro was always simple, modest, and down to the earth. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11252/1/14th-Epidaurus-Festival-organized-in-Cavtat-on-September-5-12-2020.html U subotu 5. rujna, po prvi puta u predvorju Kne¾eva dvora u Cavtatu, organiziramo sveèano otvorenje 14. Epidaurus festivala. Njime meðu inim obilje¾avamo 130. obljetnica roðenja proslavljenog cavtaèanina Tina Pattiere, koji nas je ne samo zadu¾io nego i poduèio svojim primjerom kako moramo ustrajati u stvaranju umjetnosti i ljepote oko nas. Dijeliæ ¾ivota ovog markantnog i sjajnog tenora æe nam Franica Krampus Vidoviæ, dugogodi¹nja profesorica Povijesti glazbe u Umjetnièkoj ¹koli Luke Sorkoèeviæa u Dubrovniku, koja je i sama autorica brojnih studija i èlanaka o jo¹ uvijek nedovoljno poznatom pjevaèu zlatnoga grla. Ostanite zdravo i raspjevano! Dobrodo¹li u Cavtat! The founder and artistic director of the Festival is Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, on the photo. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 08 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11246/1/Jelko-Yuresha-1937---2020-distinguished-Croatian-ballet-dancer.html Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha (on the photo), English and Croatian dancers, established partnership as "Ambassadors of Dance", performing throughout the world. Jelko Yuresha, born in Croatia's capital Zagreb, studied ballet under Ana Roje, Nadine Nicolaeva Legat, Kathleen Crofton, Tamara Karsavina and worked with choreograhphers Leonid Massine, Vladimir Bourmeister, Frederick Ashton, Serge Lifar, Bronislava Nijinska. He appeared with Margot Fonteyn in the BBC-TV production of "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), was The Principal Dancer of The English National Ballet (previously London Festival Ballet) and danced Principal roles with British Royal Ballet. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 07 Aug 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11247/1/Mia-Slavenska-1916-2002-Croatian-ballet-prodigy.html Mia Slavenska, the greatest Croatian female classical dancer in history, was born in Brod na Savi, Croatia, on February 20, 1916, the daughter of Milan and Heddwiga (Palme) Èorak. Her early teachers include Josephina Weiss, former Ballerina of the Vienna State Opera, Margarita Froman, ballerina of the Bolshoi and Maximilian Froman, soloist of the Bolshoi. Mia Slavenska was a student at the Royal Academy of Music, Zagreb, Croatia for five years, where she majored in piano. She studied ballet in both Vienna and Paris. She came to the United States in 1939 and was naturalized in 1947. She married Kurt Neumann and had one daughter, Maria. We draw your attention to an excellent film Mia Slavenska - A Dancer's Journey (60 min.), by Maria Ramas and Kate Johnson. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 30 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11240/1/2CELLOS-Luka-Sulic-and-Stjepan-Hauser-about-their-families-and-concerts.html Messages for Luka: Great interview. He's the sweetest hubby, papa and family man! To top that with his talent and passion in music? What more could one ask for? Lucky wife. Lucky life. Lucky babies. God bless them. (Marlene Rudolfa) | Dank je wel Luka, geniet van je break, en Dankje wel voor dit interview waarin wij ook iets van jou mogen zien! Dank voor de prachtige momenten die ik van jullie heb gehad en hopelijk nog krijg!!! Geniet ze van je dochter! (Klazina Verboom). Messages for Stjepan: Que bonita familia. La, familia es lo mas importante y valioso (Ana Rodanes Martinez) | La photo est tres touchante avec tes parents. Ca m'a mis les larmes aux yeux, surtout que je n'ai plus les miens. (Jocelyne Boulianne) darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 21 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11235/1/Zoran-Orlic-world-class-music-photographer-Live-From-Chicago.html The Croatian-born photographer relocated to Chicago at an early age and began photographing bands in college. As a young musician might, he took his mantra seriously: practice, practice, practice. It wasn't until he chanced upon the work of one of the greatest rock photographers of all time that lightning struck, and he realized what he wanted to do with his life. "I shot Jeff," Orlic says of his first photo shoot with Wilco's founder, Jeff Tweedy. "They liked it, and the rest is history. I just kind of never left." From the perspective of the bands and record labels for whom he works, Orlic's easygoing manner and ability to produce images efficiently and without getting in the way are equally as important as his artistic prowess. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 09 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11230/1/Yoko-Nishii-plays-Sergei-Rachmaninov.html I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to all others who have assisted and supported me in various ways in making this CD. In particular, great support was given by Tokamachi City which is known as a host town for Croatia for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Croatia is my second home where I'd studied and spent seven years. Tokamachi City has a warm friendship with Croatia since the 2002 FIFA World Cup and it was really special for me to get a chance to make the recording at such a city. I hope that this CD would contribute to a further development of a beautiful friendship between Japan and Croatia. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 08 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11234/1/Tino-Pattiera-1890-1966-distinguished-Croatian-tenor-promoted-by-Franica-Vidovic-Krampus.html Tino Pattiera was born in 1890 and died 1966 in his beloved town of Cavtat. He was a world-renown opera singer. His voice was a heroic, dramatic and delightful tenor, with perfect diction and pronunciation for both the German and Italian opera opus. He was an irresistibly attractive figure on the stage and is remembered by his attractive voice and appearance. Among other accomplishments, he was a lead in The Saxony Kingdom Opera House in Dresden and guest soloist at The New York Metropolitan Opera. He was among the greatest Croatian singers in history. With this article we mark 130 years since the birth of Tino Pattiera in the town of Cavtat, near the city of Dubrovnik. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 04 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11226/1/Radojka-Sverko-singing-Croatian-National-Anthem-on-the-occasion-of-Statehood-Day-on-May-30th-2020.html Radojka ©verko, Croatian diva, was singing Croatian National Anthem during the celebration of the Statehood Day on May 30th, 2020. On 30 May 1990, the first modern multi-party Croatian Parliament convened, following the 1990 Croatian parliamentary election. Croatian Deit (Sabor) is one of the oldest in Europe. During many centuries the Croats had their bans (viceroys) and their assembly called Sabor (Deit). The oldest known Sabor was held in Split in 925 and in 928 (devoted more to religious than to secular questions), and in 1076 when Dmitar Zvonimir was elected the Croatian King by the "unanimous choice of the clergy and the people". darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 03 Jun 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11225/1/Nenad-Who-Plays-Ping-Pong.html Nenad Bach is a world-class musician that decided to stop performing publicly after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2010. In the wake of his diagnosis he discovered that playing ping pong helped to alleviate his symptoms. Now he's attempting to help millions of others do the same. Official Selection of 2020 Mountainfilm Festival. Featured on Directors Library, May 28th, 2020. Daily Short Pick on FilmShortage.com, May 27th, 2020. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 03 Jun 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11224/1/Branka-Beretovac-opera-primadona-of-Croatian-National-Theatre-in-Zagreb.html Branka Beretovac, soprano, was primadona of Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb for 35 years. She graduated from the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb. In 1967, she became a permanent soloist at the Opera Stadt Theater in German capital Bonn. Upon returning back to Croatia in 1969, she had successful opera appearances in Croatia and throughout Europe: Bonn, Geneve, Monte Carlo, Paris, Madrid, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Berlin, Salzburg, Brno, Vienna, Luxembourg, Frankfurt am Main, Solingen, Ulm, Budapest, Frieburg and elsewhere. She had a fruitful collaboration with distinguished Croatian conductor Lovro von Mataèiæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 30 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11219/1/The-city-of-Zagreb-struck-in-2020-with-the-earthquake-of-55-degrees-on-the-Richter-scale.html As if the vicious corona pandemic was not enough! In March 22nd 2020, at 6:24 AM, the city of Zagreb was suddenly struck with the earthquake of 5.5 degrees on the Richter scale. This was the strongest earthquake in Croatia's capital since 1880. We mention in passing another earthquake in Zagreb 1909, which was quite important, since it led Croatian scientist Andrija Mohorovièiæ to the discovery of the MOHO layer, conisdered as the most important discovery in the history of seismology (the science about earthquakes). The 2020 earthquake brought a lots of damage to the city, easpecially to its central part. During the period of one month only, Zagreb has experienced as many as eight hundred additonal smaller earthquakes and tremors. The earthquake damage is estimated at 5.52 billion Euros. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11218/1/Nenad-Bach-International-Newsletter-No-55-Livestream.html I will perform a few songs starting with a ping pong game that will go to 11 points, just one game then a song on a guitar, move to piano and at the same time you can send your questions opinions, desires, concepts, recommendations, connections etc., all live. The times for the livestream on Saturday April 25, 2020 will start at 10:00 a.m. New York Eastern Standard Time. This will be Midnight in Sydney, Australia, 11:00 p.m. Tokyo, 10:00 p.m. Singapore, 7:30 p.m. New Delhi, 4:00 p.m. Zagreb Croatia, 3:00 p.m. London, 11:00 a.m. Buenos Aires and 7:00 a.m. Los Angeles time. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11212/1/Renata-Pokupic-Croatian-mezzo-soprano-praised-for-her-expressive-interpretations.html Much in demand on the concert platform, Renata Pokupiæ appeared with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, sang with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and with Collegium Vocale Gent as well as DSO Berlin. She has also sung with Orchestre de Paris and Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, with Hofkapelle Esterhazy, with Handel Festival Goettingen, with Scottish Chamber Orchestra, at Mozarteum Salzburg with Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, with Orchestre de Paris, with the Bach Choir, with the Academy of Ancient Music, with Classical Opera and had an extensive tour of "Tribute to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson" with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 29 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11209/1/Starlings-Rhapsody-in-Siroki-Brig-in-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina---lesson-for-Europe-and-more.html Starling, or èvorak in Croatian, provides us with surprising lessons of social tolerance and help. See a short video from Bosnia and Herzegovina, shot in the city of ©iroki Brig (or ©iroki Brijeg, i.e., Wide Hill), which is not far from Meðugorje. The duration of this very educative video is 1 minute and 19 seconds. Incredible starlings show on large transmission line was captured in the village Dobrkoviæi. The name of the Dobrkoviæi village is funny: Till the Moustache! darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 07 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11203/1/Yoko-Nishii-between-the-Dobro-Restaurant-in-Tokyo-and-Tokamachi.html By the end of 2019, distinguished Japanese pianist Yoko Nishii has visited the city of Tokamachi, which is the seat of "Croatia - Japan Friendship House", completed in 2012. Except for having the purpose of cultural center, it also serves for preparations of Croatian sportsmen for the forthcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games to be organized in Tokyo. Yoko Nishii has visited Tokamach for completing the material for her newest CD, which will contain pianistic works of Rachmaninov. She was surround by a small team of professionals, because everything had to be registered under the best acoustic conditions. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 10 Jan 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11194/1/Nenad-Bach-Searching-for-Boredom-2019.html Triumphant 2019 ITTF Parkinson's World Table Tennis Championships, which included 62 players, 12 countries, and 130 participants. A triumph of spirit. We play for history and the 10 million who could not play. Lots of traveling, flying around the globe, as the leitmotif of the year was Ping Pong Parkinson, music and sport as the challenge of living and working with Parkinson. I feel grateful and thankful to so many friends and acquaintances who help me along the way. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New 20, Happy Holidays. World Peace in One Hour, but most of all - Peace on Earth. Let's achieve this sooner rather than later. We have everything we need, right now. Yours, Nenad Bach darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11199/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-member-of-the-jury-of-the-International-Music-Competition-in-Kaunas-Lithuania-2019.html It was a great honour for the Dubrovnik pianist and poet Ivana Marija Vidovic to be in the jury presidency for all five categories in the piano section from age 5 to 23. The jury of the Piano section was composed by maestra Ivana Marija Vidovic (on the photo with H.E. Mr. Kre¹imir Kedmenec, ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Lithuania), professor Otto Niederdorfer, Austria, and director of the Kaunas Philharmonic Orchestra, maestro Justinas Kre-p¹ta. Ivana Marija Vidoviæ also had the additional honour of addressing on behalf of the jury the numerous audience of the crowded Kaunas Philhramonic Hall during the final concert, awarding of all this year's awards and this year's Grand prix. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11190/1/Klasya-Modrusan-and-Eva-Kirchmayer-Bilic-Croatian-musicians-performing-in-Yerevan-Armenia-in-2019.html Klasja Modru¹an (voice) and Eva Kirchmayer Biliæ (piano and organ), Croatian classical musicians, had two concerts in Yerevan, capital of Armenia, in December 2019. They performed the works of Croatian composers for voice, piano and organ, and delivered a short lecture dealing with Croatian history, art and music, with emphasis on vocal music. The concerts took place in the Hall of Conservatorium Komitas (for piano) and in the Chamber Hall (for organ). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11188/1/Sandra-Wigh-Hrascanec-reviving-Croatian-composer-and-benefactor-Luisa-Erdoedy-Lios-born-in-Vienna.html U Velikoj koncertnoj dvorani Hrvatskog narodnog kazali¹ta u Vara¾dinu, 30. studenoga 2019. odr¾ala se grandiozna Glazbeno-dramska veèer "Lujzina ko¹arica", posveæena ¾ivotu i stvarala¹tvu Luise Erdoedy-Lios, na kojoj je nastupila mezzosopranistica Sandra Wigh Hra¹æanec, koja ¾ivi i djeluje u Beèu. Grofica Lujza, naime Luisa Erdoedy Lios (1853-1924), roðena je u Beèu i nakon smrti svog prvog supruga, udala se za hrvatskog grofa Rudolfa Erdoedya, gdje je provela dio svog ¾ivota u njegovom dvorcu u Novom Marofu blizu Zagreba (na slici). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 12 Dec 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11187/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-Vesna-Miletic-and-Diana-Hilje-honoring-August-Senoa.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Vesna Miletiæ (on the photo, right and left) and Diana Hilje, Dubrovnik ladies - musicians, honored Croatian writer August ©enoa (19th ct), by organizing a very interesting program dedicated to Cvijeta Zuzoric, a famous Dubrovnik beauty and poetesse (16/17th ct). The program took place in the ©enoa House in Zagreb. August ©enoa wrote a beautiful article about Cvijeta Zuzoriæ. The program included classical music, as well as poetry of Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, which she recited in Croatian and Italian languages. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 04 Dec 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11186/1/Ode-to-Joy-8211-Wilco8217s-studio-album-directed-edited-and-filmed-by-Zoran-Orlic.html The trek will kick off March 9th at the Sylvee in Madison, Wisconsin, with the rest of the dates scheduled up and down the West Coast. The run wraps April 5th with a gig at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Along with announcing the North American tour, Wilco shared a new video for Ode to Joy track Before Us. The black-and-white clip was directed by Zoran Orlic at the Loft in Chicago and filmed during the sessions for the band's most recent album. Zoran Orlic is a Croatian-born photographer whose connection to music has fueled a keen ability to capture emotion. His photos have appeared in numerous magazines, articles, books, and albums. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 24 Nov 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11183/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-and-Vesna-Miletic-had-a-piano-concert-in-Krakow-Poland-2019.html The Piano duo Fantasia, Vidoviæ and Miletiæ performed at the XIth International Royal Piano Festival in Krakow in the Hall of the Cultural Centrum Dworek Bialopradnicki. The piano duo Fantasy performed splendidly works by Mendelssohn, Schubert and Debussy. The evening began with Andante from Luka Sorkoèeviæ's 3rd symphony. Croatian most famous woman composer Dora Pejaèeviæ, whose piano works were arranged exclusively for this duo by Dubrovnik musician Nena Æorak, shone in the end. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 29 Oct 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11182/1/Vladimir-Novak-Croatians-in-America-fascinating-photomonograph-published-in-2018.html  Vladimir Novak (1928-2016) darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 27 Oct 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11179/1/Yoko-Nishiis-concert-in-Porec-promoting-Olympic-Games-Tokyo-2020-and-Croatian-Olympic-Committee.html Poreè je 13. i 14. rujna 2019. ugostio kampanju Hrvatskog olimpijskog odbora i zemlju domaæina iduæih ljetnih Olimpijskih igara - Japan, odnosno glavnog grada domaæina Tokija u cilju da ¹iru javnost upozna s hrvatskim natjecateljima kao i gradom domaæinom na Olimpijadi. U petak 13. rujna 2019. u kazali¹noj dvorani Puèkog otvorenog uèili¹ta Poreè japanska pijanistica Yoko Niishi odr¾ala je koncert, u kojem izvela odabrana djela hrvatske skladateljice Dore Pejaèeviæ, Franza Liszta i Sergeia Rachmaninoffa. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 16 Sep 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11177/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-directed-by-Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-10th-8211-22nd-September-2019.html Programme: Clara Schumann / A life for the music (on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of her birth), Magics of the Italian Opera, Let's meet Wagner, Norah Wanton - piano, guitar and voice (Spain), The Magic Fiddle - Miron Peku (Albania), Piano duo Fantasia - Ivana Marija Vidoviæ (on the photo) & Vesna Miletiæ (Croatia), Rembrandt the great - Lecture by Marijke Brekelmans (Holland),... closing gala concert CAMERATA EPIDAURUS Croazzolla Concertante (Croatia) Ferdinando Redavid clarinet (Italy) & Frano Kakarigi kontrabas double bass (Spain) & Ivana Marija Vidoviæ piano (Croatia). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 07 Sep 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11171/1/Ivana-Vidovic---Vesna-Miletic-Croatian-pianist-duo-in-Trento-in-Italy-2019.html U organizaciji festivala klasiène glazbe Piano piu piano iz Trenta dubrovaèke pijanistice Ivana Marija Vidoviæ i Vesna Miletiæ odr¾ale su pro¹log tjedna koncert za pamæenje. Odr¾an u prekrasnom srednjovjekovnom gradu Cavalese podno impresivnih Dolomita, pobudio je odlièan odaziv educirane, probrane i zainteresirane publike koja je sve pa¾ljivo pratila te izmamila i dva dodatka. Na programu su bila zastupljena djela Mendelssohna, Schuberta, Debussyija, Faurea a nadasve ih je raznje¾io Andante iz 3. simfonije Luke Sorkoèeviæa. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11165/1/2019-ITTF-Parkinsons-World-Table-Tennis-Championships.html One of the tools that is used to fight, slow down or just make the effects of Parkinson's manageable, is the physical activity of playing Ping Ping, also known as Table Tennis. Nenad Bach wrote a song about it, and asked me to direct a video. This is the promo of the upcoming Official video. Love Ping Pong - (If I Had Another Life) Official Promo. October 11th - 13th. We are Ping Pong Parkinson. Mission: To help anyone with Parkinson's Disease through ping pong (primarily) - and to have fun while doing it. grobenski.kreso@gmail.com (Kreso Grobenski) Mon, 05 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11178/1/Marko-Mimica-distinguished-Croatian-bass-baritone-graduate-of-the-Academy-of-Music-in-Zagreb.html Marko is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Zagreb, Croatia. He was a participant in the 2011 Salzburg Festival's Young Singers Project, and reached the final of Cardiff Singer of the World in 2013. In 2008 Marko made his professional debut at the Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb. On the concert platform, Marko made his debut at the BBC Proms in 2014 in a performance of Salome conducted by Donald Runnicles. Further appearances have included the Verdi Requiem with the Rundfunk Choir, Berlin and for the Deutsche Oper, Berlin; Creon Oedipus Rex with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai in Torino, Modena, Ferrara and in Napoli with the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro San Carlo; etc. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11161/1/Ana-Vidovics-classical-guitar-recital-in-Baden-Baden-in-Germany-in-2019.html Ana Vidoviæ, distinguished Croatian guitarist living in the USA, had an extremely demanding classical guitar recital in Baden-Baden, Germany, containing masterpieces of Bach, Guiliani, Scarlatti, Tarrega, Mangore, Sor and Albeniz. Ana Vidovic comes from the small town of Karlovac near Zagreb, Croatia, and started playing guitar at the age of 5, and by 7 had given her first public performance. At the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 15 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11158/1/Dunja-Vejzovic-Croatian-prima-donna.html Croatian mezzo-soprano Dunja Vejzoviæ studied at the Zagreb Academy of Music and began her career at the Zagreb National Theatre. She sang in the leading opera houses in Europe and America. Her versatile repertoire includes amongst other roles Venus in Wagners Tannhauser, Eboli in Don Carlo, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Abigaille in Nabucco, Adalgisa in Norma. She sang under conductors as Herbert von Karayan, Lovro von Matacic, Georges Pretes, Lorin Maazel, Carlos Kleiber, Riccardo Muti, Christoph Eschenbach, Zubin Metha, Giannandrea Gavazzini, Nello Santi, Eugen Jochum and Armin Jordan. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 10 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11164/1/Sandra-Wigh-Hrascanec-Croatian-contraltomezzosoprano-singer-living-in-Vienna.html Croatian contralto/mezzosoprano has a very unique dramatic voice of enormous beauty, warmth, depth and passion, the kind of voice that not only soothes but makes you shiver. Her concerts are always sensational experiance for audience. As a theatrical and inspiring artist, she has performed in more than 500 solo concerts/performances in different ganres, at festivals, readings, varios functions and presentations, mostly in Austria and Croatia, as well in Japan in both 2008 and 2011 (as a part of the Concert Tour). Since November 2014, she has become regular guest by Wagner Gala Concerts "Peter Svensson and friends" in Vienna. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 02 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11150/1/International-festival-of-early-music-in-Dvigrad-Istria-Croatia-2019.html Alojzije Prosoli (on the photo), the founder and director of the Musica Sacra (Sveta glazba) associationa in Croatia, continues with his activities in promoting classical music in Croatia by organizing the XVIIth International Festival of Early Music, in the medieval town of Dvigrad in Istrian peninsula, Croatia. The festival is organized in unique ambience in the world, in the mediaeval town of Dvigrad, abandoned in 18th century. Dvigrad is placed near the town of Kanfanar in central part of Istrian peninsula. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 27 Apr 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11148/1/Yoko-Nishii-speaking-about-Croatia-at-the-Japanese-TV-in-February-2019.html Yoko Nishii, Japanese pianist and proponent of Croatian classical piano music in Japan, as well as of Japanese music in Croatia, was a guest of Japanese TV on 14th Febrary 2019. She described some of her numerous concerts in various Croatian cities (till 2018, she had as many as 48 soloist concerts in 24 cities, and innumerably many other appearances). She also described some of the cultural values of the country, as well as a little bit about Croatian cuisine. Yoko Nishii is fluent in Croatian language. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11146/1/Nenad-Bach-International-Newsletter-No-52-The-Start-of-a-New-Year-2019.html Dear All, the year 2018 was a productive and exciting year and 2019 which just started looks like even more exciting... and I hope as productive as well. Focus WORLD PEACE, promoting my idea of World Peace In One Hour through four Human Passions that connects us all. ART, SPORTS, GASTRONOMY and FASHION. These four passions unite us regardless of skin color, religion, education, status in society, personal wealth or political alliance. If you have a Parkinson's diagnose and love Ping Pong, there will be the ITTF Parkinson's World Table Tennis Championships from October 11-13 here in New York. If you play any of 500+ instruments and want to play for World Peace in One Hour in the orchestra that has ALL the instruments of the world, apply! darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 24 Feb 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11144/1/Miljenko-Matijevic-in-Croatia-in-the-cities-of-Zagreb-and-Pula.html Miljenko Matijevic was born in Croatia's capital Zagreb in 1964. He became one of the greatest singing stars in entire rock history. In the recent years his popularity has spread to the Far East, especially in South Korea, where he had numerous appearances. His unique voice continues to attract millons of listeners throughout the world, for classic songs like "She's Gone", "Can't Stop Me Lovin' You", "I'll Never Let You Go", "We All Die Young", etc. Miljenko: "Thank you to my country with all my heart for opening your arms and showering us with such a graceful experience. I hope everyone enjoys what we have created." darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 18 Feb 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11142/1/Frano-Zivkovic-Croatian-guitar-phenomenon-in-2019-at-the-age-of-14.html Frano ®ivkoviæ: My dream is to be a versatile artist. I would like to use not just music, but also drawing, painting and writing stories in my art. I see myself travelling around the world, giving shows to make people happy, composing, conducting, acting in movies and helping others. I would like to develop my School Tour project and have concerts in many schools and countries. It is not easy to follow Frano... darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 04 Feb 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11141/1/Tamara-Gal-playing-five-waltzes-by-distinguished-Croatian-pianist-and-composer-Bozidar-Kunc.html Tamara Gal, young and talented Croatian pianist, interprets masterpieces of Bo¾idar Kunc (Zagreb 1903 - Detroit 1964), as well as of Dora Pejaèeviæ (Budapest 1885 - Munich 1923), the first Croatian woman - composer of international reputation. Tamara has appeared as a soloist with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Vjekoslav ©utej. She servs as Youth on the Move Ambassador for Croatia, and has organized several humanitarian concerts. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11129/1/Yoko-Nishii-nastupa-s-koncertom-na-HTV3-u-povodu-25-obljetnice-diplomatskih-odnosa-Japana-i-Hrvatske.html S velikim zadovoljstvom najavljujemo koncert japanske pijanistice Yoko Nishii koji se odr¾ava u povodu 25. obljetnice uspostave diplomatskih odnosa Japana i Hrvatske. Koncert æe biti odr¾an se u nedjelju, 16. prosinca 2018. u Studiju Bajsiæ HRT-a u organizaciji Veleposlanstva Japana i Hrvatske radiotelevizije. Koncert æe poèeti uz televizijski prijenos u¾ivo na HTV3 u 18:50 sati. Do sada je odr¾ala brojne solistièke recitale u Hrvatskoj: 47 solistièkih recitala u 24 grada. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 14 Dec 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11128/1/Steve-Novosel-Croatian-American-jazz-bassist-and-educator.html Steven (Steve) Novosel is an American professional jazz bassist and educator whose 40-plus year career has spanned numerous genre, from traditional jazz to swing, bebop, mainstream and avant garde. Born in Farrell in 1940, Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh in 1940, Novosel is of Croatian-American heritage. Although left-handed, Novosel mastered the double bass playing it in a right-hand set up. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11117/1/Nenad-Bach-at-the-nuclear-reactor-in-Stockholm-30-m-below.html In September 2018, Nenad Bach visited the nuclear reactor in Stockholm, as a part of his @KTH appearance at the MTF 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden. It is interesting that he had the honor of playing music on a piano placed near the very bottom of the reactor. His message was an invitation to global peace: "World Peace In One Hour". "World Peace in One Hour" is the vision of Nenad Bach, international recording artist, composer, producer and peace activist. Over the past 25 years, Nenad has crafted a Roadmap to World Peace based on the premise that "Peace is Profitable". darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11114/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-Croatian-pianist-and-Koji-Miura-Japanese-clarinettist-playing-in-Italy.html Parva Mundi Duo composed of Ivana Marija Vidoviæ and Koji Miura is a Croatian-Japanese classical music duo which will have a concert on October 6th, 7th and 8th 2018, in Bari, Italy. Their program consists of the pieces of Debussy, Liszt, Faure, Piazola, as well as of Croatian and Japanese authors. Both musicians have recently participated with great success at the 12th Epidaurus Festival in Cavtat (near Dubrovnik) in Croatia, of which Ivana Marija Vidovic is the founder and director. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 05 Oct 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11111/1/Yoko-Nishii-japanska-pijanistica-nastupa-u-Hrvatskom-domu-Herceg-Stjepan-Kosaea-u-Mostaru-13-rujna-2018.html Yoko Nishii, japanska pijanistica, odr¾ati æe glasovirski koncert 13. rujna u 20:00 sati u Hrvatskom domu Herceg Stjepan Kosaèa u Mostaru. Koncert pod nazivom "Prijateljstvo Japana i Mostara" organizira Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, Hrvatsko kulturno dru¹tvo "Napredak" i Hrvatski dom Herceg Stjepan Kosaèa. Po prvi puta u Mostaru, u dugogodi¹njem prijateljstvu Japana i Mostara, svirati æe djela Bacha, Listza, Rachmaninoffa, japanskog skladatelja Kosaku Yamada, Dore Pejaèeviæ i ®ivka Kljuèe. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 07 Sep 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11110/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-directed-by-Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-2018.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Croatian pianist and poet, is the founder and director of the Epidaurus Festival in Cavtat, Croatia, which this year enters into its 12th season. Cavtat, a lovely town on Croatian coast, near the city of Dubrovnik, has become a meeting point of music, dance, painting and beautiful nature. This time, among other distinguished guests, will be Renzo Ruggieri, Italian jazz accordion player. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 07 Sep 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11105/1/Yoko-Nishiis-concert-in-honor-of-180th-anniversary-of-Franciscan-classic-grammar-school-in-Sinj-Sep-11-2018.html Yoko Nishii's concert, to be held in Sinj, Alka Halls, on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 20.00, will honor 180th anniversary of Franciscan classic grammar school in Sinj and 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Croatia and Japan. She studied at the music academies in Japan and Croatia. This will her 47th soloist concert in Croatia. Yoko has prepared an excellent double CD with works of Dora Pejaèeviæ, the first internationally known Croatian woman compser. Yoko-san speaks Croatian. Her music program at the concert will include J.S. Bach, Franz Liszt, Kosaku Yamada, Dora Pejaèeviæ and Sergei Rachmaninoff. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11104/1/Nenad-Bach-Dragica-Kragic-and-Sven-Maricic-participating-at-prestigious-MTF-Stockholm-Sep-7-9-2018.html The talks stage features an incredible lineup of inspiring people from around the world in conversation - representing all areas of industry, academia, the arts, sciences and public life. Rather than a series of keynotes, speeches, panel sessions or powerpoint presentations, the magazine-style interviews and intimate performances at MTF Stockholm provide a personal insight into the world and the stories of each of these amazing individuals. Three Croatian representatives are invited: Nenad Bach (with his project World Peace In One Hour), Danica Kragiæ (a leading expert in robotics) and Sven Marièiæ (expert in 3D printing). darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11099/1/Oliver-Dragojevic-1947-2018-distinguished-Croatian-pop-musician-and-composer.html Except in Croatia, he had concerts at Olympia in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York, Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas, Royal Albert Hall in London, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Opera House in Sydney. Umra je Oliver. Zamuèa je ra¹pavi glas koji smo svi volili. Michael Bolton iz Vela Luke. Zamuèala je Dalmacija, zamuèali smo smi mi koji smo uz njegove pisme ¾ivili. Resli, jubili, pivali, gu¹tali, sièali se, sanjali. ... Ne znan kako vaman, ali meni je ona najtipiènija slika Dalmacije zalaz sunca iza otoka, bonaca, i zvuk èetverotaktnog motora na trabukulu negdi u kanalu. A najtipièniji glas Dalmacije voljene je Oliver. Bog ga blagoslovija! Maja. Written by Maja Cioni (b. Buliæ), Paris. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 29 Jul 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11097/1/Renata-Novoselec-author-of-a-new-violin-methodology-for-teaching-deaf.html Renata Novoselec, Zagreb, Croatia, is an author of a new methodology of learning how to play the violin. In addition to the developmental component, the project has therapeutic goals. It is focused on deaf people, and also on those with physical and mental disabilities. It is available for anyone who wants to learn how to play the violin, but hasn't had any formal musical education yet. According to Thomas Sanderling, world's famous German conductor, 'It is revolution in world of music and in world of deaf people.' darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 25 Jul 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11093/1/Croatia-and-France-in-the-final-of-the-FIFA-World-Cup-2018-in-Moscow.html This is the greatest succes of Croatian football in history, surpassing the third place of Croatian soccer team in 1998 during the FIFA World Cup in France. We recall the names of Davor ©uker, Zvonimir Boban and Slaven Biliæ from 1998, and the names of Luka Modriæ, Ivan Rakitiæ and Dejan Lovren in 2018. Before arriving to the final match, Croatian won in matches with very strong teams: England, Russian Federation, Denmark, Argentina and Nigeria. Furthermore, we indicate in this article some very interesting historical and cultural contacts between Croatia and France. On the photo Domagoj Vida immediately after the match with England, with his kids and the kids of Ivan Peri¹iæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 14 Jul 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11096/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-performed-in-Amsterdam-in-June-2018.html In June 2018, the Dubrovnik pianist Ivana Marija Vidoviæ performed again in Amsterdam as part of the concert season of the Pianola Museum in the heart of a fairy-tale city with 1500 bridges! The successful concert celebrated the great French composer Claude Debussy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of the composer, while the young Polish violinist Karina Sosnowska also performed with Vidovic, while the poetry by Ivana Marija Vidoviæ translated into English were beautifully read by Marijke Brekelmans. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 30 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11081/1/Croatia-3---0-Argentina-at-the-FIFA-World-Cup-held-in-the-Russian-Federation-2018.html After defeating Nigeria 2 - 0, Croatia achieved sensational 3 - 0 result against a very strong Argentinean team, led by Messi, the best contemporary soccer player. Some of the Croatian players are of world-wide fame, like Luka Modriæ (captain), Ivan Rakitiæ (on the photo), Mario Mand¾ukiæ, Ivan Peri¹iæ, Dejan Lovren, Mateo Kovaèiæ etc., directed by Zlatko Daliæ as a coach. The match took place in Ni¾ni Novgorod in the Russian Federation. The greatest Croatian success at previous FIFA World Cup championships was achieved in 1998, when our national team won the third place, with players such as Davor ©uker, Zvonimir Boban, Slaven Biliæ etc., under the baton of Æiro Bla¾eviæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11076/1/Alojzije-Prosoli-organizing-16th-Dvigrad-Festival-of-Early-Music-in-June-and-July-2018.html Participating the 16th International Dvigrad Festival of Early Music are Ensemble Dialogos with Katarina Livljaniæ (Fr), Ensemble Antonima Frottolisti (It), Ensemble Lucidarium (It), Centotrecento Ensemble (It), Elena Roce, soprano, and Ema Stein, Renaissance lute, Ensemble Responsorium (Hr), Capella Sanctae Sophiae (Hr). The Festival is organized under the auspices of Kolinda Grabar Kitaroviæ, president of the Republic of Croatia. Alojzije Prosoli is the founder and director of the International Dvigrad Festival of Early Music, as well as of the Musica Sacra (Sveta glazba) association in Zagreb. The town of Dvigrad is placed in Istrian peninsula on the SW of Croatia, not far from the city of Pula. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 03 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11075/1/Nenad-Bach-Life-is-busy-and-exciting-only-the-time-is-missing-yet-Time-is-all-we-have.html The website for World Peace in 1 Hour has officially launched. You can visit it at wp1h.org and learn how you can help in our goal of achieing world peace in one hour. On 4th May, 2018, Nenad visited the International Table Tennis Federation in Sweden and presented the Ping Pong Parkinson project, an initiative of which he is the founder having recently organized a tournament at the Westchester Club in New York for those who suffer from the illness. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 02 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11074/1/Nenad-Bach-interview---Glazba-je-jezik-duse.html Od svih hrvatskih umjetnika èija su imena postala poznata jo¹ poèetkom Domovinskog rata svakako je najpoznatije ime Nenada Bacha, roðena Zagrepèanina, odrasla i ¹kolovana u Rijeci. Bach je nadaleko poznat je po svojoj pjesmi Can We Go Higher?, koja se izvodila ¹irom svijeta i upoznala tada taj svijet s ratom u Hrvatskoj i Bosni i Hercegovini. Nenad Bach suraðivao je s brojnim umjetnicima kao ¹to su Luciano Pavarotti, Bono iz U2, Brian Eno, Garth Hudson & Rick Danko (The Band), Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead), John Malkovich, Ellen Burstyn, Martin Sheen, Michael York, i brojni drugi. Prenosimo intervju koji je s njima za Vijenac obavila Gloria Fabijaniæ Jeloviæ. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 01 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11068/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-translated-into-Croatian-the-verses-written-in-1876-in-honor-of-Franjo-Krezma-in-Verona.html In 1876, young Croatian violinist Franjo Kre¾ma (on the photo), then at the age of 14, had a series of three consecutive concerts at the Ristori Theatre in Verona, on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th December. The concerts have been announced by beautiful verses written by anonymous Italian author G.D. The verses have been translated into Croatian in 2018 by Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, distinguished Croatian pianist, poetesse and writer. Franjo Kre¾ma was a violin prodigy: he earned his diploma at the Conservatory of Vienna at the age of 13! He died very young, at the age of 19. ivanamarija.vidovic@gmail.com (Ivana Marija Vidovi�) Wed, 16 May 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11064/1/When-you-want-to-lift-your-spirits-sky-high-come-to-Croatia.html Visit the city where Marin Èiliæ found his love! Visit and discover Mario Mand¾ukiæ's Slavonia and its tremendous food and wine. Visit the National Parks approved by Ivan Rakitic. See a concert in Pula's Arena -€" approved by the 2CELLOS. Visit the birth town of Luka Modriæ (on the photo). Hit the basket on Dra¾en Petroviæ'€™s court like Dario ©ariæ. See one of the most beautiful Croatian buildings in the birth town of Dario ©ariæ. Visit one of the sunniest coast lines in Euope and find out who is the biggest Croatian musician in Croatia and it's not Maksim Mrvica. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 29 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11066/1/Goran-Koncar-distinguished-Croatian-violinist.html Goran Konèar started his international soloist career in 1982, undertaking guest tours in most European countries, the USA, Japan and Israel. In the period from 1984 to 1994 he was concert master of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, the Croatian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra and the Zagreb Philharmonic. He also performed in many concerts with eminent orchestras and conductors throughout the world. He is the recipient of the Music Life award in Moscow (1980) for the performance of the Concerto for the Violin and Orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, the first prize at the International Competition in Bratislava (1984) and other top acknowledgments. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 28 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11063/1/Ana-Vidovic-playing-extremely-demanding-Grande-Ouverture-Op-61-by-Mauro-Giuliani-.html Ana Vidoviæ, distinguished Croatian guitarist, continues to surprise us with a variety and quality of her classical guitar interpretations of famous composers. We provide a small collection of videos describing her unprecedented success throughtout the world, ranking her among the best contemporary classical guitar musicians. She was born in the city of Karlovac in Croatia, and completed the study of classical guitar at the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb, which she inscribed at the age of 13! We also provide an interesting interview with Ana conducted by Benjamin Verdery. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 28 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11060/1/Nenad-Bach-Newsletter-World-Peace-in-One-Hour.html I'm excited to announce that the crowdfunding campaign launched on Indiegogo for my "World Peace in One Hour Album". There are 2 ways that you can help...either by contributing even a small amount to raise our popularity and give us more visibility on the site or by posting to your Facebook page or other social media account. In the end, the more people hear about us, the more likely we will reach our goal. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11062/1/Ida-Gamulin-distinguished-Croatian-pianist.html Known for her personality and profound musicianship, Ida Gamulin has established herself among the leading Croatian pianists. Her extensive repertoire ranged from baroque to contemporary, and she is acclaimed for her appearances with major symphony orchestras, as recitalist, chamber musician and recording artist. Her concert tours have taken her to almost all European countries, in the USA, Asia and South Africa. Apart from her solo career, Ida Gamulin has been full-professor at the Zagreb Music Academy and president of EPTA Croatia since 2004. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11067/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-Vesna-Miletic-and-Marko-Mandir-have-concerts-in-Kostrena-and-Maribor-on-17--21-May.html Pijanistice Ivana Marija Vidoviæ i Vesna Miletiæ odr¾at æe dva koncerta, u èetvrtak 17. svibnja u foyeru Narodne èitaonice u Kostreni sv.Luciji s poèetkom u 20 sati te u Kazinskoj dvorani Slovenskog Narodnog gledali¹èa u Mariboru u ponedjeljak 21.svibnja, 2018. s poèetkom u 19.30. Na koncertu u Kostreni izvodit æe djela F.Schuberta, F.Liszta, E.Satieja, ali poglavito djela C. Debussyija gdje æe uz dvo i èetveroruèni nastup na klaviru pjesnikinje Vesna Miculiniæ Pre¹njak i Ivana Marija Vidoviæ èitati i odabrane stihove koji su nadahnuli Debussyija u njegovu stvaranju. U Mariboru æe Vidoviæ i Miletiæ nastupiti s hrvatskim opernim pjevaèem Markom Mandirom. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 17 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11057/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-in-Cajizo-i-Malaga-in-Spain-on-March-19th-and-20th-2018.html An evening of French Romantic music for voice (Simona Mango - mezzo-soprano), flute (Giuseppe Nova) and piano (Ivana Marija Vidovic). Songs by Ravel, Caplet, Delibes, Massenet, Debussy; arias and instrumental pieces from the opera Carmen by Bizet and the famous Carmen Fantasy by Borne. A high level international trio, a wonderful selection of musical jewels, an absolutely stunning concert hall... darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 15 Apr 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11056/1/Nenad-Bachs-interviews-to-Croatian-TV-in-2017-and-2018-dealing-with-World-Peace-in-One-Hour.html Nenad Bach is not only a distinguished Croatian musician, but also indifaguable proponent of world peace. He recently published an introductory article for the prestigious sicnetific journal called Journal of Global Health, published by the Univeristy of Edinbourgh in Scotland. The article deals with his goal of achieveing World Peace in One Hour. Here we present some of his appearances at the Croatian TV, dealing with questions of global peace. The interviews are in Croatian. We also announce the concert in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, King Street Big Band - "World Peace in One Hour", April 14th, 2018, 7:30 PM. With this article, we wish all the readers and their families a happy and blessed Easter. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 31 Mar 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11054/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidoviae-gostuje-na-Siciliji-u-projektu-8222La-canzone-232-poesia8220.html Meðunarodno priznata pijanistica i pjesnikinja, Dubrovkinja Ivana Marija Vidoviæ gostovat æe u sklopu 40. koncertne sezone - Amici della Musica u Teatru Garibaldi u Mazari del Vallo na Siciliji.Dva koncerta u nizu nazvana "La canzone e poesia" oba iste veèeri i to u subotu 24. o¾ujka s poèetkom u 18:15 a potom u 20:45. Vidoviæ je pozvana kao posebna go¹æa ovog projekta. Nastupit æe uz Giovannija Mattaliana, eklektièkog talijanskog klarinetistu, saksofonistu, skladatelja i profesora na Konzervatoriju u Palermu. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 23 Mar 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11051/1/Max-Emanuel-Cencic-distinguished-countertenor-recipent-of-the-Diapason-dOr-prize-in-France-2018.html The French opera magazine Diapason has awarded the newly released CD Germanico in Germania (opera by Nicola Porpora) with their prestigious Diapason d'or in their March issue. The CD honored in this way has been performed by Max Emanuel Cencic (Germanico), Julia Lezhneva (Ersinda), Dilyara Idrisova (Rosmonda), Mary-Ellen Nesi (Arminio), Juan Sancho (Segeste), Hasnaa Bennani (Cecina), with Capella Cracoviensis (orchestra), Jan Tomasz Adamus (conductor). This prestigious award will be resumed in December 2018. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11045/1/Franjo-Krezma-19th-ct-Croatian-violinist-interpreted-by-Yoko-Nishii-and-Kresimir-Marmilic-in-March-2018.html Franjo Kre¾ma entered the Vienna Conservatory as nine-years-old boy, and was the youngest student of this Conservatory ever! He ended his student days at the age of 13. He began the spectacular concert career all over Europe. When he was sixteen, a concert audience in Rome, Prague, Venice, Geneva and Paris already adored him. The critics pointed to the beauty of his sound and a phenomenal interpretation, and one wrote: "Anatomy of the genius is futile work!" In Italy, he was honored to play on Paganini's violin, and at age 17, he became a concertmaster at the Berlin Royal Orchestra (today's Berlin Philharmonic). His compositions are performed by Kre¹imir Marmiliæ and Yoko Nishii, who issued a CD. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11047/1/Stjepan-Hauser--Petrit-Ceku-with-the-Zagreb-Philharmonic-Orchestra-playing-Tango-en-Skai.html Stjepan Hauser of the 2Cellos and Petrit C‡eku performing Tango en Skai by Roland Dyens with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Croatia, in October 2017. Elisabeth Fuchs, conductor, arrangement by Hauser and Filip Sljivac, filmed and edited by MedVid production. Ronald Dyens (1955-2016), distinguished French classical guitarist, died prematurely in 2016. Cello and guitar are a superb combination for this beautiful tango composition. Petrit Ceku, young and brilliant guitarist on the photo, educated at the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb, is of Albanian origin from Kosovo. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 17 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11046/1/Jelko-Yuresha-Croatian-ballet-prodigy-at-the-Royal-Ballet-in-London-since-1962.html Jelko Yuresha was born in 1937 as ®eljko Jure¹a in Croatia's capital Zagreb. In 1958, Jelko Yuresha emigrated to England, later gaining United Kingdom citizenship. Yuresha made his professional debut as a first guest artist with the newly formed Irish Theatre Ballet in Dublin. He joined London Festival Ballet (today English National Ballet) in 1959. In 1959, Yuresha partnered with Belinda Wright at a Royal Command Performance before Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in Manchester. Jelko Yuresha and Belinda Wright married in 1961. In 2017, Mr. Jelko Yuresha has donated his valuable ballet collection to his native City of Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 16 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11044/1/London-piano-recital-by-Stefan-Warzycki-in-aid-of-the-International-Trust-for-Croatian-Monuments-28-Feb-2018.html The recital of distinguished pianist Stefan Warzycki is being given in aid of the International Trust for Croatian Monuments, which was founded in 1991 under the auspices of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (UK) in response to damage and destruction of monuments of culture in Croatia caused by war. It has supported the restoration of churches, cathedrals, museums, libraries and works of art. All of the music in this recital is for the left hand alone, composed by J.S. Bach (Brahms's superb arrangement), F. Bridge, D. Lipatti, M. Moszkowski, L. Godowski, P.Z. Novak). The concert will be held at Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, London, W14 8LZ, on Wed 28 Feb 2018 at 7:30 p.m. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 10 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11043/1/Marijan-Duzel-distinguished-Croatian-pianist-of-younger-generation.html Marijan Ðuzel (1990), extraordinarily talented young Croatian pianist, studied with Djordje Stanetti and Dubravka Tom¹iæ, and currently studies at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel with Aleksandar Mad¾ar. He gave recitals at many festivals such as Music at Eelswamp (Thailand), International Keyboard Institute & Festival (New York), Nei Suoni dei Luoghi (Italy), as well as Hvar Summer Festival, Zadar Concert Season, Rab Musical Evenings, Concerts in Euphrasian Basilica, Youth at Lisinski (Croatia) and others. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11065/1/2CELLOS-in-the-Philippines.html 2CELLOS have been exceptionally warmly received in the Philippines, where they performed some of their greatest hits from classical and rock music. They also took part in promoting the Philippine quisine and tourism. 2CELLOS are classically trained Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, who have garnered millions of views on YouTube for their sensational renditions of some of the music world's greatest and most well-known pop and rock hits. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 23 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11039/1/Mihael-Feric-founded-Tambura-Museum-in-Brod-na-Savi-Croatia-unique-in-the-world.html Mihael Feriæ, distinguished Croatian expert for tamburitza music, founded the Tambura Museum in the town of Brod na Savi in 2012, which is unique in the world. It contains a fascinating collection of tamburitza instruments of amazing versatility, since the mid 19th century until today, as well as a rich collection of various manuals and books. The most valuable book has been written by Mr. Feriæ himself, entitled "Croatian Tambura Breviary", written in Croatian. In this article we provide a some of the most interesting photos from the Tambura Museum, inviting You to visit Croatia in order to see this unique exhibition. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11035/1/Croatian-tamburitza-orchestral-play-widespread-throughout-the-world.html Croatian tamburitza tradition goes back to the mid 19th century, when orchestral tamburiza play has been introduced in the city of Osijek on the NW of Croatia. It soon became quite widespread, not only in Croatia, but in many other countries throughout the world. Tamburitza play is an essential part of Croatian music culture, recognizable throughout the globe, especially in the USA, Argentina, Chile and Australia. In Croatia, there even used to be tamburitza orchestras for blind children. Orchestras for girls and women bear witness of an early emancipation of Croatian women already in the early 1900s. On the photo see Ann Elias from the Croatian Tamburitza Orchestra in the USA between the two World wars. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 17 Dec 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11034/1/Ivica-Percls-song-Stari-Pjer---Old-Pierre---interpreted-by-Greek-singer-Nana-Mouskouri-in-German-and-French.html Ivica Percl (1945-2007) was Croatian singer, composer and painter, who accompanied his singing with his guitar and harp. His best known song is Stari Pjer, composed by Ðorðe Novkoviæ. It is very little known that this song was beautifully interpreted by a famous Greek singer Nana Mouskouri, in French and in German. In this article we collect some of their interpretations of the song, as well as by a few other singers. As a musician, he took part in defense of Croatia with his guitar on warious Croatian battlefields, since 1991. He was a very modest and unassuming person. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11025/1/Maksim-Mrvica-in-New-York-City-November-27-2017.html For almost two decades, Croatian born pianist Maksim Mrvica (left), is the biggest selling crossover pianist in the world. His albums are sold in 57 countries, reaching gold and platinum sales! Join us for a VIP "Meet & Greet" with Maksim Mrvica on November 27 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. You will have an exclusive privilege to listen to the new tunes from Maksim's upcoming album, which is scheduled to be released by the end of the year. Event space is limited so, and all tickets will be sent based on "first come, first served" policy. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11024/1/Thana-Alexa-to-perform-at-concert-honoring-Ella-Fitzgeralds-Centennial-on-November-12-2017.html Croatian-American, Thana Alexa (left) will be performing a special concert celebrating Ella Fitzgerald'€™s centennial at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York City on November 12, 2017. The program features milestone standards that inspired the legendary Ella Fitzgerald and highlight her journey from debut performance at the Apollo Theater'€™s Amateur Night to her groundbreaking career as one of the most celebrated jazz artists of the 20th Century. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Sun, 05 Nov 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11030/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-i-Vesna-Miletic-s-koncertom-na-Rijeci-27-i-30-studenog-2017.html U ponedjeljak 27. studenog 2017. u Narodnoj knji¾nici u Kostreni sv. Luciji te u èetvrtak 30. studenog u dvorani Hrvatske èitaonice Trsat odr¾at æe koncert Klavirski duo Fantazija kojeg èine dubrovaèka pijanistica i pjesnikinja Ivana Marija Vidoviæ te pijanistica Vesna Miletiæ. U Kostreni æe im se pridru¾it i pjesnikinja Vesna Miculiniæ Pre¹njak s Rijeke, a za izbor i recitaciju stihova odgovorne su pjesnikinje Vidoviæ i Miculiniæ Pre¹njak. Na Trsatu æe kao gost koncerta klavirskog dua nastupit i zbor Hrvatske èitaonice Trsat pod ravnjanjem maestra Vinka Badjuka. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 10 Oct 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11020/1/Astrid-Kuljanic--Carnegie-Hall-October-24th-2017-at-8-PM-.html Astrid will be making her debut at this esteemed concert venue with a performance of "Astrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company: Riva". Astrid: I am beyond excited that I can invite you to the album release concert at Carnegie Hall on October 24th! The whole band will be there: Ben Rosenblum on accordion, Mat Muntz on bass and Rogerio Boccato on percussion, including special guests: Hrvatska Ruza folklor, Rosa, Asaran Earth Trio, Elijah Shiffer À" saxophone, Ben Sutin À" violin. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 03 Oct 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11018/1/LADO-National-Folk-Dance-Ensemble-of-Croatia-at-The-Peforming-Arts-Center-NY-Oct-3-8pm.html LADO National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia founded in 1949 in Zagreb as a professional national ensemble, with the aim of researching, artistically interpreting and presenting on stage the most beautiful examples of the rich cultural traditions of Croatia. The ensemble's 39 brilliant dancers, who are also excellent singers, can easily transform this folk dance ensemble into an impressive folk choir, while its 14 superb musicians play some fifty different traditional and classical instruments. LADO National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia at The Peforming Arts Center Tuesday, October 3, 8pm. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 26 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11017/1/Yoko-Nishii-pianist-concert-at-the-Mimara-Palace-in-Zagreb-in-Sep-2017.html Yoko Nishii had an excellent pianist concert at the Mimara Palace in Zagreb, which has started with Japanese and Croatian composers. She is known as a proponent of Croatian music heritage, especially the music works of Dora Pejaèeviæ (1885 - 1923), the first significant Croatian woman composer. The concert has been organized by the Embassy of Japan in the city of Zagreb. Till now, Yoko Nishii had 46 soloist concerts in as many as 24 Croatian cities and towns. She speaks Croatian, and in 2015 she published the double CD in Tokyo containing pianist works of Dora Pejaèeviæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11010/1/Yoko-Nishii-has-a-pianist-concert-tour-in-Croatia-Sep-2017-Zagreb-Dubrovnik-Split-Vinkovci-Sisak.html Yoko Nishii is indefatiguable proponent of fine music, including Japanese and Croatian. Her concert tour in September 2017 includes Japanese authors Kozaburo Hirai and Kosaku Yamada, as well as Croatian authors Bo¾idar Kunc (brother of a distinguished Croatian opera singer Zinka Kunc) and Dora Pejaèeviæ (the first internationally known Croatian woman-composer). As we can see, music does not know the borders. Yoko Nishii is a lecturer at Aichi University of the Arts in Japan. She speaks Croatian language. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 03 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11009/1/Epidaurus-Festival-living-with-Arts-in-Cavtat-Croatia-3---22-September-2017-directed-by-Ivana-M-Vidovic.html U petak, 08.09. na Ljetnoj pozornici u Cavtatu s poèetkom u 21h nastupit æe duo Buenos Muchachos; argentinski gitarist Pablo Covacevich èiji su korijeni vidno hrvatskog porijekla. Kako Tango ne mo¾e bez bandoneona uz Pabla æe nastupit i vrhunski argentinski harmonika¹ i skladatelj Luis Caruana. Na klarinetu æe se pridru¾iti umjetnik sa Sicilije Giovanni Mattaliano profesor klarineta na Konzervatoriju u Palermu. Utemeljitelj Festivala Epidaurus i umjetnièki direktor je neumorna Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, istaknuta hrvatska pijanistica i pjesnikinja. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 02 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10999/1/2CELLOS-Luka-Sulic-and-Stjepan-Hauser-playing-in-Croatia-and-in-more-than-40-countries-worldwide.html We invite you to enjoy in the music of 2CELLOS, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, playing several well known classical tunes, accompanied with the London Symphony Orchestra. The tunes have been filmed in some celebrated Croatian resorts, like on the Zlatni rat (Golden Cape) on the island of Braè, then in the city of Dubrovnik, as well as on the Plitice Lakes. In the course of 5 years only, 2CELLOS had about one thousand of concerts in more than forty countries worldwide. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10996/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-with-ensmble-Croazzola-Concertante-in-Euphrasius-Basilica-in-Porec-2017.html In July 2017, Croazzola Concertante ensemble had a very successful concert in the Euphrasius Basilica in Porec. The basilica is under protection of UNESCO, and is known for fantastic acoustic. The name of Croazzola is obviously composed of the names of Croatia and Piazolla, a famous Argentinean composer. On the photo is Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, pianist, poet from Dubrovnik and director of Epidaurus Festival, with maestro Kre¹imir Marmiliæ who founded the Croazzola Concertante ensemble in Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10993/1/Dora-Pejacevics-music-played-by-Yoko-Nishii-in-Nasice.html Dora Pejaèeviæ (1885-1923) is the first internationally known Croatian woman composer. Her growing popularity has reached even Japan, where in 2015 Yoko Nishii, a fine pianist, has published a double CD in Tokyo containing Dora's collected pianistic works. Yoko Nishii, on the photo, has visited numerous Croatian towns, including the town of Na¹ice, where she was playing on the paino on which Dora Pejaèeviæ was composing her works. Yoko Nishii speaks Croatian, and she completed a part of her music studies in the town of Lovran in Croatia. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 15 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10975/1/Milka-Trnina-or-Ternina-1863-1941-distinugished-Croatian-opera-singer.html According to Giacomo Puccini, author of the famous opera Tosca, Milka Trnina (or Ternina) was the best "Tosca" that he had opportunity to listen to (on the London premiere in 1900). In 1898, she appeared for the first time in opera in London, performing Isolde in Tristan und Isolde. She would continue to appear at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, until 1906, achieving a total of 98 appearances there in a variety of operas. Did You know that the name of the famous MILKA chocolate, Switzerland, had been given in honour to Milka Trnina, Croatian opera diva? The founder of the company, who was a great admirer of the singer, decided to name the company and his chocolate by the name of MILKA. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 14 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10989/1/Michael-Ippolitos-Songlines-inspired-by-Croatian-KOLO-music.html Currently an Assistant Professor of Composition at Texas State University, Michael Ippolito's music has been praised by the New York Times and performed by orchestras as diverse as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra and the Juilliard Orchestra. His composition This Circle is a short piece based on a Croatian folk song "Ovo kolo."€ A kolo is a broad category of circle dances, which can be sung or played by instruments, and can range from fast and lively to slow and lyrical. "€œOvo kolo"€ is the slow, stately kind. He first heard this song on an old field recording, sung by a group of Croatian women. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 07 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10988/1/4-SEASONS-FOR-3-PIANOS-with-Matej-Mestrovic-Matija-Dedic--Hakan-Ali-Toker.html Navona Records proudly presents 4 SEASONS FOR 3 PIANOS, a whirlwind transcription of Vivaldi's masterful string concertos by Croatian pianist and composer Matej Me¹troviæ (on the photo). Performing with Hakan A. Toker and Matija Dediæ on three pianos (and accordion), Me¹troviæ thoroughly reimagines the four concertos, his work exceeding that of a normal transcription. The collection, in such a radical new form, becomes almost a whole new work. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10987/1/Ruggiero-Boscovich---Rudjer-Boskovic-1711-1787-has-a-memorial-plaque-in-Milano.html In June 2017, on Piazzale Borromeo in the heart of Milan, a commemoration ceremony and performance took place for Ruðer Bo¹koviæ, native of Dubrovnik and the most distinguished scientist in Croatia'€™s history, outside the Church of Santa Maria Podone, where he was buried on 13 February 1787. A memorial constructed of Dubrovnik Mironja stone was unveiled with the support of renowned lawyer, Cristian Pambianchi, an esteemed friend to Dubrovnik, and realized by the Croatia'€™s Consulate General in Milan. On the photo Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, distinguished Croatian pianist, by the memorial plaque dedicated to Ruggiero Boscovich - Ruðer Bo¹koviæ. ivanamarija.vidovic@gmail.com (Ivana Marija Vidovi�) Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10986/1/International-Flute-Summer-Courses-in-Karlovac-Croatia-2-9-July-2017.html Each day is intense and educational (and fun) from morning until night, and filled with flute lectures, workshops, and performances that span classical, contemporary, jazz, latin jazz, and other styles. All student performances and masterclasses will be accompanied by MISAKI BABA, the official CFA piano-accompanist. We will practice, play and perform at the beautiful Zorin Dom city theatre in Karlovac. Also planned are short excursions to beautiful local natural locations, that we will use to socialize, share stories and be inspired. Lecturers: Pierre-Yves Artaud (FR), Philippe Allain-Dupres (FR), Peter-Lukas Graf (CH), Dieter Flury (AT), Michele Gori (IT), Carine Dupres (FR). petarcuricagency@gmail.com (Petar Curic) Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10972/1/Dora-Pejacevic-1885-1923-the-first-internationally-known-Croatian-woman-composer.html Born into an old, noble family, the talented pianist would grow up to become one of the most influential figures in Croatian music. During her short life (she died in childbirth at the age of 38) she composed 57 completed works, including a hefty ouvre for solo piano, sixteen chamber works, and dozens of lieder. But she made her mark with the human voice; Pejaèeviæ is credited with bringing orchestral song to Croatian late-Romantic music. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10967/1/Maksim-Mrvica-and-the-worldwide-echo-of-Croatian-Rhapsody-composed-by-Tonci-Huljic.html Maksim Mrvica is a distinguished Croatian pianist born in the city of ©ibenik on the Adriatic coast. He studied piano at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. One of Maksim's greatest hits is Croatian Rhapsody, composed by Tonèi Huljiæ. It is very popular among numerous musicians throughout the world, especially in Asia, playing not only piano, but some old exotic instruments, for example in China and Indonesia. We also introduce a few of his interesting interviews. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 23 Mar 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10966/1/Ana-Vidovic-in-Zagreb-on-28th-March-2017-in-LA-on-29th-April-and-in-Tokyo-on-14th-June-2017.html Ana Vidovic comes from the small town of Karlovac near Zagreb, Croatia, and started playing guitar at the age of 5, and by 7 had given her first public performance. At the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. Ana's reputation in Europe led to an invitation to study with Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Conservatory where she graduated in 2005. In 2017 she has a series of concerts in Croatia, USA and Japan. In November 2016 she has been interviewed by Lisker Music Foundation, which presented "On a Side Note" - a casual conversation with Ana. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10955/1/1138-years-since-the-international-recognition-of-Croatia-and-25-years-since-its-diplomatic-recognition.html In the 9th century, more specifically, in 879 AD, Croatia obtained its first international recognition when Pope John VIII sent his letters to Croatian prince Branimir (on the photo is a monument from 9th ct bearing his name). Croatia never lost its state continuity, even when it was a part of other empires, kingdoms and states. For example, Croatian Deit is one of the oldest in Europe, and in this sense, Croatia is one of the oldest states in Europe. Its diplomatic recognition was realized in 1992. The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan organized a nice celebration, in which Yoko Nishii participated with her pianist program that included Croatian and Japanese composers. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10950/1/Nenad-Bach-International-Newsletter-No-47-Life-is-Beautiful-Vukovar-microbit--.html We have seen a lot of change since my last newsletter was published. A new year, new challenges, and the passing of dear friends. March 17, I will be performing with Neno Belan and Olja Desic in Osijek to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Poduzetnik magazine. April 22, I will be in Dubuque for a private performance at the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival. On April 28, I will be in Washington, D.C. to give a performance and discuss how to be a catalyst for world peace, for Hrvatska Ura. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Wed, 01 Feb 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10947/1/Trio-LUR-Lucija-Petrac-Ursa-Vukman-and-Rea-Alaburic-from-Zagreb-to-Paris-and-Moscow-in-2016.html   During the Advent 2016 Trio LUR, consisting of young Croatian classical musicians Lucija Petraè (flute), Ursa Vukman (organist) and Rea Alaburiæ (soprano), performed in two churches in Paris - famous church of Saint Madeleine (La place de la Madeleine) and Chapelle des Franciscains (7 Rue Marie Rose) on 16th and 17th of December 2016. Their concerts have been organized by AMCA-Paris society of former students and friends of the University of Zagreb, living in Paris. In March 2016, they also perfomed in the Catholic Cathedral in Moscow. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 22 Jan 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10937/1/Merry-Christmas-and-a-Happy-New-Year-2017-messages-from-the-village-of-Samarica.html Samarica is a lonely village near the mount of Moslavaèka gora East of the city of Zagreb. We present its traditional Christmas carols and customs. We also enclose a Christmas message written by rev. Nikola Radiæ from the largest Croatian island of Krk, as well as two very nice Catholic calendars (the general one and the one representing the island of Krk) created by him in 2016. Rev. Radiæ is at the age of 80 and he is one day older than Pope Francis. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 22 Dec 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10929/1/Miran-Vaupotic-Croatian-conductor-winner-of-the-2016-quotHaydn-Awardquot-in-Yerevan-in-Armenia.html In 2016 Miran Vaupotiæ won First Prize and special "Haydn Award" at the 12th International Aram Khachaturian Conducting Competition in Yerevan, Armenia. He conducted many symphony orchestras and ensembles including London Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Belarusian National Philharmonic, Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Argentina, Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 04 Dec 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10925/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-had-exciting-pianist-concert-tour-in-China-in-October-2016.html Very successful and interesting pianist tour of Ivana Marija Vidoviæ (on the photo, right, with Carrie Ren) throughout China, during several weeks, jointly with Albanian clarinetist Fatos Qerimaj (Duo cLAVinet), included the following cities: Beijing, Baoding, Liuzhou, Nanning, Fuzhou, Wuxi. This tour was her first encounter with ancient and friendly civilisation, which has left her in the state of total euphoria. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 21 Nov 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10924/1/Zagreb-AdvEnt-Days-among-the-most-interesting-in-Europe.html The Zagreb Advent Days are among the most beautiful events of this kind in Europe, accompanied with a peaceful mood, specific music, domastic food, and unusual sceneries in richly decorated Croatia's capital. In the recent years, Zagreb was voted the best Christmas place in Europe. On the photo the advent wreath created by members of the OZANA Association for persons in need. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 19 Nov 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10923/1/Vukovar-1991---2016-and-music-inspired-by-the-destiny-of-the-Baroque-city-on-Danube-river.html Twenty five years have passed since the 1991 Vukovar tragedy. We provide several music expressions inspired by the events which marked Croatian contemporary history, as well as that of contemporary Europe. Among others, we provide music by Nenad Bach, Tomislav Ivèiæ (on the photo), Veritas aeterna, Dalmatino, Klapa Adriaticum, Buco, Miroslav ©tivèiæ and others. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 19 Nov 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10917/1/Astrid-Kuljanic-participating-A-Concert-Benefiting-the-Syrian-American-Medical-Society-in-NY-Nov-29th-2016.html Featured performance, of which Astrid Kuljaniæ will be a part of: "He Will Be Our Brother," A Concert Benefiting the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Tuesday, November 29th, 2016, Saint Peter’s Church at 619 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Special performances by renowned New York City musicians, including Edmar Castañeda, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Kevin Hays, Gregoire Maret, John Ellis, Matt Clohesy, Magos Herrera, Vitor Gonçalves, Rogerio Boccato and Asaran Earth Trio. The admission is free and open to public. Hope you can join us in helping this extremely important fundraiser! darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 02 Nov 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10914/1/Hrvojka-Mihanovic-Salopek-presenting-Croatian-Mariological-Heritage-of-the-Sisak-Bishopric.html Veneration of Mary, Mother of Mercy, in the city of Sisak near Croatia's capital Zagreb is the ninth film in the series Digital Recording of the Croatian Mariological Heritage, under the auspices of the Committee for Education, Science and Culture of the Croatian Parliament and the Council for Culture of the Croatian Conference of Bishops. The project leader, scenarist and director is Hrvojka Mihanoviæ-Salopek, Ph.D, who deserves our deep gratitude for her excellent work, as well as the producers, Alojzije Prosoli and Kre¹imir Renzo Prosoli. On the photo two angels from the Sisak bishopric. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 26 Oct 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10912/1/Vinkovci-Automns---Vinkovacke-jeseni-2016-Croatian-folklore-manifestation-presented-by-Yoko-Nishii.html Vinkovaèke jeseni (Vinkovci Automns) is a Croatian folklore manifestation organized each year in the city of Vinkovci since 1966. The impetus to prepare this presentation of Vinkovaèke jeseni came from Yoko Nishii, Japanese pianist. She is a well known guest in Vinkovci, where she already had several concerts organized by Matrix Croatica, promoting, among others, Dora Pejaèeviæ, the first internationally known Croatian woman composer. In September 2016 she had a concert just during the Vinkovaèke jeseni manifestation, and offered us her beautiful photos, a selection of which we are happy and proud to present for the readers of the CROWN. yoko51415@yahoo.co.jp (Yoko Nishii) Sat, 22 Oct 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10911/1/Goran-Filipec-of-Croatia-awarded-by-the-prestigious-Grand-Prix-du-disque-F-Liszt-in-Budapest-in-2016.html The Ferenc Liszt Society from Budapest announced the results of the 39th International Grand Prix du Disque, awarded to the world best recordings of the music of Liszt. Goran Filipec is this year’s recipient of this prestigious award with his album Paganini Studies, published by Naxos. The Liszt Society inscribed his name in the illustrious line of past winners, such as Vladimir Horowitz, Claudio Arrau, Zoltan Kocsis or Alfred Brendel with the mention that "Liszt himself would have greatly appreciated his performance". The ceremony award took place on October 20th 2016 in the former Academy Liszt in Budapest, during which Goran played the Reminiscences of Norma. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 21 Oct 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10907/1/Robert-Schenk-founder-and-director-of-the-Accord-Case-company-in-the-city-of-Pula-in-Croatia.html     darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 05 Oct 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10900/1/Katja-Markotic-Croatian-mezzo-soprano-interpreting-chants-by-Mexican-composer-Manuel-M-Ponce.html Katja Markotiæ is distinguished Croatian mezzo-soprano singer and since 1996 the artistic director of the Rovinj Summer Festival in her native city of Rovinj. Except in Croatia, she is a frequent guest on concert podiums in Austria, Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom and Mexico. She has achieved remarkable success during the evening recitals at the International Festival "Cervantino" in Mexico, with a final performance at the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City), in 1991 and in 2002. She lives and works as a freelance artist in Croatia's capital Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 16 Sep 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10898/1/Amira-Medunjanin-Tour-October-November-2016.html In recent years, singer Amira Medunjanin (left), an outstanding successor of the Bosnian traditional music Sevdah, has become one of the most important voices of the Central Europe. ​Her dignified voice is as smooth as silk yet at the same time as solid as rock, and is able to interpret the strength of fearless emotions. In the form of a trio, Amira Medunjanin will be accompanied by: Ante Gelo (guitar) and Zvonimir Sestak (Upright bass). She will be touring North America for the first time from October 28 to November 20th. Read on to see the complete list of cities and dates. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Wed, 14 Sep 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10895/1/Goran-Filipec-young-and-charismatic-Croatian-pianist-of-pronounced-virtuosity.html As laureate of several international piano competitions such as Concorso Franz Liszt – Premio Mario Zanfi, Concurso de Parnassos and José Iturbi International Music Competition, Goran performed in Europe, United States, South America and Japan. His Carnegie Hall debut took place in 2006, followed by performances in venues such as Mariinsky Theatre, Auditorium di Milano, Minato Mirai Hall or Philharmonie de Paris, among others. Musician of fiery energy and well defined artistic personality, he reveals a particular leaning towards classical and romantic repertoire and music of pronounced virtuosity. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 11 Sep 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10894/1/Yoko-Nishii-Japanese-pianist-has-six-concerts-in-Croatia-in-Sep-2016.html In September 2016 Yoko Nishii, Japanese pianist and proponent of the music of Dora Pejaèeviæ (the first Croatian women composer), arrives to Croatia again with a series of six concerts (Rovinj, Sisak, Vinkovci, Cavtat, Ludbreg, Zapre¹iæ), as well as in Kotor and Budapest. On the photo Yoko Nishii with Vjeko Martinko, her host in Villa Astra in the town of Lovran in which she graduated piano studies in 2000. Yoko is fluent in Croatian language. In the Spring of 2015, Yoko Nishii issued an important double CD in Tokyo, containig complete pianistic works of Dora Pejaèeviæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10892/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-celebrates-10-fruitful-years-of-existence-in-2016---congratulations.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, distinugished Croatian pianist and poet from Dubrovnik, is the founder of artistic director of the Epidaurus Festival in the town of Cavtat near Dubrovnik. The Epidaurus Festival celebrates 10th anniversary in 2016. It has hosted numerous musicians and artists from Croatia and abroad. In the name of the readers of the CROWN, we express our deep gratitude to Ivana for her perserverence and hard work, and for having established numerous very interesting and fruitful music contacts between Croatia and other countries.  darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 05 Sep 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10878/1/Natasha-and-Volodimir-Balyk-distinguished-Russian-Ukrainian-music-duo-living-in-Croatia.html Nata¹a and Volodimir Balyk, better known as Duo Balyk, is a music family of Russian and Ukrainian provenance, both of them excellent musicians playing domra, a sort of mandolin, and bajan, a sort of button accordion, respectively. They live in Croatia since the 1990s, in the town of Lovran, and are performing throughout Croatia, as well as all over Europe. Their repertoire is enormous, ranging from classical pieces to traditional, folk and jazz music. Both educated at the Moscow Conservatory, they are lecturing in Croatia at the Music School of Mate Ronjgov in the town of Krk, as well as in the town of Rab, in respective departments for guitar & mandolin (Nata¹a), and Accordion (Volodimir). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 06 Aug 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10877/1/Yoko-Nishii-Japanese-pianist-has-a-series-of-concerts-throughout-Croatia-in-Sep-2016.html Yoko Nishii is known as a leading promoter of the music of Dora Pejaèeviæ, after having published the complete pianist works of the first Croatian woman composer in Tokyo in the Spring of 2016. Yoko-san is preparing her new concert tour in Croatia for September 2016, starting in the town of Rovinj on the Sep 8th. Having studied piano in Japan, Yoko-san continued her specialisation in Croatian town of Lovran. She is fluent in Croatian language, and in the past years visited as a pianist numerous Croatian towns. This time, by the courtesy of Mr. Vjeko Martinko, she will also be hosted among others by Hotel Villa Astra in Lovran, where she will meet her numerous friends. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 05 Aug 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10875/1/Nenad-Bachs-exciting-summer-2016-in-Croatia-and-in-the-USA.html Nenad Bach, a world renowned musician and composer, has collaborated with a number of famous musicians, did what he promised to the city ©ibenik, founded in 1066 AD - a unique ambient sound greeting for King Kre¹imir's city on its 950th birthday. At 9:50 every day, Bach and his students had a promenade through the streets of ©ibenik, drumming and chanting 900, 900, 900 - 50. Also, Nenad has been interviewed this summer for the TV show from Nashville, Waking Up in America, hosted by Tatiana Tajèi Cameron, distinguished Croatian spiritual singer. nenadbach@gmail.com (Nenad Bach E-Team) Mon, 01 Aug 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10873/1/Steve-Gadd-to-Headline-the-10th-Croatia-Drum-Camp-in-Groznjan-August-1-10-2016.html Steve Gadd, Clapton’s favorite drummer with whom he recorded eleven albums – along with seven with Chick Corea, seven with Paul Simon, eight with George Benson, eight with Al Di Meola, four with Al Jarreau, two with Paul McCartney as well as one with James Brown, Patti Austin, B.B. King and Charles Mingus – was announced as Headliner at this year’s 10th Annual Croatia Drum Camp in Groznjan, (left), often labeled a ‘Leading Drum & Percussion Summer Camp in Europe.This ten-day-event, dedicated to the Art of drumming and promoting drummers as musical artists, includes a series of drum-clinics, seminars, masterclasses, concerts and VIP appearances from music industry executives. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 26 Jul 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10862/1/Nenad-Bach-successfully-finished-his-workshop-at-the-56th-International-Childrens-Festival-in-Sibenik.html Nenad Bach, proslavljeni hrvatski pjevaè, skladatelj i izvoðaè koji je tijekom svoje uspje¹ne meðunarodne umjetnièke karijere suraðivao s Lucianom Pavarottijem, Bonom Voxom iz grupe U2, Brianom Enom, Richiem Havensom, Garthom Hudsonom i Rickom Dankom iz slavne grupe "The Bend" koja je bila prateæi band Boba Dylama, Vinceom Welnickom iz legendarnog banda "Grateful Dead", glumcima Martinom Sheenom, Michaelom Yorkom, Johnom Malkovichem i mnogim drugima, sudionik festivala "Woodstock 94" i autor kompilacijskih albuma Brucea Springsteena, Leonarda Cohena i Allena Ginsberga, u crkvi sv. Duha u ©ibeniku otpjevao je, prateæi se na drevnim orguljama iz 1640. godine, svoju pjesmu "I Will Follow You". darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 03 Jul 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10861/1/PagArtFestival-founded-on-Croatian-island-of-Pag-by-Lovro-Pogorelic-dedicated-to-classical-music.html PagArtFestival was founded in 1999 and it has already become a tradition to have it opened by Lovro Pogoreliæ's recital. Lovro Pogoreliæ, Croatian pianist, traces his origin to Pag, and the Festival originated out of his wish to help and dignify life of the town of Pag by meaningful companionship of quality through various projects. The town of Pag is a small renaissance town made of stone, a zoning unicum well known not only by the famous lace and cheese, but also by the tradition of cultural events. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 02 Jul 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10858/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-Croatian-pianist-presenting-Luka-Sorkocevic-and-Dora-Pejacevic-in--Amsterdam.html In June 2016, Ivana Marija Vidoviæ from the city of Dubrovnik had a very succesful pianist concert in the Pianola Museum in Amsterdam. Her program included music pieces by Brahms, Liszt, Elgar and Ramov¹, as well as Croatian Renaissance composer Luka Sorkoèeviæ and the first internationally established Croatian woman composer Dora Pejaèeviæ. Ivana is also a fine poet, and she had the honor to recite her own verses translated into English. After she played Dora's pieces dedicated to the Life of Flowers, Mrs. Marijke Brekelmans, curator of the Pianola Museum, enthusiastically recited Ivana's verses. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 30 Jun 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10856/1/Srdjan-Bulat-to-perform-in-Yerevan-Armenia-July-2016.html The young guitarist from the city of Split and graduate from the Royal Academy in London, Srdjan Bulat, will hold a cycle of chamber recitals in the capital city of Armenia, Yerevan. As part of the Hassfest guitar festival July 4-9, 2016, he will hold a solo recital, in which he will perform works from Spanish, Armenian and Croatian composers, thus contributing to this first joint festival of music and visual art which will be attended by numerous young artists from 15 countries worldwide. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10870/1/Dvigrad-Festival-2016-offering-a-rich-program-of-Renaissance-and-Early-Baroque-music.html The Dvigrad Festival has been conceived by Alojzije Prosoli and his Musica Sacra / Sveta glazba society, along with numerous collaborators. This year, among distinguished soloists and players, the Festival will host Mario Penzar, Jelena Èila¹, Josue Melendez, Sarah Louise Ridy, Diego Leveriæ, Tin Cugelj, Martina Klariæ, Augustin Mr¹iæ, Ema Stein, Ana Jembrek, Anna Waszak, Edmund Andler-Boriæ, Silvio Richter, Darko Solter, Responsorium ensemble, etc. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10845/1/2CELLOS-Classical-Crossover-for-the-Win-analysis-by-the-New-York-Times-on-24-May-2016.html   In Budapest, Hungary, on 24 May 2016, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser made the crowd roar and scream by playing instrumental covers of songs by U2, Michael Jackson and Nirvana. “We want to show the possibilities of cello playing,” Mr. Sulic said before the show. “To break the boundaries between different genres of music.” Mr. Hauser laughed and put it more bluntly: “I wanted to have screaming girls in the audience, which we get now for sure.” Katja Kinnunen, who came from Finland: “If you play with passion, that’s my thing,” she said. “They blew my mind.” darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 28 May 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10839/1/Croatian-Vocal-Group-Roots--Vokalna-skupina-Korijeni-from-Chicago-USA.html Croatian Vocal Group Korijeni (i.e., Roots) is a non-profit traditional Croatian folk singing group. The group focuses on singing traditional a capella songs in 3 to 4 part harmony. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recognized several forms of Croatian singing: Klapa, Beèarac, Ojkanje, Istrian 2-part singing. Vokalna Skupina Korijeni intends to perpetuate traditional forms of Croatian singing. we are extremely honored to have the Zagrebaèki Folklorni Ansambl (ZFA) coming to Milwaukee to perform a concert. The ensemble will present a concert in Milwaukee on Tuesday, November 15th 2016 at the Alverno Colllege Pitman Theatre. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 10 May 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10828/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-and-Diana-Hilje-celebrating-Rugjer-Boskovic-in-Brera-in-Milano-Italy-17-May-2016.html Under the name of VOX RAGUSEI, two distinguished Croatian artists, mezzosoprano Diana Hilje and Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, pianist, both from the city of Dubrovnik, will be hosted by the University Library of Brera in Milano, Italy. They will have an exceptional honor to perfom music pieces by Jelena Puciæ Sorkoèeviæ (1786-1865), the first Croatian woman composer, and Luka Sorkoèeviæ (1734-1789), known for his beautiful simphonies. Brera is famous for its astronomical observatory, founded by Ruðer Bo¹koviæ, SJ (1711-1787), one of the greatest Croatian scientists in history, and the music event will be dedicated to his memory. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 07 May 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10832/1/Yoko-Nishiis-humanitarian-concert-in-Zagreb-during-the-Japanese-Culture-Week-in-March-2016.html   This humanitarian concert of Yoko Nishii, Japan, has been organized by the Embassy of Japan in Zagreb in cooperation with Croatian Society for Training Guide Dogs and for Mobility. She played the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt i Ferrucci Busonij, Frédéric Chopin, Eric Satie, Dora Pejaèeviæ, Kozaburo Hirai, Kosaku Yamada i Tooru Takemitsu. In Tokyo in 2015, she published the first CD in the world, which includes all pianistic compostions of distinguished Croatian female composer Dora Pejaèeviæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 16 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10831/1/The-3rd-International-Flute-Summer-Academy-in-Karlovac-Croatia-July-3-10th-2016.html The Croatia Flute Academy is an international flute summer course, which presents a week full of intensive workshops, flute-clinics, seminars, shows, masterclasses, concerts, 1-1 Lessons, round-tables & ensemble-rehearsals. Flutists of all ages and levels are welcome to apply for a place. It will also feature guest professors from all over the world including Pierre-Yves Artaud (left) of France. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Thu, 14 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10830/1/Bruno-Vlahek-distinguished-Croatian-pianist-and-composer.html Pianist and composer Bruno Vlahek has distinguished himself as one of the most prominent and versatile musicians of his generation; being praised by the critics for his "fantastic virtuosity" and "depth of musical thought that bewitches the audience". Born 1986 in Zagreb (Croatia), it was there that he received first piano lessons at the age of 9. He is also active as a concert organist and composer. His music has been performed on five continents in cities such as New York, Chicago, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Cambridge, Lisbon, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Seoul, Sydney and Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 13 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10827/1/Ines-Trickovic-Croatian-Jazz-Vocalist-and-Friends-performing-at-Carnegie-Hall-NY-April-6-2016-8-PM.html Ines Trickovic, a Croatian jazz singer based in Macau, joins forces with young jazz artists Brian Girley, Julian Shore, Gilad Hekselman, Marion Ross III, Shin Sakaino, and Marcus Gilmore. Their music is strongly influenced by jazz, as well as cinema and contemporary music. Songs are composed and arranged by Brian Girley and Ines Trickovic, with the exception of a few classical jazz pieces from the American Songbook and a traditional Croatian song, paying homage to their musical background. They will be performing at Carnegie Hall NY, Weill Recital Hall, April 6, 2016, 8 PM. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 02 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10824/1/Carolina-Blaskovic-Croatian-violinist-wins-American-Protege-International-Piano--Strings-Competition-2016.html Carolina Blaskovic from Zagreb, Croatia, who is currently studying at the Royal College of Music in London, is just 20 years of age, and was the youngest of 62 participants in the College students and professional musicians category in ths years competition. The American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition is open to adults and school students of all nationalities. She beat participants from around the world, including Australia, Hungary, Korea and the United States. Thanks to her winning performance, she has been given the rare chance to perform at the spectacular Carnegie Hall in New York. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10823/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-performing-with-Albanian-and-Croatian-musicians-in-Austria-and-Slovenia-in-April-2016.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, distinguished Croatian pianist, will be performing in April 2016 with an Albanian Trio and with Kre¹imir Marmiliæ on the tour including Austria and Slovenia. This tour is a result of and continuation of fruitful music collaboration between Croatia and Albania, established during the past years by Ivana Marija Vidoviæ (on the photo with maestro Fatos Qerimaj), founder and director of the prestigious Epidaurus Festival in the Cavtat near the city of Dubrovnik. The concert in Gmunden, Austria, takes place on 15th April 2016, while in Slovenia, it will be held on 17th April in Kazinska festivalska dvorana (SNG, Slovensko Narodno Gledali¹èe) in Maribor and on 19th April in the Church of St. Martin in Bled. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10821/1/Mia-Negovetic-Croatian-teen-singing-prodigy-participating-in-the-Steve-Harvey-NBC-show-2016.html As part of NBC's new midseason shows in 2016, Little Big Shots follows Steve Harvey as he showcases the nation's most extraordinary young people. Among them is Mia Negovetiæ, very beautiful 13 year old lady from Croatia, who is an unusual singing talent. However, her major interest for the future is cooking, so she plans to becom a singing cook. The show is superbly directed by Steve Harvey, who learned his first Croatian words from Mia - "Bog, kako si?" (Hello, how are you?). Mia spent 9 days in Los Angeles filming for the show which has just started to air in the U.S. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 23 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10816/1/Trio-LUR-from-Zagreb-consisting-of-flutist-Lucija-Petrac-organist-Ursa-Vukman-and-soprano-Rea-Alaburic.html Trio LUR was formed at the Zagreb Music Academy in 2011. The three students have found their common ground in the Baroque era, and have continued their musical collaboration and friendship in the exploration of the later musical periods. Their repertoire is based on the compositions that were intended to be performed by the flute, the voice and the organ or the harpsichord, written by Vivaldi, Purcell, Händel, Bach, Bajamonti, etc. In 2014, Trio Lur had concerts at the Ceremonial Hall of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome, and in the della Misercordia basilica in Sant'Elpidio a Mare. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10797/1/Lana-Genc-Croatian-pianist-has-US-Premiere-Piano-Recital-at-DiMenna-Center-in-NYC-on-March-5th-2016.html Ana Genc, Croatian pianist, studied at the Music Academy in Zagreb, at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria, as well as at the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Bergamo, Italy. She regularly performs throughout her native country, as a solo artist, with all major orchestras, and in chamber. At the age of 17, Lana traveled to Japan for her first recital tour, which led. She has played recitals in Vienna (Bosendorfer - Saal), Cyprus, Bulgaria, Holland, Russia, France, Germany, Chile and some other countries. On her premiere USA concert tour, besides New York, Lana will play in Washington DC on Feb 25th, Baltimore MD on Feb 28th and Alexandria VA. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 02 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10813/1/Vitomir-Marof-distinguished-Croatian-baritone-of-international-reputation.html Croatian baritone Vitomir Marof graduated in Pharmacy at Pharmaceutical Faculty of the University of Zagreb and worked for several years in pharmaceutical industry. He also graduated in solo singing at The Academy of Music in Zagreb. Perfected in Vienna, Salzburg and particulary belcanto style (Verdi) in Rome. In 2008/10 he had Gala Concerts with Europasymphony Orchestra and mo. Wolfgang Gröhs in Weikersdorf Castle in BADEN / VIENNA; than several concerts in Vienna, etc. It is interesting that he has  his fans in Vienna who travel to Croatia in order to attend his concerts in his native city of Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 26 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10798/1/Zagreb-Philharmonic-to-perform-with-Malek-Jandali-at-Carnegie-Hall-on-February-6-2016.html Composer and pianist Malek Jandali premieres his sinfonietta for chamber orchestra with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra in their Carnegie Hall debut. This concert celebrates the orchestra's 145th year during Carnegie Hall's 125th anniversary season. Jandali presents his latest album SoHo featuring The Malek Jandali Trio as part of his world tour The Voice of the Free Syrian Children, uniting people in peace and humanity. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10796/1/Traditional-celebration-in-Subotica-Prelo-sicanja--to-be-organized-on-7th-February-2016.html CROWN is very proud to announce a traditional celebration of Prelo 2016 in the city of Subotica. The whole region of Baèka where the city is situated is one of the trademarks of Croatian culture, especially via beautiful songs and dances of Bunjevci Croatians in Baèka. At the beginning of the 20th century, the city of Subotica was the largest Croatian city (larger than Croatian capital Zagreb). Also, the oldest Croatian soccer club called Baèka has been founded there, and its trademark was the Croatian Coat of Arms. The celebration of Prelo siæanja starts on 7th Feb 2016 at 5pm near the Franciscan church and continues at the Croatian Cultural Center Bunjevaèko kolo at 7pm. Traditional Bunjevci suits are obligatory. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 29 Jan 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10791/1/-The-2016-8220UPBEAT8221-International-Summer-Music-School-to-be-held-in-Milna-on-the-Island-of-Brac.html The 13th annual composition course this summer as part of the “UPBEAT” International Summer Music School in the town of Milna on the beautiful Adriatic island of Brac in Croatia. The composition course consists of: a series of daily group meetings with Professor Joel Hoffman (left), cultural and outdoor group activities in Milna and nearby on the island of Brac, and final concert of works by course participants. The course will focus on works written for the Milna Ensemble, which consists of the composer-performers who are members of the course. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 18 Jan 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10784/1/Nenad-Bach-International-Newsletter-No-41-Winter-Peace-Dec-2015.html 2015 was an exciting year to say the least. Let the Winter Peace roll in, and I would like to wish everyone a belated merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah let's all work for world peace in one hour in 2016! Scoring a documentary film about Croatian most prominent ballerina Mia Slavenska. Film Mia, A Dancer's Journey will be distributed in 2016. Produced by Brenda Brkusic. While in Zagreb, I was privileged to be part of the future art exhibition by Robert Gojevic, a very talented photographer and editor in chief of the Blur Magazine. Future is now. I drove autopilot Tesla Model S. Jamie Cohen is a brilliant man and one of the most prominent and progressive teachers who wrote an important book. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10783/1/Bernard-Luketich-1931-2015-president-of-Croatian-Fraternal-Union-in-the-USA-during-37-years.html Bernard Luketich was instrumental in the organization of the National Federation of Croatian Americans (NFCA) when a strong need existed for unifying all Croatians living in the United States. He was the recipient of numerous citations and prestigious awards from the Croatian government, was honored as Man of the Year by the United CFU Four County Lodges, CFU Scholarship Foundation Inc., the Fraternal Societies of Greater Pittsburgh and several other fraternal organizations, including John Jordan Upchurch Award for distinguished leadership and service to the fraternal benefit system. He liked to play tamburitza, Croatian national instrument. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 30 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10778/1/Merry-Christmas-and-a-Happy-New-2016-accompanied-with-beautiful-Croatian-Christams-carols.html Croatia has as many as 500 traditional Christmas carols, the oldest ones dating from the 12th century, and sung also today. This number is probably greater than in the case of any other nation in the Christian world. We provide several video recordings to illustrate this important religious and musical heritage of the Republic of Croatia, which was a source of inspiration for numerous composers. On the photo a Christmas detail from the wooden portal of Andrija Buvina in the Split Cathedral, dating from 1214, of 530 cm of height. This is a top monument of Croatian culture. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 25 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10782/1/Adventski-koncert-Splitskih-virtuoza-i-Mai-Suzuki-pod-ravnanjem-maestra-Wladimira-Kossjanenka.html Komorni orkestar Splitski virtuozi odr¾ao je adventski koncert u foyeru Hrvatskog narodnog kazali¹ta Splitu 12. prosinca 2015. Koncertom je ravnao Wladimir Kossjanenko, a kao go¹æa veèeri nastupila je mlada japanska violinistica Mai Suzuki pobjednica Meðunarodnog natjecanja „Vaclav Huml“ 2013.g. Na programu su bila Èetiri godi¹nja doba Antonija Vivaldija, Simfonija br.3 u D-duru Luke Sorkoèeviæa i Rumunjski plesovi Béle Bartóka. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 22 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10781/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-istaknuta-hrvatska-pijanistica-nastupila-u-Cankarjevem-domu-u-Ljubljani.html Gallusova rasprodana dvorana, za klavirom Dubrovkinja Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Simfonijski orkestar Cantabile i maestro Grdadolnik ispratili su ovu 2015. godinu na spektakularan naèin u subotu 19.12. Na¹a je dubrovaèka pijanistica i pjesnikinja imala èast nastupiti u potpuno rasprodanoj Gallusovoj dvorani u Cankarjevem domu u Ljubljani uz palicu maestra Grdadolnika i Simfonijski orkestar Cantabile tumaèeæi Klavirski koncert u cis molu Nikolaja Rimskog Korsakova, op. 30, skladanog izmeðu 1882.-1883. godine. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 19 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10772/1/Ivo-Pogorelich-world-renowned-pianist-a-frequent-guest-of-Croatian-concert-halls-in-Zagreb-and-Dubrovnik.html Ivo Pogorelich, distinguished pianist, is a frequent guest of numerous concerts halls throughout the world, including Croatia. He is a recipient of several high Croatian honors in the field of culture, such as: Orlando Award (Dubrovnik Summer Games (1981), Vladimir Nazor Award (1985), Order of Croatian Morning Star (Red Danice Hrvatske) with the figure of Marko Maruliæ (1999), Porin Award for a special contribution to Croatian music culture (1997), Milka Trnina Award (2002). In the recent season 2014/2015 Ivo Pogorelich has given triumphal recitals and concerts in Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Great Britain, Lithuania, Croatia, Spain, Turkey, Japan as well as in China. His brother Lovro Pogoreliæ is also a pianist and professor at the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb, Croatia. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 08 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10770/1/Nenad-Bachs-film-music-for-Mia-Slavenska-sang-by-Klapa-Nostalgija-in-Zagreb.html     darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10768/1/Yoko-Nishiis-Christmas-concert-on-23rd-Dec-2015-in-Japan-includes-Croatian-composer-Dora-Pejacevic.html We are very pleased to announce that Yoko Nishii, Japanese pianist, will have a Christmas Concert on December 23rd 2015 at Oita (Oita-iichiko Hall, Oita-city, Japan). It includes among others the works of Dora Pejaèeviæ (1885-1923), the first Croatian womean composer. Yoko Nishii is the author of the double CD containing the pianist works of Dora Pejaèeviæ, published in Tokyo in 2015. She studied piano at the Music Academy "Ino Mirkoviæ" in Lovran, Croatia. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 02 Dec 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10765/1/Ana-Vidovic-why-is-she-considered-to-be-one-of-the-greatest-contemporary-classical-guitarists.html   We provide a few selected video recordings of recent appearances of Ana Vidoviæ, distinguished Croatian guitarist living in the USA. Among them there are several recordings from 15 March 2015 in AsamSaal Ettlingen, Germany, of impressive quality and variety, ranging from classical to pop music. She started playing guitar at the age of 5, and by 7 had given her first public performance. At the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student of the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb in history. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10762/1/Ivan-Padovec-distinguished-Croatian-classical-guitarist-from-the-19th-century.html Ivan Padovec 1800-1873 (known also as Johann Padowetz or Jean Padowetz), was distinguished Croatian guitar player and composer. His original compositions reveal virtuosity of a great master. He also composed pieces for guitar accompanied with other string instruments. During his lifetime he had numerous concerts concerts not only in Croatia, but throughout Europe: in Vienna, Graz, Prague, Brno, Budapest, Frankfurt, Hannover, Hamburg, London, etc. He constructed a ten string guitar with two necks, which is kept in the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb. In 2006 the Mel Bey publishing company in the USA has issued his collected works. Padovec was born in the city of Vara¾din, known for its Baroque architecture and a rich music tradition. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10758/1/Cheah-Chan-Duo-open-Nov-13-2015-DiMenna-concert-with-music-by-Croatian-composer-Dora-Pejacevic.html The Cheah Chan Duo are thrilled to be opening Some Enchanted Evening, the first concert of their seventh season—and their first appearance at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music (450 West 37th Street)—on Friday the 13th of November at 7:30pm (tickets are $20 at the door) with an art song by Dora Pejaèeviæ (1885-1923), one of the most significant Croatian composers of the early 20th century and one of the most important woman composers from that time as well. Author of over a hundred works including a symphony, the first piano concerto penned by a Croatian composer, several formidable large-scale chamber music compositions, and some 33 art songs, Pejaèeviæ began composing at the age of 12. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 09 Nov 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10753/1/Stephen-Kovacevich-distinguished-classical-pianist-of-Croatian-origin-in-London.html Stephen Kovacevich was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, USA, to a Croatian father and an American mother. As a soloist and conductor, he has frequently performed and recorded works by, amongst others, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Bartók.  He has directed the London Mozart Players, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in this way. Stephen Kovacevich is one of the most revered musicians of his generation. He has won unsurpassed admiration for his interpretation of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Schubert. He has given master classes and recitals at Dartington International Summer School for many years. Had two concert appearances in Croatia's capital Zagreb, in 2012 and 2015 (on the occasion of his 75th birthday). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10750/1/Nenad-Bach-Newsletter-October-2015.html Nenad Bach: Several months passed like a wink and here we go into another Fall or should I say Autumn of 2015. There is no perfect moment to start a family, build a home, produce an album or finish the Newsletter... I am trying to finish this Newsletter for the last few weeks and finally today is the day. I will try to remember at least 5% including a performance with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra and visit to the Emergency Room in Croatia. I am searching for boredom but can't find it. Here are few Events I would like to share with you. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 11 Oct 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10740/1/Yoko-Nishii-Japanese-pianist-issued-2CD-in-Tokyo-with-music-of-Croatian-female-composer-Dora-Pejacevic.html Yoko Nishii, Japanese pianist, entered Music Academy "Ino Mirkoviæ" situated in Lovran, Croatia with full scholarship for 2 years. Thanks to her great talent and dedicated work, she completed the academic program in only 2 years of studies (normally it lasts 4 years) and graduated with excellent grades under prof. Evgeny Zarafiants in September 2000.  In 2012 she has produced and given the concert of the complete piano works by the first Croatian female composer "Dora Pejaèeviæ" as a project "the Cultural Transmission from Ise to the World" in Ise, Japan. In February 2015 she has released 2CD "Dora Pejacevic: Complete Piano Works" (a set of 2 CDs) from Japanese CD label "Herb Classics". Yoko Nishii speaks Croatian language. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 27 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10738/1/Frano-Zivkovic-Croatian-guitar-prodigy-invited-at-the-age-of-8-by-Tommy-Emmanuel-to-play-with-him.html Frano ®ivkoviæ, born in 2005 in the city of Rijeka, Croatia, is an authentic guitar prodigy. He is playing very nontrivial pieces from classical music, but he also adores modern modern fingerstyle guitar play, and his special inspirationa is Tommy Emmanuel, the greatest contemporary fingerstyle player of the world. Tommy already had several concerts in Croatia. During his appearance in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb in 2013, Tommy Emmanuel invited Frano, then at the age of 8, to be his special guest  in the program, where they played together some well known pieces composed by Tommy. He also played with Lars de Rijck, a well known guitarist from the Netherlands. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 13 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10737/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-and-the-9th-Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-in-Croatia-9-19-September-2015.html U srijedu 9.9. otvorit æe svoja vrata po deveti put, 9. Epidaurus festival. Uz zvuke sa Sicilije, zanimljivih prizvuka tradicionalnih instrumenata s otoka, a uz novitete koje su unijeli u siciljanski melos, s glavnim tumaèima Mario Gulisano (glas, te instrumenti bodhràn, cajon, dumbek, tamburin, ¾idovska harfa), Marco Carnemolla – fretless bas gitara i vokal, te Valerio Cairone – mala harmonika, gajda, vokal s koncertom ®ivahni Mediteran festival æe zapoèeti.  Glazbenicima æe se pridru¾iti i autentièan ples uz tradicionalne plesaèe Antonija Litrica & Stefaniju Tanteri. Ravnateljica festivala je Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, istaknuta hrvatska pijanistica i pjesnikinja. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10736/1/Marko-Bosnjak-brings-the-whole-region-to-tears-.html 11 year old Marko Bo¹njak (left), an ethnic Croat from the region of Rama in Bosnia and Herzegovina, brought the whole region to tears with his phenomenal rendition of Jennifer Hudson's "One Night Only". The jury, the entire studio audience, the other contestants, the hostess and Marko himself,  were brought to tears. Marko is a contestant on Pinkove Zvijezdice which had 6,000 children audition from Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only 20 made it to the actual show. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 08 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10724/1/Mia-Negovetic-interpreting-Croatian-National-Anthem-on-the-occasion-of-the-Victory-Day-on-5th-August-2015.html Mia Negovetiæ is only 12 years old girl from the city of Rijeka, Croatia, who had the honor to interpret Lijepa Na¹a (Our Beautiful), the most beautiful national anthem, accompanied with Klapa Sv Juraj of the Croatian Military Marine, during the celebration of the 20 years of Humanitarian and Liberation Operation Storm in 1995. Mia is from the family of musicians, her favorite subject in school is mathematics, and she would like to become a cook and have a family. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 06 Aug 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10722/1/Ana-Rucner-Croatian-cellist-and-Klapa-Sinj-celebrating-the-tradition-of-Sinjska-alka.html On 5th August Croatia is celebrating Liberation Day, remembering not only the Storm Liberation Operation from 1995, but also endevours of generations of Croatian people during many centuries. Here we provide a beautiful video from the town of Sinj, featuring Sinjska Alka and Croatian cellist Ana Rucner, with typical songs from the Sinj area interpreted by Klapa Sinj, as well as the famous air U Boj, sang in Croatia's capital Zagreb by the Kwansei-Gakuin Choir from the city of Kobe, Japan. Finally, we end with a testimony of Dr. Slobodna Lang, distinguished Croatian humanitarian activist, professor at the University of Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10718/1/Sudar-Percussion--Matej-Mestrovic-winners-of-the-14th-IMA-award-in-long-form-video-category.html The winning video Castle Crash from Croatia has won two awards at the 14th Independent Music Awards (IMA): in the Long Form Video Cateogry, as well as in the Promo Poster Design Category. Sudar Percussion and distingusihed Croatian contemporary pianist and composer Matej Me¹troviæ (on the photo) have created very original and nice music. Now in its 15th year, The Independent Music Awards receives submissions from artists previously on major labels as well as self-released and indie label talent from more than 94 countries on six continents. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 20 Jul 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10710/1/Zdravko-Basariae-Marija-Husar-Croatian-singer-and-art-director-of-Bonofest-in-Vukovar.html Marija Husar is known as a singer of spiritual music and love songs and one of Croatia's most famous singers. She is also Bonofest's art director in the city of Vukovar. “It is incredibly important for us to show musical and spiritual quality...” she said. When Zdravko Basariæ asked her why she chose spiritual music, she replied that the most supreme music is music dedicated to God and that, in general, the most beautiful art in human history is art dedicated to God. The article has been published by Wall Street International on 20 June, 2015. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 03 Jul 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10707/1/Plitvice-Lakes-in-Croatia-and-the-sounds-of-water-birds-and-2CELLOS.html Plitvice Lakes, the most beautiful National Park in Europe, contains a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. The 157 bird species recorded on the Plitvice Lakes so far is the third largest population of birds among the national parks of Croatia. Particularly interesting is the white-throated dipper – a rare bird dependent on clean aquatic habitats. We invite you to listen to the sounds of water, birds and 2CELLOS. The Plitvice Lakes music video by 2CELLOS had nearly 4 million views. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10705/1/Giorgio-Surian-distinguished-Croatian-opera-singer-of-worldwide-reputation.html   Giorgio Surian is the most famous opera singer that Croatia ever had. He is the internationally acclaimed bass-baritone of worldwide reputation. Thanks to the incredible vocal capabilities, he has made more than 160 appearances in his career so far. He sings in different languages that, alongside Croatian, include Italian, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, English... He performed in the Scala of Milan, the Metropolitan Opera, Staatsoper in Wien, Opera de Lyon, Arena di Verona, Opera national de Paris, Royal Opera House in London, El Liceo in Barcelona, Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Teatro Real in Madrid, Salzburg Festival, etc. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 21 Jun 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10704/1/Nenad-Bach-with-the-Dubuque-Symphony-Orchestra-on-June-28th-at-the-Dubuque-Arboretum-Iowa-June-28-2015.html Nenad will be performing with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra on June 28th at the Dubuque Arboretum, located on 3800 Arboretum Drive in Dubuque, Iowa. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. People are welcome to bring a picnic and chairs and enjoy themselves before the concert. Admission is free! The Nenad Bach Band is: Nenad Bach: lead vocal, piano, acoustic guitar, Joe DeSanctis: keyboards, backing vocal, melodica, Richard Lindsey: bass, backing vocal, Michael O’Keefe: drums, backing vocal, and Al Orlo: guitar. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 19 Jun 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10702/1/Lovro-Pogorelic-Croatian-pianist-founder-and-art-director-of-the-PagArtFestival-on-the-island-of-Pag.html PagArtFestival was founded in 1999 and it has already become a tradition to have it opened by Lovro's recital. Lovro traces his origin to Pag, and the Festival originated out of his wish to help and dignify life of the town of Pag by meaningful companionship of quality through various projects. The town of Pag is a small renaissance town made of stone, a zoning unicum well known not only by the famous lace and cheese, but also by the tradition of cultural events. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10683/1/Astrid-Kuljanic-to-perform-a-series-of-concerts-in-New-York-City-May-June-2015.html Originally from Rijeka, Astrid Kuljanic (left) is graduating from the Master of Music program as the first Croatian jazz musician that has ever attended Manhattan School of Music. She will be performing a series of concerts in celebration of graduation and the beginning of her American life outside of school with her family and friends. The repertoire will cover Astrid's originals, experimental and world music (Croatian, Brazilian) arranged for voice with live electronics and performed with Mat Muntz (double bass) and Jasmin Vrban (contemporary dance). stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 08 Jun 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10695/1/Warren-Mason-8211-Kurt-Cobain8217s-Music-Teacher-Shares-His-Great-Musical-Gift.html In a neat little house in Aberdeen, surrounded by well-cared-for shrubs and trees, lives Warren Mason (left), the man who taught Kurt Cobain to play guitar and to write music. The veteran all-round musician, guitarist, fiddler and violinist plays and teaches all styles of music from folk, rock and jazz to classical on every major string instrument except harp. Warren Mason was born into the Croatian immigrant community in Raymond. His mother was Bonita Medak whose parents Joe and Yerka Medak had come over from the old country. JKraljic@msn.com (John Kralji�, Esq) Fri, 29 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10692/1/Oliver-Dragojeviae-to-perform-in-Las-Vegas-on-September-26-2015-.html There will be a world music takeover of The Pearl at the Palms when Croatian pop star Oliver Dragojeviæ (left) performs with the UNLV Symphony Orchestra and special guests on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. After sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall in New York, L'Olympia in Paris, Royal Albert Hall, London and Sydney Opera House, Dragojevic performs for the first time in Las Vegas. His style blends traditional melodies of Dalmatia, a coastal region in his native Croatia, with jazz motifs wrapped up in a modern production. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 25 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10691/1/Srdan-Bulat-continues-to-play-contemporary-Croatian-composers-.html One of the best Croatian musicians of the his generation, guitarist Srdjan Bulat does not give up in his commendable effort to perform contemporary Croatian composers in numerous international performances. This unknown music amazes the audience, as evidenced by the critics from the Italian town of Lodi where Bulat appeared a week ago. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Fri, 22 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10690/1/U-boj-u-boj-sung-by-Kwansei-Gakuin-University-Choir-from-Japan-in-Croatias-capital-Zagreb-2014.html Connection between Croatian arias and Japanese students is already well known. Male choir of one of the most prestigious Japanese universities - Kwansei Gakuin University, Kobe - for its anthem chose "U boj, u boj ", the famous air from the Croatian opera "Nikola Subic Zrinski". Japanese choirs are singing this air exclusively in the Croatian language for the last 90 years, and it is believed that the persona and life of Nikola Zrinski of Siget found its admirers in distant Japan because of his courage and honourable samurai death in 1566. The opera was composed by Ivan pl. Zajc 1832-1914, distinguished Croatian composer, on the photo. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 22 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10686/1/Nenad-Bach-to-be-featured-on-Hudson-Valley-Artist-Spotlight-May-15-2015.html Croatian-American musician and composer Nenad Bach (left) will be featured on Hudson Valley Artist Spotlight with Kathy Millar on 100.7 WHUD. The program aims to introduce listeners to the artists who live and perform in the Hudson Valley and Westchester, New York. The interview will  air on 10:30 p.m. this Friday May, 15, and it will also feature Nenad's song "Everything is Forever". stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 12 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10684/1/An-Encounter-with-Oliver-Dragojevic-in-Houston-May-7-8-2015.html Oliver's lightening May USA and Canada tour for 2015 is done. He sang in Cleveland, Montreal, New Orleans, Houston, St Louis, and Mississauga on this tour to sold out or nearly sold out crowds. On the Facebook page for the tour is written: "6 performances, several time zone changes, twice crossing Canada-USA border, 9 flights, 700 miles by the car, taking photos and signing autographs to over a 1,000 fans! All of that in just 11 days!" We all love Oliver Dragojevic, and we are looking forward to seeing him again. Viva Las Vegas! slavonac46@gmail.com (David Byler) Tue, 12 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10682/1/The-2nd-International-Flute-Summer-Academy-in-Karlovac-Croatia-July-5th-12th-2015.html The Croatia Flute Academy is an international flute summer course, which presents a week full of intensive workshops, flute-clinics, seminars, shows, masterclasses, concerts, 1-1 Lessons, round-tables & ensemble-rehearsals. Flutists of all ages and levels are welcome to apply for a place. It will also feature guest professors from all over the world including Damjan Krajaèiæ(left) of Croatia. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 05 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10681/1/Zoran-Orlic-captures-musician-Richard-Thompson-for-his-new-album-quotStillquot.html Richard Thompson is the latest musician to be captured through the lens of photographer Zoran Orlic (left). This time it is for Thompson's new album "Still" due to be released in June and which is being produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. Orlic's photos have appeared in numerous magazines including Rolling Stone, newspapers, websites and music packaging. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 04 May 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10678/1/Hrvojka-Mihanovic-Salopek-and-her-Stella-Maris-Croatiae-project.html Hrvojka Mihanoviæ Salopek, PhD, of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, is the director of important cultural project Stella Maris Croatiae, the aim of which is to present the most important examples of the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Croatia, including noted Marian shrines and an anthological selection of Marian works from the theological, artistic and musical heritage. Dr. Mihanoviæ Salopek and her team deserve our deep gratitude for her project and for their fantastic achievement, this time concentrated on the Southern Croatian islands and on Slavonian wheat fields. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 25 Apr 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10676/1/Zdravko-Basaric-Everything-is-Forever-when-I-met-Nenad-Bach.html I first met Nenad during Christmas mass in the Church of Saints Cyril & Methodius and St. Raphael in Manhattan. It was during my visit to New York (1998) where I was promoting my novel Rhapsody on the Island of Susak for Croatian emigrants and the American public. During prayer I saw a tall man, with a distinct black hat. Very soon after the mass I had the honor of meeting him. This man is a Croatian American recording artist, composer, performer, producer and peace activist. The author of the article is Zdravko Basariæ, Croatian writer, on the photo. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 22 Apr 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10672/1/Max-Emanuel-Cencic-Croatian-countertenor-singing-from-Versailes-and-St-Petersburg-to-Budapest-and-Vienna.html We are pleased to announce, that performances of our successful production of Siroe (the opera by Johann Adolf Hasse), directed by Max Emanuel Cencic, will be resumed on April 18th 2015 in semi-staged version at Budapest’s Vigszinhaz. Following this, there will be a performance in concert version in Theater an der Wien, Vienna, on April 21st. The high carat cast will be the same as in Versailles, consisting of  Max Emanuel Cencic in title role. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10662/1/Croatian-American-Radio-Club-of-Chicago-Celebrates-80th-Anniversary.html Like many great things Croatian, it all starts from a social gathering. Think legendary soccer team Hajduk Split. The soccer team was started after a group of students in Prague went to a pub after a soccer game. It was during this 'social gathering' the great club was created in 1911. 24 years later in 1935, another 'social gathering' took place, this time in Chicago in the home of Ivan Majdak. It was agreed a radio station was needed for the Croatian-Americans in Chicago, as a means to hear news of the homeland, news of the community, and preserve the language and traditions, a way to keep the cultural identity alive. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Sun, 22 Mar 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10660/1/World-Premiere-of-Nenad-Bachs-new-video-quotDaughters-Eyesquot.html Announcing the world premiere of Nenad Bach's new video "Daughter's Eyes" which is the 4th Music Video out of Bach - Orlic audio video laboratory. The video was filmed at the Bella Donna Chapel in Adriatica, McKinney, Texas on April 14, 2014. It premieres today on the first day of Spring, March 20, 2015. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Thu, 19 Mar 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10645/1/Victor-Zimets-film-quotEverything-Is-Foreverquot-about-Nenad-Bach-on-Amazon.html Nenad Bach remains committed to his work as a “citizen of the world,” a tireless antiwar activist, the driving passion which infuses his life and the music he creates. Zimet’s latest feature, EVERYTHING IS FOREVER, is the third indie rock doc from Home Team. Stephanie Silber, producer of the film and Irish-American wirter, is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Nenad will be opening this year’s Julien Dubuque Film Festival with the debut of his new song "I Feel Dubuque" on Thursday April 23rd at the Five Flags Theater. Show starts at 7:00 p.m. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 13 Feb 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10636/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-Croatian-pianist-and-poet-had-Christmas-concert-in-Tirana-in-Albania-Dec-2014.html After the concert of Ivana Marija Vidoviæ  in Tirana in April 2014, in front of a large audience, in the main hall of the Academy of Arts "Akademia e Arteve" at the festival FLAUTE MAGJIK, a new invitation has followed in December. Vidoviæ took part at the Piano Festival Pianodrom in the same hall of the Academy and under the artistic direction of maestro Fatos Qerimaj, Vidoviæ performed mainly Hispanic repertoire and one work by an Albanian author T. Harapi. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10634/1/Franjo-Dugan-playing-organs-in-Zagreb-during-the-first-public-registration-of-a-gramophone-record-in-Europe.html The first remote public registration of a gramophone record in continental Europe was successfully organized in Croatia's capital Zagreb, 1927. It was the third such registration in the world, after the USA, New York in 1925 and GB, London in 1926. The concert of Croatian Christmas carols with Franjo Dugan as the organist in the Zagreb Cathedral (stuffed with 2000 worshippers who were singing), had been registered for the Edison - Bell - Penkala Co. in Zagreb. We mention in passing that Penkala was a famous Croatian inventor, known among others for his "chemical pen", named as penkala in his honor. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 27 Dec 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10623/1/Silvije-Vidovic-distinguished-Croatian-pianist-in-the-USA.html While having played hundreds of concerts throughout Europe and the U.S., Silvije Vidovic continues to excel through his genuine artistry and profound performances. Mr. Vidovic’s extraordinary musical talents come by no surprise as he was born into a family of musicians, and by the age of eight was giving performances in his hometown of Karlovac, Croatia. Presently, Silvije is a lecturer professor at the Florida International University, Lynn University, and at the University of Miami. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10620/1/Cedomir-Antolic-distinguished-Croatian-spiritual-singer-composer-and-songwriter.html Èedomir Antoliæ is distinguished spiritual singer, composer and songwriter in Croatia, active since the early 1970s, a person of unique vocal color and of rare musicality. He is usually accompaning himself with his guitar, singing his beautiful verses and. Mr. Antoliæ founded several spiritual music groups in the city of Zagreb, and for the last several years he had very successful collaboration with ®eljka Marinoviæ. Mr. Èedo Antoliæ also had several public appearances with Nenad Bach. His music style ranges from butterfly tenderness to volcanic force. Equally impressive are his colorful improvizations as a background vocal accompaning other singers. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10617/1/Poziv-na-akciju-Pokretom-protiv-Parkinsona-3p-u-Maksimiru-Zagreb-4-listopada-2014-u-10-sati.html Program za subotu 4. listopada 2014.: Park Maksimir u Zagrebu, 10-15h prezentacija naèina vje¾banja, 11h zajednièko hodanje Putem Nade (podr¹ka borbi  oboljelih od Parkinsonove bolesti i sindroma), 12h koncert Nenada Bacha, Radojke ©verko i gostiju, 17 h projekcija filma „Everything Is Forever“ (Kino Tu¹kanac). Nakon projekcije filma bit æe razgovor s Nenadom Bachom. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 28 Sep 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10616/1/Ana-Vidovic-playing-and-teaching-classical-guitar-in-Sao-Paulo-in-Brazil-2013.html Ana Vidoviæ is one of the youngest virtuoso guitarists in the world. Ana started playing guitar at the age of 5, and by 7 had given her first public performance. At the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb, Croatia. Ana has won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions all over the world. Ana Vidoviæ had a great honor to open the 4th International Guitar Festival "Leo Brouwer" in Brazil with her concert program, and she also had a guitar masterclass in Sao Paulo. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10612/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavat-directed-by-Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-offering-a-rich-program-September-8-14-2014.html Participants of the Epidaurus Festival: Marking 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss Jordi Vázquez, tenor,  Cláudio Suzin Rodríguez, piano (Spain); Ave Maria for Cavtat, by Oliver Lakota, trumpet, Germany, Alexander Frey, organ, USA; Tirana Virtuosi, Lorenc Radovani, violin, Ramazan Peku, violin, Gezim Belegu, cello, Arben Basha, double bass, Fatos Qerimaj, clarientte, Robert Radoja, piano; Evenings of Tino Pattiera,  etc. Program compiled by Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Artistic director of the Epidaurus festival, on the photo. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 07 Sep 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10609/1/Festival-Kvarner-in-Opatija-celebrating-five-years-of-existence-with-attractive-concert-program-for-2014.html Mahler was here, Puccini visited it, Lehar and Kalman were regular guests. We are talking about the unique Opatija - a place, where, probably, the most beautiful (concert) venues of the entire Adriatic coast are situated. What brought us to found the Festival Kvarner? To anticipate: Only a re-foundation to revive Opatija's 100 year old tradition as a Gesamtkunstwerk has been done!  Program for 2014 includes pieces by J. Haydn, R. Strauss, Irish folk music, etc. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10608/1/Everything-Is-Forever-makes-its-New-York-premiere-at-the-Jacob-Burns-Film-Center-Wed-August-27-2014.html Everything Is Forever makes its New York premiere at the Jacob Burns Film Center, this Wednesday August 27, 2014! Screening begins at 7:30 p.m. Victor Zimet and Stephanie Silber as well as many people from the film will be attending. After the screening there will be a question and answer session with Nenad and Vic hosted by Andrew Jupin. Everything Is Forever won a special jury prize at the 5th annual Starigrad Paklenica Film Festival on 7th August 2014! darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 26 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10607/1/Ivana-Vidoviae-the-first-Croatian-pianist-to-perform-in-the-Sao-Paulo-Concert-Hall-in-Brazil-in-August-2014.html In front of over two thousand people who filled the Sao Paulo Concert Hall, Ivana Vidoviæ had the honor to became the first Croatian pianist to perform in Brazil. With the support of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Sao Paulo - one of the best symphony orchestras in Latin America - under the baton of maestro Luis Fernando Malheiro, Ivana Vidoviæ played the Piano Concerto in C-sharp Minor, Op.30 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in honor of his 170th anniversary. This musical piece, composed in tribute to Franz Liszt, is rarely played, making the event even more special. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 25 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10606/1/Tomislav-Braliae--Klapa-Intrade-USA-and-Canada-2014-Tour.html Over the decades certainly became one of the most popular Croatian music groups. From the one of the most awarded a cappella groups in 90’s, to “mega stars” delivering breathtaking performances in sold-out arenas and stadiums! Their international performances include multiple visits to: USA, Australia, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Germany, Ukraine, Bosnia, and Italy. During their second visit to the USA & Canada, they will showcase their unique talent that stays true to the core of Croatian culture and heritage. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Sun, 24 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10602/1/Sandra-Perkovic-Croatian-gold-medal-winner-in-discus-throw-at-European-Championships-in-Zurich-in-2014.html Sandra Perkoviæ won the title of European champion in discus throwing in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2014. It is her THIRD consecutive title, and this fact is unique for this sport. Her winning throw was more than 71 meters. Three of her other attempts at the competition would also suffice for the gold medal. The winner of the silver medal representing France had more than 5m weaker result, which shows the dominance of Sandra Perkoviæ in this sport. This is one of the greatest achievements in the history of Croatian sports. Sandra is also the current Olympic Champion nad World Champion in discus throwing. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10600/1/Royals-by-Lorde-and-the-global-echo-of-the-most-popular-song-for-2013.html Lorde is a very young singer from New Zealand, who won the Grammy Award as the best singer for 2013. Her connection with Croatia is her mother, who is Croatian, while her father is Irish. Her most popular song, Royals, has acquired amazing reception throughout the world. It suffices to see and listen to dozens of other singers and numerous choirs, who sing it and bring to it something new. We provide just a small overview of numerous very witty and entertaining interpretations. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10594/1/Malka-Marom-from-Israel-and-Joso-Spralja-from-Croatia-singing-sensation-from-1960s.html In 1963, Malka Marom and Joso ©pralja formed the singing duo Malka & Joso. For the next four and half years, they sang folk songs of many lands in fourteen languages - well above ground: in Yorkville’s coffee houses, college campuses, supper clubs, radio and TV and Capitol recordings. In their repertoire they had Israeli and and Croatian songs as well. Malka & Joso have recorded four albums. Malka & Joso Forever, a CD retrospective of their songs was released by EMI in 2001 to rave reviews. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 01 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10592/1/Croatian-choirs-Kastavke-and-Jane-won-gold-medals-at-the-World-Choir-Games-in-Riga---Latvia-2014.html Croatia successfully participated at the 8th World Choir Games in Riga, winning two gold medals (Kastavke on the photo, Jane, Mir) in various categories: two silver medals and one bronze (Èarobna frula), as well as two gold diplomas (Mir). This competition is the largest choir competition in the world, organized in 29 categories, in which 460 choirs participated with about 27000 singers from 73 countries representing all five continents. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 27 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10590/1/Participants-of-the-Croatian-World-Games-in-the-Zagreb-Cathedral-and-at-Jelacic-Square-2014.html About 750 young Croatians from 25 countries, accompanied by their relatives and friends, attended the solemn Holy Mass at the Zagreb Cathedral, delivered by Bishop Mijo Gorski. It was an unusual and exceptionally pleasant scenery, with so many enthusiastic young people in their colorful costumes, decorated with various insignia representing Croatia and the countries of their residence. After Mass a cultural program ensued with the official opening of the Third Croatian World Games. The aim of these Games is to connect Croatian people by means of sports. The event was started by the Croatian World Congress and is supported by Croatian institutions. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 22 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10587/1/TARARA-singing-and-dance-connecting-Maori-people-in-New-Zealand-with-Croatians.html We invite you to enjoy the magnificent Samoan capella performances and indigenous chants combined with Croatian harmony blockbusters: Vilo moja (My Fairy), Ju te san se zajubio (I Fell In Love With You), Samo moru virujen (I Believe To The See Only), and other. Breathless feeling goes further with Maori who are, within their customs, songs and dances presentation surprising everyone with Maori version of the song "Vilo moja." Maori and Croatian all get on very well. They have a similar way of looking at life and relationships. Tarara is a mixture of Maori people and Croatians in New Zelaland. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 18 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10585/1/International-Folklore-Festival-in-Zagreb-2014-dedicated-to-the-region-of-Medjimurje-in-Croatian-north.html The 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, 16-20 July 2014, is dedicated to the folklore and heritage of Meðimurje, the northernmost part of Croatia. Participants of the Festival also include folklore groups from other parts of Croatia, as well as groups coming from distant foreign countries. Stage performances will be complemented by exhibitions, dance and music workshops, as well as traditional church music and world music concerts. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10581/1/Canada-Day-celebration-in-Zagreb-features-Emmanuel-Vukovich-a-distinguished-violinist-with-Croatian-roots.html Emmanuel Vukovich, distinguished Candian violinist of younger generation, has Croatian roots: one of his grandfathers is from the town of Brinje in the region of Lika. Mr. Vukovich and his colleague pianist Hyun-Ho Choi had the honor to have a concert at the Hrvatski Glazbeni Zavod in Zagreb, on the occasion of the Canada Day, in the presence of Her Excellency Mrs. Louise LaRocque, Canadian ambassador to Croatia, and about 300 invited persons. He is the recipient of McGill University’s first Schulich Golden Violin Award, The Canada Council for the Arts Orford String Quartet Scholarship, etc. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10579/1/West-Village-Chorale-from-New-York-Citys-Greenwich-Village-touring-Croatia-4-10th-July-2014.html Since 1971, the West Village Chorale, based in New York City's Greenwich Village, has performed an eclectic repertoire that celebrates the classics and gives voice to new directions in choral music. In a wireless age of downloads, playlists and podcasts, they bring chorus and audience together in the spirit of community to experience the joy of live choral music. This tour allows the chorus to explore the beauty and culture of Croatia and its people, joining forces with Croatian musicians and transcending language barriers to create beautiful music together. Concerts: on 4th July 2014 in Dubrovnik, on 7th July in Split and on 10th July in Pula. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 02 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10578/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavatat-Croatia-hosts-childrens-artistic-troup-from-Kaliningrad-Russia-4th-July-2014.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, artistic director of Epidaurus Festival: My wish is that every sound produced at Epidaurus Festival would merge with Cavtat's magical hug, and that every word, every verse, whether sung or spoken, would, for centuries to come, continue to echo throughout its old streets, the very same ones that - within and of themselves  - had been a stage for centuries already. BREVIS Ensemble from Kaliningrad, composed of children, will have a concert at the Epidaurus Festival on 4th July 2014, at 9 pm, marking the birth of distinguished Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10570/1/Choir-of-Matrix-Croatica-for-the-region-of-Ruhr-in-Germany-singing-Ave-regina-caelorum-by-Dufay.html The Choir of Matrix Croatica for the region of Ruhr in Germany has been founded in 2006 by Professor Kre¹imir Veseliæ, distinguished Croatian mathematician. We can listen to the beautiful interpretation of Ave regina caelorum by Guillaume Dufay, a famous composer from the 15th century. The choir is also called the Mixed Choir of Croatian Catholic Mission in Dortmund in Germany, since both institutions support its activity. Professor Veseliæ is singing with Magdalena Mlikotiæ and Meri Mlikotiæ. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 07 Jun 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10566/1/The-Baron-familys-Croatian-tamburitza-band-in-the-USA-in-1930s.html By age 12, the Baron kids were proficient on traditional Croatian tamburitza instruments such as the prim, tambura and bas-prim, and were put to work playing at weddings, apartments or wherever my great-grandfather could hire them out (places where shots of whiskey apparently flowed during breaks). Their parents are from Zagreb, Croatia, who carved out a life in Braddock, in a rented flat near Pittsburgh's burgeoning steel mills. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 27 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10558/1/Loreta-Kovacic-Croatian-pianist-composer-singer-and-Boom-Boom-Room-performer-in-Houston.html Kovacic had a bright future as a classical pianist; she gave two solo performances at Carnegie Hall, the latest in 2008. “The New York critics said there was hope for me with 20th Century music,” she says.  Now she composes and directs children’s musicals, and plays around town at venues like the Mucky Duck, the Contemporary Arts Museum, and, this Saturday night, at the Boom Boom Room. sings. Her show includes songs from countries that she likes - Brazil, Cuba, Italy and her own compositions. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 04 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10557/1/Latica-Aniae-won-1st-Prize-at-Liezen-International-Cello-Competition-in-Austria.html Latica Aniæ (19), cello student at the Zagreb Academy of Music, in the class of prof. Valter Despalj, won 1st Prize at the Liezen (Austria) International Cello Competition. There were over 40 students  from Europe, Asia and America competing in her age category of 19 to 23. The panel of judges was composed of distinguished professors from music academies in Vienna, Cologne, Ljubljana, Prague and Salzburg. Her interpretations of  demanding works by Boccherini, Beethoven, Elgar and Ligeti  were also met with very enthusiastic applause from the audience. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 03 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10516/1/Oliver-Dragojeviae-USA-Tour-May-10-24-2014-featuring-Nina-Badriae-Ljiljana-Nikolovska-and-Tedi-Spalato.html Music legend, Oliver Dragojeviæ, bard of Croatian music returns with his band “Dupini” to the United States May 2014. Influenced by global music trends, his work still preserves the elements of Dalmatian music, the key to his more than 40-year sparkling career. Oliver’s previous performances took place in many renowned venues around the world including sold-out concerts in: Olympia-Paris, Royal Albert Hall-London, Carnegie Hall-New York, and Sydney Opera-Australia. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 28 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10549/1/8216Everything-is-Forever8217-biographic-film-about-Nenad-Bach-wins-international-filmfest-top-awards-in-Houston.html   The journey of Croatian-American composer/singer and writer Nenad Bach through war and peace, and rock and roll captured in the documentary/feature film ‘Everything is Forever’ won top awards at the 47th Annual Worldfest Houston International Film Festival (April 4-13). The feature film garnered the prestigious Platinum Remi Award for Theatrical Feature Film & Video Award and the Special Jury Remi Award for Music Video Award – Stage Concert/ Performance. Written by Violi Calvert. On the photo Stehanie Silber, Victor Zimet and Nenad. violicalvert@optusnet.com.au (Violi Calvert) Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10547/1/Vuprem-oci-an-old-traditional-Croatian-song-very-popular-among-French-vocal-choirs.html Vuprem oèi is a very tender and poetic Croatian folk song from the region of Meðimurje on the north of Croatia. Its simple melody follows a pentatonic pattern, so typical for this part of Croatia. We express our deep gratitude to Professor Kre¹imir Veseliæ, distinguished Croatian mathematician, who informed us about popularity of this song in France. We also owe our sincere gratitude to numerous French choirs and their conductors for their exceptional perfomances. Moreover, they all sing this song in Croatian! This song is a jewel of the European cultural landscape. On the photo Mrs. Pascale Scarabin from France, fantastic solo interpretor of Vuprem oèi. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 17 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10542/1/Branko-Istvancic-Croatian-filmmaker-recipient-of-the-Liliane-Stewart-Award-for-Design-Arts-in-Montreal-Canada.html Branko I¹tvanèiæ is recipient of a highly praised award at the The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) 2014 in Montreal, Canada, for his very beautiful and poetic documentary film "Straw-Girls." The “straw girls” are anonymous Croatian artists of Bunjevci ethnicity who live in the province of Baèka. They found straw to be the “green” medium of choice for creating paintings, sculptures and applied art objects as an antidote to their difficult life on the vast Pannonian plain. In 2013 Mr Branko II¹tvanèiæ already won the Gold Camera Award for best documentary in Los Angeles, USA. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10534/1/2CELLOS-Luka-Sulic-and-Stjepan-Hauser-Resistance---Benedictus---Sir-Elton-John-speaking.html 2CELLOS Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser performing their arrangement of Resistance by Muse, from an exciting, unforgettable and emotional evening at the beautiful Roman Colosseum in Stjepan's hometown of Pula, Croatia. Next, performing their arrangement of Benedictus by Karl Jenkins with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Then, Sir Elton John talking about 2CELLOS Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser... darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10533/1/Vinko-Coce-1954-2013-Croatian-tenor-and-klapa-singer-from-the-city-of-Trogir.html Vinko Coce is a distingushed Croatian pop and klapa singer, known for his numerous unforgettable songs like "Vilo moja“ (My Fairy), „Ribari“ (Mariners), or „Mirno spavaj ru¾o moja“ (Sleep peacefully my rose). He is known for his numerous humanitarian concerts, in particular during the 1990s. Among his memorable appearances are the concerts at the grand stadium in the city of Split. We invite You to listen to his singing. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 11 Mar 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10523/1/Screening-of-documentary-film-quotMany-Voices-One-Songquot-March-8-2014.html "Many Voices One Song" is a 2007 documentary film that follows the journey of one hundred thirty women in the Portsmouth, NH-based women’s chorus “Voices from the Heart” who make a life-changing connection with Croatian villagers who live surrounded by landmines left from the war of the 1990’s. Through the universal language of music this community of American women raised funds to clear the mines in their adopted Croatian village and sang their way across Croatia. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10519/1/soCro-a-Croatian-Hip-Hop-artist-from-Chattanooga.html Croatian, Hip Hop, and Chattanooga are three words that you don't normally hear in the same sentence. Meet Eric Lisica AKA soCro, a rap artist proud of his Croatian roots who “combines electronic elements of the European club scene with Southern hip hop.” A Dalmatian and good ol’ Southern boy based out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he has opened for Big Boi of Outkast, plays piano, viola, guitar, and drums and plans to take over the world with his music. diane.kolanovic@gmail.com (Diane Kolanovic) Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10515/1/Lana-Is-presents-her-Solo-Debut-Album-quotIn-Your-Headquot-on-Feb-16th-2014-in-New-York-City.html   A new music star on a horizon. Lana Cenèiæ aka Lana Is, singer. songwriter, actress and dancer born in Zagreb and living in New York enriches the music world with a successful debut album notable above all for its complex song structures and the artist’s expressive voice. The intricacy of the songs is achieved not through pompous instrumentation or bombastic sound but through intelligent rhythms including numerous breaks and surprising twists and effective instrument combinations. Put together, it is not easy to process but has great character that matures and grows on you. Lana Is CD Release Party @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 2) 196 Allen Street, New York, NY, Sunday Feb 16, 7pm darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10512/1/Croatians-Krist-Novoselic-and-Ella-Yelich-O8217Connor-aka-Lorde-take-home-Grammys.html Croatians score two wins at the 2014 Grammy awards. Croatian-American Krist Novoselic won as part of a collaboration with Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney and Pat Smear for best rock song. Ella Yelich O’Connor of New Zealand won two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year for “Royals.” stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10509/1/Milan-Horvat-1919-2014-distinguished-Croatian-conductor-collaborated-with-worlds-most-famous-orchestras.html For five years, from 1951 to 1956, maestro Milan Horvat was chief conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin. Than in 1969 up to 1975 he led the newly formed Symphony Orchestra ORF in Vienna. He was an honorary conductor of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. He collaborated with the greatest soloists of the world such as Mstislav Rostropovich, David Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, etc. He taught at the University of Graz in Austria, where his star pupil was Fabio Luisi, now music director of the Zurich Opera. The key to his vitality was, as he put it, his "hunger for music". darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10503/1/Merry-Christmas-and-a-Happy-New-Year-2014-to-all-the-people-of-good-will.html Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the readers of the CROWN from Croatian painter Zdenka Sertiæ, on the photo. Croats have about five hundred Christmas carols, more than any other nation in the world. One of truly famous works of art, related to Christams, is due to Croatian sculptor Andrija Buvina from the 13th century, carved on monumental wooden doors of the Cathedral of St. Dujam in the city of Split. We also send a special Christmas greeting to Mr. Dario Kordiæ and Mr. Slobodan Praljak and their families. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 22 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10501/1/Srdjan-Bulat-to-give-recital-at-the-Royal-Academy-of-Music-in-London-on-January-7-2014.html Classical guitarist, Srdjan Bulat will be holding a recital at the Royal Academy of Music in London, on Tuesday January 7, 2014. The recital will be held at the David Josefowitz Recital Hall and will start at 6:00 p.m. admission is free. Bulat, a post graduate student at the Royal Academy of Music will be performing works by Croatian composers. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10493/1/Latica-Aniae-Kristina-Winiarski-and-Vid-Veljak-soloists-with-the-Stuttgart-Chamber-Orchestra-in-Germany-2013.html Latica Aniæ (Croatia), Kristina Winiarski (Sweden) and Vid Veljak (Croatia) are among the most gifted students of maestro Valter De¹palj, distinguished professor of violoncello at the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb. They had a privilege to be elected among nine out of about hundred participants of masterclasses in Rutesheim, Germany, as soloists  for the final concert with the internationally known Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in November 2013. Among the former students of maestro De¹palj is Luka ©uliæ, a member of globally known 2 CELLOS. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 09 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10492/1/Max-Emanuel-Cencic-world-class-countertenor-singer-recipient-of-the-Diapason-dor-award-in-Paris-2013.html Max Emanuel Cenciæ, Croatian countertenor, "great amongst great", is recipient of the award Diapason d'or (Golden Diapason) for 2013. It is an important recognition to the spectacular singing career of this former singer of the famous Wiener Sanger Knaben (Vienna Boy's Choir). It is interesting that Mr. Cenciæ is not the first Croatian recipient of Diapason d'or, it was already won by Katarina Livljaniæ with her Ensemble Dialogos in 2004. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 07 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10489/1/Croatian-events-in-Argentina-2013-Buenos-Aires-Celebra-Croacia-Klapa-Kastav-Chaco-etc.html   Joza Vrljièak sent us numerous video recordings and photos concerning the Croatian Day celebrated in Argentinean capital Buenos Aires, in November 2013. It is estmated that there are about 300,000 citizens of Croatian origin in Argentina. Croatian community in Argentina is very active, espeically in the field of culture. Numerous Croatinas contributed in various ways to the prestige and wellbeing of Argentina. Probably the best known among them is Juan (Ivan) Vucetich 1858-1925, the father of the scientific dactiloscopy, that is, of identification by fingerprints. joza.vrljicak@gmail.com (Joza Vrlji�ak) Thu, 05 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10487/1/Ana-Vidovic-classical-guitar-prodigy-interviewed-for-Guitar-Artistry.html Ana Vidoviæ was born in Croatia, and began performing in her native city of Karlovac at the age of 8. By the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy of the University of Zagreb, where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. Vidoviæ's reputation in Europe led to an invitation to study at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, U.S., with Manuel Barrueco, from where she graduated in May 2003. Here we provide an interview for Guitar Artistry, and several of her recordings. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10486/1/Zamba-to-compete-at-the-30th-International-Blues-Challenge-in-Memphis-in-January-21-25-2014.html Croatian Blues band Zamba (left) is an entrant for the 30th International Blues Challenge where musicians from around the world will be competing for for cash, prizes, and industry recognition. The Blues Foundation will present the 30th International Blues Challenge January 21-25, 2014 in Memphis, Tennessee. The world's largest gathering of Blues acts represents an international search by The Blues Foundation and its affiliated organizations. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 02 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10484/1/Ivana-Kuncs-new-sophisticated-CD-entitled-KUNC-PLAYS-KUNC-dedicated-to-her-father-Bozidar.html   We are very pleased to announce Ivana Kunc's new and very sophisticated musical project on CD entitled KUNC PLAYS KUNC, dedicated to her father Bo¾idar Kunc, distinguished Croatian pianist and composer, who spent the last fourteen years of his life in the United States. His beloved and noble wife DeElda Kunc b. Fiebelkorn, a gifted poetess, passed away in 2013. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10483/1/Vukovar-is-an-indelible-part-of-European-and-World-History.html In this article we have collected some of the songs and verses dedicated to the tragic destiny of the city of Vukovar and its citizens. The destiny of numerous victims is still not known. This Baroque city on the Danube river was savagely destroyed in 1991. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 18 Nov 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10482/1/Zoran-Orlic-captures-the-band-Trampled-By-Turtles-in-a-new-book.html Croatian-American photographer Zoran Orlic (left) was given the opportunity to capture the band "Trampled by Turtles" as they performed their 10th anniversary concert in Minneapolis earlier this year. Those photos which feature candid backstage shots as well as explosive onstage moments have been collected in a book commemorating the event. The book goes on sale in November and is limited to 1,000 copies. Pre-order your copy today! stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10480/1/Lorde-an-authentic-new-music-star-on-a-horizon.html Ella Yelich-O'Connor, known by her stage name Lorde, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She released her first EP The Love Club, in March 2013 and her first single "Royals" in June 2013. Her début album Pure Heroine was released in September 2013. Yelich-O'Connor was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 7 November 1996 to an Irish father and Croatian mother Sonja Yelich, a prize-winning poet. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10479/1/Nenad-Bachs-life-in-America-is-described-in-a-film-called-quotEverything-is-Foreverquot.html Home Team Productions has nearly completed the documentary film about Nenad's life in America called "Everything is Forever" and is directed by Victor Zimet and produced by Stephanie Silber. Congratulations to Nenad for being selected as an advisor for the State Office for Croatians Abroad! Advisors will assist in the creation and execution of activities pertaining to Croatians who live outside of the Republic of Croatia. The band will be performing at Percolator Coffeehouse next Sunday, November 10, 2013 starting at 7:00 p.m. HRT 1 will be rebroadcasting the band's concert at Lisinski Hall on Monday November 4, 2013 at 6:20 New York time.  You can watch the live stream at http://htv1.hrt.hr . darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 04 Nov 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10465/1/Tajcis-landmark-1000th-Concert-to-be-held-on-October-26-2013.html There are not many, if any, politicians, actors, or singers who have spent 13 years staying in people’s homes and getting to know the real American spirit closeup and personal. Interestingly, this has been the unique experience of international singer, Tajci [TYchi], her American husband Matthew Cameron, and their three sons which inspired her new album “Awaken” to be performed at her landmark 1,000th concert on October 26 in Cincinnati, Ohio. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Wed, 25 Sep 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10462/1/Wladimir-Kossjanenko-founded-The-Virtuosos-of-Split-chamber-orchestra-in-Croatia.html Wladimir Kossjanenko is a violist of international reputation, born in Alma Ata in Kazakhstan, now associate professor at the Academy of Music in the city of Split in Croatia. He has recently founded The Virtuosos of Split, an ambitious chamber orchestra, composed of his students at the Academy, and also of several professional musicians. Except in Croatia, he is a frequent guest of classical music events throughout the world. His wife Vesna Podrug, a pianist born in the city of Split, is an assistant professor at the same Academy. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 24 Sep 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10461/1/Cliff-Searching-in-Croatia-by-Orlando-Duque-etc-etc.html Orlando Duque visited Croatia and searched for the most attractive cliffs to dive. He was delighted with the Croatian natural beauties and executed a  number of incredible jumps from cliffs. For such a small country, Croatia offers visitors an incredible range of landscapes: from the Mediterranean coast with its necklace of 1244 islands to the sunflower-gilded Slavonian plains, via pristine rivers and the wildlife-rich subalpine regions of Gorski kotar and the Velebit mountains. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10458/1/Croatian-folklore-groups-from-Zadar-won-gold-medals-at-the-2013-World-Championship-of-Folklore-in-Bulgaria.html Two Croatian folklore groups, Sv. Jeronim from Vla¹iæ and Sv. ©ime from Rtina as one (under the name of Dalmatika), and Privlaka and Radovin as another, won gold medals at the World Folk 2013 competition organized in Bulgaria. The international competition is organized by the World Association of Folklore Festival and the European Association of Folklore Festivals. More than hundred folklor groups from all five continents participated. Outside the competition, four Croatian folklore groups (about 60 singers) sang old-Croatian Glagolitic songs in two Bulgarian historical churches, which was registered by local TV. Congratulations to Mr. Livio Marijan and his coleagues from the Zadar hinterland. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 08 Sep 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10456/1/Alexei-Tanovitski-Russian-singer-opening-Metropolitan-opera-season-2013-2014-in-New-York-on-September-23.html Award-winning Russian bass, Alexei Tanovitski, is one of the brightest stars of his generation. He has impressed audiences the world over and won wide-spread critical acclaim for his performances in the most prominent theaters and concert halls. He was recently appointed as an ambassador to promote the UNESCO World-Heritage-Listed city of Trogir on Croatia's Adriatic Coast. He lives with his wife Ivana in Croatia's capital Zagreb. Mr. Tanovitski is opening the Metropolitan Opera season 2003-2014 on September 23. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10452/1/Radoslav-Lorkovic-Croatian-American-pianist-Clear-and-Cold----Homer-A-Piano-Odyssey.html We are glad to present to the readers of the CROWN the two recently published CD's by Radoslav Lorkoviæ, Croatian-American pianist, accordion player, singer and composer. Drawing from a multitude of influences ranging from elegant classical and jazz styles to the rawest, most basic blues, country and soul, Radoslav Lorkoviæ has taken on an unusually broad musical spectrum and refined it into his distinctive piano style. His grand-mother, Melita Lorkoviæ, was a famous Croatian classical pianist. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10435/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-and-7th-Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-Croatia---festival-of-music-drama-theatre-and-folklore.html   On the south east part of the Croatian coast, in a beautiful, picturesque Cavtat we would love to welcome a cultural series of events. The Epidaurus Festival is a festival of music which will also include other artistic events - drama, theatre, literature, poetry, various presentations, folklore, educative programmes, matinees for young talents, getting to know the area, its beauty, nature, tradition, etc. Without music life would be a mistake (F. Nietzche). darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 03 Jul 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10432/1/2CELLOS-taking-the-cello-to-a-new-level-and-breaking-the-boundaries-between-different-genres-of-music.html Young Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, known as 2CELLOS, achieved sensational success by taking the cello to a new level and breaking the boundaries between different genres of music. “... Go and see them live, because it really is astonishing! I can’t remember seeing anything as exciting as them since I saw Jimi Hendrix live back in the 60’s…” Elton John. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10430/1/-Marko-Marulic-1450-1524-and-Katarina-Livljanic-JUDITH-biblical-history-of-Renaissance-Croatia.html   Far from the traditional filming of a staged performance, Alpha and Katarina Livljanic offer a genuinely cinematographic work based on the epic poem Judita of the Croatian Renaissance writer Marko Maruliæ. Judita has been printed in Croatian language in 1521, and Marko Maruliæ, one of the greatest Croatian writers, expressly stated in the title of his book that the poem was written in Croatian language. Musically, this project by Katarina Livljaniæ, professor at the University of Paris - Sorbonne, is a reconstruction, using Gregorian, Beneventan and Glagolitic sources of medieval Dalmatia, as well as the study of Croatian Glagolitic chant in oral tradition. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10427/1/A-famous-Croatian-Professor-Balthazar-shown-by-Google-on-its-front-page-on-June-21st-2013.html Professor Balthazar is probably the most famous Croatian professor in the world, a popular figure of cartoon movies, familiar to millions of children throughout the world. It has been created in 1967, that is, 46 years ago, by Zlatko Grgiæ, a member of the lagendary Zagreb School of Animated Film. On June 21st 2013 Google placed the professor on its front page. Professor Balthazar was equally popular among children fourty years ago, as is today. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 22 Jun 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10426/1/Goran-Karan-very-successful-concerts-of-Croatian-singer-in-London-in-June-2013.html Goran Karan, a well known Croatian pop singer from the city of Split, will remember the year of 2013 for a series of very successful concerts in Estonia and Poland, culminating with two concerts in England, in London - in Dingwalls Club and Gloucester Millenium Hotel. His singing is deeply influenced by very emotional local Dalmatian melodies. Besides the mentioned concerts, Goran had many other concerts held in Austria, Germany, Italy, France, along with three tours in the United States. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10422/1/Destination-CROATIA-Destination-CROATIA-Destination-CROATIA-Destination-CROATIA.html Croatia, one of the most beautiful countries in the world, is a land which its citizens often call her Lijepa Na¹a, that is, Our Beautiful. It is not surprising that this is the title of Croatia's National Anthem as well. Croatia is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between the Pannonian Plain and the Mediterranean Sea. Its southern and western flanks border the Adriatic Sea. In this article we show two fantastic films about Croatia. On the left is a photo of probably the most beautiful cape in the world, called Zlatni Rat (Golden Cape), on the island of Braè in Croatia. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10421/1/GLAGOLICA-a-European-Musical-Language---project-by-Festival-Kvarner-in-Opatija-25-26-June-2013-Croatia.html The “GLAGOLICA - A European Musical Language” project, is an awarded EU project within the framework of the Culture Programme 2007-2013. We are speaking about Croatia, which will enter the European Union on 1st of July 2013. The central theme is the Croatian recension of Old Church Slavonic literary language with its Croatian Glagolitic Script. The program includes the concerts of Katarina Livljaniæ (25th June, Middle Age Music) and I.G. Kovaèiæ Choir from Zagreb (26th June, Bruckner's Te Deum) in  the city of Opatija in Istrian peninsula, both at 21:30. Croatian Glagolitic Script will be visualized by Ars Electronica from Vienna. On the photo is the logo of Festival Kvarner in Opatija, Croatia. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10410/1/David-Byler-8th-Generation-of-Croatian-American-New-Dalmatia-Nueva-Espa241a-Texas-and-the-way-Home.html After World War II, in America parents began to teach phone numbers and addresses to their children so they knew how to get home. David Byler's parents taught him a little "poem" so he could find his way Home. Home, almost three hundred years ago, was a little town in western Slavonia.  David had a career in international forest products sales and transportation. He has had another career as a Lutheran Pastor which continues at the present.  David is currently producing music videos with which he hopes to attract both Croatians of all kinds and non-Croatians to the priceless treasure of Croatian culture. slavonac46@gmail.com (David Byler) Sat, 18 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10409/1/Ana-Vidovic-concerts-and-interviews-of-distinguished-Croatian-guitarist.html Ana Vidovic is an extraordinary classical guitarirst with formidable gifts taking her place amongst the elite musicians of the world today. Ms. Vidovic has given over one thousand public performances since first taking the stage in 1988. Her international performance career includes recitals in Zagreb, Tokyo, New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Rome, Budapest, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Oslo, Copenhagen, Toronto, Baltimore, San Francisco, Houston, Austin, Dallas, St. Louis and beyond. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10401/1/Daniel-Cacija-young-Croatian-jazz-singer-of-international-reputation.html Daniel Èaèija was recently selected as the winner of the Downbeat Music Award 2013 as the best jazz vocal soloist. He has accumulated numerous prestigious awards, like the European Broadcast Jazz Competition 2011 and the winner of the ‘Best Male Jazz Baritone' in Austria. In addition, he is gaining popularity in the Baltic states performing at festivals such as Rigas Ritmi. Daniel is already at the start of an international career singing in the National Jazz Orchestra of Germany. He is also involved in music therapy for children with special needs. On 5 May 2013 he has a concert in Zagreb, interpreting songs by Ivo Robiæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10396/1/Radoslav-Lorkovic-Croatian-American-musician-ranging-from-classical-and-jazz-styles-to-blues-country-and-soul.html Drawing from a multitude of influences ranging from elegant classical and jazz styles to the rawest, most basic blues, country and soul, Radoslav Lorkovic has taken on an unusually broad musical spectrum and refined it into his distinctive piano style. His tenure on the R&B and folk circuits has culminated in five critically acclaimed solo recordings and numerous appearances on the recordings of and performances with artists including Odetta, Jimmy LaFave, Ribbon of Highway Woody Guthrie Tribute, Greg Brown, Richard Shindell, Ellis Paul, Dave Moore, Andy White and Bo Ramsey. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10394/1/Vinodol-Collection-of-old-Croatian-tunes-sung-and-played-near-the-Adriatic-Sea.html Vinodol Collection consists of the oldest known Croatian tunes sung and played in the region near the town of Bribir, situated not far from the Adriatic Sea. The collection is a result of enthusiasm and efforts of maestro Ivica Kaliman, b. in 1926, to preserve the songs that were sung about a century ago in Croatian villages near this part of Croatian coast. The efforts resulted in CD published by Maraton in 2013. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10390/1/Cantores-Maruli-vocal-quartet-promoting-Renaissance-music-and-distinguished-Croatian-guitarist-Petar-Culic.html Male vocal quartet Cantores Maruli, from the city of Split, promotes religious repertoire written by recognised or neglected Croatian composers. The name Cantores Maruli (Marul's Singers) wishes to pay a tribute to a famous Croatian Renaissance writer Marko Maruliæ - Marul 1450.-1524., named "the father of Croatian literature". The quartet cherishes rich Croatian cultural heritage and emphasises its importance within the contemporary environment. We also present Petar Èuliæ, distinguished Croatian classical guitarist. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10389/1/Nenad-Bach-singing-without-his-hat-in-1978-in-Croatias-capital-Zagreb.html Nenad Bach started his music career in the 1970s. One of his earliest registered appearances is from 1978, from Croati's capital Zagreb. He interpreted his song Nokturno with his band Vrijeme i Zemlja (Time and Earth) at the Zagreb Chanson 1978, playing piano. We also provide a few of his latest fantastic songs: I Will Follow You, Everything is Forever, Daughter's Eyes, All I Want Is Freedom, and Vukovar. His voice, and verses with soul, remained recognizable all the time. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10387/1/Tomislav-Braliae-and-Klapa-Intrade-2013-US-Tour.html Tomislav Braliæ and Klapa Intrade will be coming to the United States from Zadar to perform in select cities. Starting in April they will be in New York City, Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit to showcase the ancient a cappella style of singing native to Dalmatia known as klapa. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10386/1/Dina-Rizvic-young-Croatian-singer-composer--piano-player-guitarist-and-drummer.html Dina Rizviæ was born in a lovely Croatian town of Labin, in Istrian peninsula. She is not only a fine singer, but also a surprisingly good instrumentalist on several different instruments. At the moment, as recipient of “Berklee college of music” scholarship, she finished her first year in Boston and is majoring in contemporary songwriting and production, educating in many different genres from jazz improvisation, writing for big and small bands, production classes, orchestras and songwriting classes. Besides Croatian folk tunes and belcanto, she is singing, composing and playing pop, rock, funk, jazz. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10384/1/Bruno-Krajcar-distinguished-Croatian-ethno-jazz-rock-composer-and-singer.html Bruno Krajcar, professional Croatian composer and singer, was born in the city of Pula in 1973. His surprisingly diverse repertoire includes sophisticaed intepretations of Croatian folk music, in particular from the Istrian peninsula. With his music he seems to connect a large variety of music expressions, ranging from simple folk melodies, to belcanto, jazz ballads and to wild rock. The poetry behind his music is far from being banal or trivial. His songs are sometimes embued with social content, pointing to problems of poverty and injustice. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10375/1/Miljenko-Matijevic-amazing-Croatian-American-rock-singer-and-frontman-of-the-Steelheart-rock-band.html Miljenko Matijeviæ, also known as Michael Matijevic or Mili Matijevic is a Croatian American rock singer, best known as the frontman of the hard rock band Steelheart. He was born November 30, 1964, in Croatia's capital Zagreb. Steelheart is a glam metal band based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Formed in 1990, the band is fronted by vocalist Miljenko Matijevic. His solo appearances, where he accompanies himself with guitar or piano, attract many those who love authentic and convincing rock music. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10373/1/Call-for-submissions-for-1st-International-Samobor-Film-Music-Festival.html The 1st International Samobor Film Music Festival, September 11- 14, 2013., is now open for submissions! Composers can submit film music through the ISFMF's online entry form. Application period will run until March 31st the latest. The Artistic Board of the festival will conduct selection of movies for nominations, and the criteria will be determined in relation to the quality and originality of the score. Only films with the production date between January 1st 2010. and February 28th of the current year, will be considered for nominations. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10371/1/Concert-broadcast-of-Nenad-Bach-Band-and-Friends-in-Croatia-Feb-17th-at-015-am--615-pm-EST-on-HTV2.html Respected Croatian musician and world promoter or Croatian culture, Nenad Bach and Friends, entertained us all with his charity concert in Zagreb for the abandoned children of Nazor street, November 2012. They say Nenad is an artist with a Croatian soul and an American passport. The footage of the Zagreb concert will be shown on February 17th 2013 on HTV2 at 0.15 a.m. in Croatia and 6:15 p.m. EST on HTV2. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10360/1/BREVIS-Croatian-female-vocal-ensemble-in-Carnegie-Hall-in-New-York-on-21-Jan-2013-at-7-pm.html Croatian female vocal ensemble BREVIS will sing at Carnegie Hall in New York on 21 January 2013 at 7 pm, Isaac Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. They are singing as guests of a famous Welsh composer Karl Jenkins. The ensemble had very successful tours in Europe, America and Asia. They were winners of prestigious competitions of ensembles at the Sweden Helsingborgschoir Festival (2004), and also at the 4th Olympiade of choirs at the World Choir Games in 2006 in Xiamen in China (2006). In June 2012 they had a very successful debut in Hollywood. The ensemble is directed by Antoaneta Radoèaj-Jerkoviæ and Davor Dediæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10355/1/Ana-Vidovic-Croatian-guitarist-playing-Sonatina--Suite-Castellana-by-Federico-Moreno-Torroba-.html Ana Vidoviæ, a famous Croatian guitarist, is playing Sonatina & Suite Castellana by Federico Moreno Torroba. Pure joy for ears. And eyes. As Mr. Andres Okorn put it, "Sie ist eine Ausgezeichnete Gitarristin, Excellente Musikerin und eine sehr schöne Frau...". She was interviewed by Steve Halpern on 9th December 2009, as a guest of the Arts of Westchester. We also provide an excerpt from her concert in Seoul, S. Korea, and an interview in Adelaide, Australia. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10348/1/Klapa-Cambi-2013-US--Canada-Tour-Featuring-the-Jerry-Grcevich-Tamburitza-Orchestra.html The most awarded and internationally recognized a’cappella group from Croatia,  winner of a World Choir Championship in St. Petersburg will showcase their unique vocal talent during their USA and Canada tour scheduled for January 2013. For 25 year the group stays true to the core of Croatian heritage and culture while bringing authentic music of Dalmatia to the international spotlight. Their performance will take you through ancient Dalmatian cities, help you feel the love and appreciation for the homeland, and bring closer to the beautiful Adriatic. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10344/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-spectacular-concert-in-Croatias-capital-Zagreb-Nov-30-2012.html The Nenad Bach Band appeared for the first time in Croatia, in Nenad Bach's native city of Zagreb, in the Vatroslav Lisinski concert hall. Nenad Bach Band is composed of high class professional musicians, with a very specific, recognizable sound, interwoven with elements of Croatian folk music, enriched with Nenad's beautiful verses. Some of greatest stars of Croatian music participated as Nenad's special guests: Arsen Dediæ, Radojka ©verko, Miroslav ©koro, Marko Tolja and Klapa Sinj. For the first time Nenad's song entitled VUKOVAR has been performed, in which the names that will never be forgotten are mentioned: Jean Michel Nicolier, Sini¹a Glava¹eviæ, Vesna Bosanac, and Blago Zadro. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10343/1/Nenad-Bach-dobitnik-prestizne-Fender-Mega-Muzika-nagrade-uoci-koncerta-u-dvorani-Lisinski-u-Zagrebu.html U Zagrebu je 27. studenog 2012. u klubu Sax dodjeljena presti¾na Fender-Mega Muzika nagrada na¹em poznatom hrvatskom kantautoru, producentu i mirovnom aktivistu s adresom u New Yorku, Nenadu Bachu. Bila je to deveta po redu dodjela nagrada MMFender koja se dodjeluje za izniman doprinos u glazbi posebice Rock glazbi u Hrvatskoj i to glazbenicima ali i istaknutim pojedincima, koji su iako nisu glazbenici svojim iznimnim radom doprinjeli znaèaju Rock glazbe u Hrvatskoj. Sveèana dodjela obavljena je uoèi koncerta Nenad Bach Banda i gostiju u koncertnoj dvorani V. Lisinskog u petak 30. studenog 2012. u 20 sati. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10333/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-in-Zagreb-at-the-Vatroslav-Lisinski-Concert-Hall-on-Friday-30-November-2012-20pm.html We are pleased to announce the forthcoming concert of Nenad Bach and the Nenad Bach Band in Croatia's capital Zagreb, on Friday 30th November 2012, 20 pm. His special guests will be distinguished Croatian musicians Arsen Dediæ, Klapa Sinj, Radojka ©verko, Miroslav ©koro, and Marko Tolja. It is for the first time that Nenad Bach has a soloist concert in his native city of Zagreb, after about thirty years of very successful career in the USA and worldwide. Through his singing and songwriting, Nenad’s goal is to spread the message of joy and universal peace. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10340/1/Ninth-Annual-MMFender-Awards-to-be-held-at-club-Sax-on-November-27-2012.html The ninth annual MMFender Awards will be held at club Sax! on November 27, 2012 starting at 9:00 p.m. The award is given to those musicians and non-musicians for their outstanding contribution to music and rock music in Croatia. Editor-in-Chief of CROWN, Nenad Bach will be receiving an award for his contributions for the promotion of Croatian music in the world. Congratulations to Nenad and all of this years award winners! stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10337/1/Dr-Ante-L-Padjen-Croatian-neuroscientist-and-founder-of-I-Medici-di-McGill-Orchestra-in-Montreal-CA.html Professor Ante Padjen was educated in Croatia (University of Zagreb, Croatia; 1966, MD; 1970, DSc), University of Edinburgh (Graduate Studies), NIMH (1971 - 1975, Washington, DC). He has served as Professor at McGill University, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics from 1976. His primary research interests include neuroscience, information technology and knowledge translation in biomedicine with a particular interest in developing areas. He is the founder and principal viola of I Medici di McGill Ensemble (The Physicians of McGill), a performing orchestra made up largely of physicians, medical students and medical faculty. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10327/1/Tajcis-California-Tour-Fall-2012.html Tajci will be performing a 7 week tour of California starting on October 15, 2012. She will be performing several programs "Born of Love," "i Do Believe," "Let it Be," and a new program for All Soul's Day - "Love Lives On". She will also be at the Medjugorje Peace Conference in Ivrine, California on October 20-21, 2012. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10319/1/An-Evening-of-Croatian-Music-in-Washington-DC-Sunday-September-23-2012.html Pianist Srdjan Caldarovic (left) and violinist Ivan Novinc will be playing at Steinway Piano Hall in McLean, Virgina on Sunday September 23, 2012 starting at 7:00 p.m. They will be performing an evening of Croatian music with works by Josipovic, Kunc, Bjelinski, Papandopulo, Klobucar, Kempf, Lhotka and Dora Pejacevic. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10314/1/Rudolf-Klepac-1913-1994-professor-at-Mozarteum-and-Croatian-bassoonist-one-of-greatest-in-history.html   Rudolf Klepaè was born in 1913 in Majurje near the city of Vara¾din in Croatia, professor of bassoon at the Music Academy in Croatia's capital Zagreb, professor at the famous Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, distinguished interpretor of works by Mozart, Vivaldi and other giants, recipient of the Golden Ring of Salzburg from the Mayor of the city, honorary member of Croatian Society of Musicians... darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10308/1/Nenad-Bach-interviewed-by-Garrison-Leykam-who-hosts-Conversation-Crossroad.html On Monday August 6th, Nenad was interviewed by Garrison Leykam who hosts Conversation Crossroad. The program is the definitive Internet-based radio program for listeners who want the best in entertainment, information and intriguing ideas. On Friday August 17th, the band will be making its return to the legendary Towne Crier as guests of Black 47! The Band is honored to be opening for them. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. and the Towne Crier is located at 130 Route 22 Pawling, New York. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10307/1/Julian-Rachlin--Friends-Festival-founded-in-2001-in-Dubrovnik-Croatia.html This year marks the 11th anniversary of the internationally renowned “Julian Rachlin & Friends” festival held annually in Dubrovnik, Croatia, a platform for creative and vibrant projects with today’s leading musicians and actors. Besides delighting his audiences with his musical performances, Julian is also receiving recognition as a young philanthropist for his charity work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and his educational outreach. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10299/1/Livio-Marijan--Ivica-Dundovic-of-Zadar-Croatia-won-gold-medal-at-the-European-Folklore-Festival-in-Bulgaria.html Ivica Dundoviæ and Livio Marijan are winners of a prestitigious European Folklore Festival organized from 10th to 20th July 2012 in Bargas in Bulgaria, under the auspices of UNESCO. Besides the gold medal they also won the black orpheus, a prize of the public, the recommendation for the World Folklore Festival, and are recipients of a special diploma "Revelation of the Festival". They were singing old, almost forgotton Croatian songs from Dalmatia, including traditional Glagolitic songs from the town of Kali on the island of Ugljan. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10297/1/Passion-Heritage-of-Croatians-in-The-Danube-Region-conference-held-in-Sombor-2012.html Mrs Marija ©ereme¹iæ initiated organizing the international conference dealing with the Passion Heritage among Croatians in the Danube Region. It was held in the lovely town of Sombor, in cooperation with the local Croatian society called Urbani ©okci directed by Mrs ©ereme¹iæ, and by the Agency for Culture of Vojvodina Croatians from Subotica, directed by Mr Tomislav ®igmanov. The conference was superbly organized and very successful. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10295/1/LADO-prestigious-Croatian-national-folklore-ensemble-visited-Japan-in-2006.html LADO is one of the most famous folklore national ensembles in the world, founded in 1949. The following impression illustrates reactions of the public on the concerts of LADO in Japan in 2006: "... If I were born again, I would like to be born a Croat, so I could dance these beautiful dances with LADO" On the photo Mrs. Ivana Lau¹iæ, director of the LADO ensemble, and His excellency Mr. Tetsuhisa Shirakawa, Ambassador of Japan in Croatia. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10293/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-organized-the-6th-Epidaurus-Festival-Plus-in-the-Bukovac-House-in-Cavtat-in-Croatia.html For the first time the Epidarus Festival Plus in Cavtat has been organized in the house of distinguished Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac (1855-1922). This was a real feast of art, music and the surrounding nature, interwoven with emotions of guests and musicians. The central event took place on 4th July, celebrating Vlaho's birthday, with participation of two distinguished Spanish musiscians:MarÃa Esther GuzmÃn playing guitar and Luis Orden with flute. With superb organization of Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, distinuished Croatian pianist, poet and humanist, founder and director of the Epiduarus Festival during the past six years, on the photo with a girl wearing local Konavle dress. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10280/1/6th-Epidaurus-Festival-solemnly-opened-on-9-June-2012-in-the-town-of-Cavtat-on-Croatian-south.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, director and founder of the Epiduarus Festival, distinguished Croatian pianist, poet and humanist, oriented her activites also towards younger and youngest generations of the City of Dubrovnik and in the southmost Croatian region of Konavle, to the great pleasure of numerous visitors and parents of children. The festival has international character, and is organized in the magic Mediterranean ambiance of the town of Cavtat, or ancient Epidaurus. On the photo two Konavle girls with typical Konavle caps. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 10 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10270/1/Christophe-Dolbeau-wrote-a-new-important-book-about-French---Croatian-historical-relations.html The newest book by Christophe Dolbeau is written in French, and its title is  Croatie - France, Une Belle Amitié, i.e. France  - Croatia, a Nice Friendship. It reveals us many new details about various historical contacts between Croatia and France. It has 138 pp, and covers the period since the Middle Ages till the 19th century. This book will be a wonderful gift to anybody wishing to known more about Croatia in the context of European relations throughout centuries, with a special reference to France. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 31 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10269/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-Croatia-solemn-opening-on-9th-June-2012.html Indefatiguable professor  Marija Ana Vidoviæ, Dubrovnik, distinguished Croatian pianist, poet and humanist, organized with her colleagues the 6th Epidaurus Festival in Cavtat, Croatia, 6-19 June 2012. Among numerous interesting guests we mention Dejana Sekuliæ, violin, and Nata¹a Bekèiæ, piano, both young talents from the Royal Academy Brussels, and Kyung Hee Luciu Yang, soprano from South Korea. Epidaurus plus is planned for the 4th July as a big surprise. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 30 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10268/1/Ana-Vidovic-in-Zagreb-29-May-2012-playing-with-the-Zagreb-Soloists.html Ana Vidoviæ distinguished guitarist will play in Croatia's capital Zagreb together with the Zagreb Soloists on 29 May 2012, 8 pm in Hrvatski glazbeni zavod - Croatian Concert Hall. Ana Vidoviæ started her studies of guitar at the Academy of Music in Zagreb under maestro Istvan Roemer. She is considered to be one of the best classical guitarists of today in the world. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10260/1/Marko-Vrdoljak-photographer-and-his-presentation-of-Croatias-capital-Zagreb.html Marko Vrdoljak, Zagreb: "We have to make sure that we see the beauty of tomorrow and enjoy it as happily and intensely as possible. It is our duty to keep our faith in beauty and hope. We must be the ones to create a better tomorrow with our positive energy, our talents, the ones who must keep negative thoughts inside and transform them into warmth, understanding and kindness..." darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10256/1/Valter-Despalj-and-Istvan-Roemer-distinguished-Croatian-cellist-and-guitarist-playing-together.html Maestro Valter De¹palj is distinguished Croatian cellist, professor at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. In 1990 he founded Cellomania - an orchestra of young cellists in Zagreb. Among his former students are Stjepan Huaser & Luka Suljic, members of the duo 2 CELLOS. Maestro Istvan Roemer on the photo is distinugished Croatian guitarist and professor at the same Academy. Among his former students are Ana and Viktor Vidoviæ. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10253/1/Mia-Slavenska-1916-2002-Croatian-ballerina-one-of-the-greatest.html   Mia Èorak Slavenska, born in Croatia, a child star at 4 in Croatia's capital Zagreb, became a solo dancer at 12, prima ballerina at Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb at 18, starred as prima ballerina of the Ballet Russe in Paris, Ballet Theatre, London Festival Ballet. Organized her first ballet company at 12. With Slavenska-Franklin Ballet, created dance history with the ballet A Streetcar Named Desire. Mia was fluent in five languages. She also starred in the prize-winning French film, Ballerina (in French La Mort du Cygne), considered one of the best ballet films ever made. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10242/1/Yamato-Japanese-drummers-in-Croatia-with-students-of-Japanology-University-of-Zagreb-Feb-2012.html Yamato in Zagreb again, receiving Croatian Hearts as gifts from students of Japanology at the University of Zagreb. On the left a young lady from the Yamato Drummers group - Madoka Higashi, proudly showing her souvenir from Zagreb. Many thanks to our dear friend Mr. Oskar ©aruniæ to have recorded this very nice event in Croatia's capital. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10240/1/Collegium-pro-musica-sacra-Croatian-choir-founded-in-1972-celebrates-40-years-of-existence.html Collegium pro musica sacra, Croatian choir specialised for churhc music ranging from Gregorian coral to modern sacral music, with a special emphasis on Croatian church music,àhas been founded in 1972, ie. 40 years ago. It was founded by s. Imakulata Malinka on the photo, who directed the choir until 1999, and since then until 2010 it was directed by s. Cecilija Ple¹a. Now the Collegium pro musica sacra is conducted by Iva Juras, prof. The choir has won silver medals at the Internation choir competition in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1996, then in Bremen in 2004in Rome 2009, and gold medal at the International competition of choirs held in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 2010. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10234/1/Boris-Papandopulo-Croatian-composer-interpreted-by-American-pianist-Nicholas-Phillips-25-Feb-2012-Houston-TX.html You are cordially invited to an evening of CROATIAN PIANO MUSIC with up and coming American concert pianist - Wisconsin's own  NICHOLAS PHILLIPS.  Nick will be performing works of renowned 20th Century Croatian composer - BORIS PAPANDOPULO 1906-1991. He was the son of the Greek noble Konstantin Papandopulo and the Croatian opera singer Maja Strozzi-Peèiæ. He studied composing in Zagreb and conducting in Vienna. Papandopulo led the chores "Kolo" from Zagreb and "Zvonimir" in Split and was also the director of the Croatian National Opera and the conductor of the Radio Croatia Symphonic Orchestra. He directed and conducted the Operas in Rijeka, Sarajevo, Zagreb and Split. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10233/1/Lovro-von-Matacic-1899-1985-great-Croatian-conductor.html Lovro von Mataèiæ collaborated with Arthur Rubinstein, Christian Ferras and Rudolf Buchbinder, Marijana Radev, Ru¾a Pospi¹ Baldani, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, ... He recorded for labels such as Columbia and Supraphon. Although Anton Bruckner was at the top of the list for his symphony and concert repertorie and Richard Wagner, along with his favorite âOrpheusâ by Ch. W. Gluck and JanÃèekâs âJenùfaâ at the top of his opera repertorie, Lovro von Mataèiæ's interest covered a huge span from Palestrina, Monteverdi and Henry Purcell, through Handel, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven to Mussorgsky, Mahlera, JanÃèek, Smetana, R. Strauss, Wagner, Verdi and others. He was especially dedicated to performing Croatian authors. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10225/1/Sena-Jurinac-1921-2011-legendary-Croatian-artist-who-shaped-the-entire-opera-world.html Sena Jurinac was educated as an opera singer in Croatia's capital Zagreb, where she started her opera career in 1943. Since 1945 she was singing for the State Opera in Vienna, until 1982 when she retired.  Dominique Meyer, director of the Vienna State Opera, said the following on the occasion of death of Sena Jurinac: “We are mourning the loss of a legendary artist who shaped not only the Vienna State Opera, but also the entire opera world,’’ She died on 22 November 2011 at the age of 90. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10221/1/Klapa-Grdelin-in-Croatias-capital-Zagreb-singing-Dalmatian-songs.html Klapa Grdelin was founded in Zagreb in February 2000. Throughout the years Grdelin has been exploring and expanding its repertoire that was performed at many concerts and festivals. The repertoire includes original Dalmatian songs arranged by famous composers and ethnomusicologists (Jakov Gotovac, Ljubo Stipi¹iæ, Dinko Fio, Du¹ko Tambaèa and others), popular tunes adapted for klapa singing, traditional folk tunes of Lent and Christmas. Grdelin has found a valuable source of songs in the rich musical heritage of the city of Split and its surrounding area. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10220/1/Martina-Filjak-Zagreb-Croatia-on-a-world-tour-starting-January-2012.html One of the most exciting young artists to emerge in recent years, Martina Filjak is garnering international praise for her poetic passion and technical mastery at the keyboard as well as for her charismatic personality and magnetic stage presence. Her transition from prodigy to mature artist has been all the more remarkable against the backdrop of political maelstrom that defined her native Croatia during her childhood. ... Martina speaks seven languages. Fortunately, for an active performer, she loves to travel. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10217/1/Zdenko-Basic-distinguished-Croatian-animator-and-illustrator-of-childrens-books.html Zdenko Ba¹iæ (1980, Zagreb) has graduated in 2005 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Department for Animated Film and New Media. He’s an award-winning animator and illustrator of many children’s books and magazines; predominantly Andersen and Grimm’s fairy tales. His illustrated book ‘Alice in Wonderland’ for the British,  American and French publishing market has been launched in 2010 by Carlton Publisher. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10216/1/Dr-Jelka-Vince-Croatian-scientist-singing-a-Christmas-song-in-Zagreb.html Dr Jelka Vince is Croatian scientist working in the fields of ethnology and anthropology. She is also fine guitarist and singer. Dr Vince participated at the Christams Concert in December 2011 in the church of St. Jerome in the city of Zagreb. She is also very active in Croatian Society of University Women, where she serves as coordinator for international relations. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10214/1/Tarara-Croats-and-Maori-in-New-Zealand-monograph-by-Senka-Bozic-Vrbancic.html Maori called us Tarara. , as we speak so fast... At the beginning of the twentieth century, as Croatians left Dalmatia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire for the brave new world of New Zealand, Drawing from official documents, oral histories, novels, letters, newspaper articles, marriage certificates, and much more, Senka Bozic-Vrbancic on the photo explores relationships between Maori and Croats. How has their collective identity been shaped by changing legal regulations from colonial times to the bi cultural New Zealand of today? Croatian and Maori Christmas concert for 2011 in New Zealand. Dame Mira Szászy b. Petrièeviæ was the first Maori woman with university degree. Her father was Croatian. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10202/1/Argentinean-Croats-presented-on-YouTube-by-Studia-Croatica.html Joza Vrljièak, indefatiguable director of Studia Croatica society in Buenos Aires, sent us a set of 39 videos describing rich cultural activities of Argentinean Croats. On the photo the logo of Jorgovan,  which is one of very active and successful Croatian cultural societies in Argentina. We also provide a few recepies of Croatian sweets that are popular in Argentina, hoping that they could be useful for your family for the celebration of the forthcoming Christmas and New Year. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10199/1/Dinko-Fio-1924-2011-distinguished-Croatian-composer-and-conductor-died-at-the-age-of-87.html Dinko Fio ostvario je i obiman skladateljski opus na temeljima tradicijske glazbe, a neke njegove pjesme toliko su povezane s tradicijom da ih se èesto smatra izvornim napjevima. Njegov autorski opus objavljen je u jedanaest zbirki i na tridesetak diskografskih izdanja. Kao melograf i obraðivaè spasio je od zaborava neke od najljep¹ih narodnih napjeva iz Dalmacije, zapisao ih te priredio za izvedbe dalmatinskih klapa i zborova. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10196/1/2-Cellos-Luka-Suliae--Stjepan-Hauser-2-Croatian-Geniuses-conquering-the-world.html This kind of musical meteor happens once in a generation! I listened to this album "2 cellos Luka Suliæ & Stjepan Hauser" many times. Each song is a cinematic journey through melodies and rhythms of centuries accumulated knowledge of cello playing. Strength: Level of performance, original arrangements, not-in-the-way-of-art production. Weakness: None. In one word: PERFECT. Buy this album and enjoy it. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10186/1/Ljubo-Stipisic-Delmata-1938-2011-distinguished-composer-and-proponent-of-Croatian-music-and-spirituality.html Ljubo Stipi¹iæ Delmata's personality contains a multitude of traits: composer, poet, melodiographer, painter, producer, conductor of a-capella ensembles, etc. Maestro Delmata has been honored numerous prestigious music awards including several lifetime achievement awards. His work is of immeasurable musicological and cultural importance, especially for preservation and strengthening of the identity of  Croatia. Maestro Ljubo Stipi¹iæ died on October 9th 2011 at the age of 74. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10180/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-and-Marci-Geller-at-Towne-Crier-Cafe-September-30-2011.html The Nenad Bach Band will be returning to one of their favorite haunts, the Towne Crier on Friday September 30th.  The show starts at 8:30 p.m. and tickets are $17.50 in advance and $22.50 at the door. The Towne Crier is located on  130 Route 22, Pawling, New York. Opening the show and joining the band will be special guest Marci Geller, one of Nenad's favorite singers. Marci is something to marvel at. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10162/1/Concerts-for-Japan-in-Croatia-2011.html Humanitarian concerts for Japan have been organized in Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Osijek, Vara¾din, Ðakovo, Opatija, Virovitica, Rab. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10161/1/Valter-Despalj-distinguished-Croatian-cellist-started-ensemble-project-Cellomania-in-Zagreb-in-1991.html   Valter De¹palj is professor at the Zagreb Academy of Music. he has also been a guest professor at the conservatories in The Hague, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Graz (University of Music), editor of cello music with major music publishers, and member of judging panels at the most prestigious international competitions including Tchaikovsky (Moscow), Bach (Leipzig), Lutoslawski (Warsaw) and ARD (Munich) competitions. It was 20 years ago that maestro De¹palj started the project of Cellomania Croata. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10160/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-childhood-dream-of-Croatian-pianist-and-poet-Ivana-Marija-Vidovic.html My wish is that every sound produced at Epidaurus Festival would merge with Cavtat's magical hug, and that every word, every verse, whether sung or spoken, would, for centuries to come, continue to echo throughout its old streets, the very same ones that - within and of themselves - had been a stage for centuries already. Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Artistic director of the Epidaurus festival. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10159/1/Festival-Kvarner-a-new-meeting-point-of-artists-and-scholars-in-Opatija-Croatia.html The idea of the artistic exchange on a European level is revived in our Festival in the Kvarner region in Croatia. The fact that many composers, such as Mahler, Puccini, Lehar, Kalman, etc., who, over the course of history, have stayed here and have been inspired by the picturesque landscape and the Mediterranean flair proves that this location is perfectly suitable for music: history provides us with the evidence that our idea has a good basis. On the photo Vjekoslav Martinko, Lovran, president of the Festival Kvarner. Director of the Festival is dr. Michael Fendre, Vienna. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10155/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-At-The-BeanRunner-Cafe-NY-Friday-August-19-2011-730-1030-pm.html Join us Friday, August 19, 2011 7:30 to 10:30 pm, At The BeanRunner Cafe 201 South Division Street, Peekskill, NY to listen to The Nenad Bach Band. We are an intimate and friendly live music cafe with a full menu, including beer and wine, available during all performances. Seating fills quickly, so give us a call - 914.737.1701 - to reserve your table. Seating starts at 7:30 pm. Showtime is at 8:00 pm. Nenad Bach has a dream, nurtured through wartime and expatriation, and informed by his quest for universal justice and deep longing for world peace. The result: All I Want Is Freedom, a potent shot of rock infused with heart and soul. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10153/1/Viktor-Vidovic-distinguished-Croatian-guitarist.html Born in Karlovac, Croatia, Viktor Vidoviæ had his first solo concert at the age of 12. At 14 he enrolled in the Geneva Conservatory, in the class of Brazilian guitarist Maria Livia Sao Marcos, under whose guidance he took the first place at CIEM, the International Competition of Musical Artists in Geneva, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the competition, taking the Villa Lobos Prize and the Patek Philippe Prize for distinguished musical interpretation. He livs in Croatia's capital Zagreb. Ana Vidoviæ: "My brother Viktor is phenomenal guitarist." darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10151/1/Dubrovnik-Missal-from-12th-century-kept-in-Oxford-GB-facsimiled-in-Dubrovnik-Croatia-2011.html The Dubrovnik Missal was written in the 12th century in Dubrovnik where it was used in the Cathedral for centuries. Today it is kept in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. It is a worldwide cultural heritage monument. Written in Beneventan script and notation, it contains 230 Gregorian chants which, in words of Dr. Miho Demoviæ, 'represent a superior accomplishment in this art in Europe'. The chants found in the Missal are diverse. The exultet from Dubrovnik is considered to be the most refined melody in the Gregorian literature, unparalleled in any European manuscript found so far. Owing to the efforts of Dr. Demoviæ, the Croatian music history can now be traced back to the 10th century. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10148/1/Ana-Vidovic-distinguished-Croatian-guitarist-interviewed-for-MEL-BAY.html Classical guitarist Ana Vidovic is considered one of the elite musicians of the world today. Since first taking the stage in 1988 Ana has given over one thousand public performances. Her international performance career includes recitals in Zagreb, New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Rome, Budapest, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Oslo, Copenhagen, Toronto, Baltimore, San Francisco, Houston, Austin, Dallas, St. Louis, Tokyo, and beyond. Recorded at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville Tennessee, this is her Mel Bay Artist Interview with Erica Cantrell. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10145/1/Drago-Struna-and-his-view-to-natural-beauties-of-Croatia-in-particular-of-Istria.html We inivte you to see some very nice sets of photos prepared by Drago Struna, devoted to various parts of Croatia, in particular to Istria. Some presentations are accompanied by authentic Croatian music. Mr. Drago Struna is high school professor of chemistry, amateur photographer, and nature lover. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10139/1/Luka-Sorkocevic-1734-1789-distinguished-Croatian-composer-born-22-years-before-Mozart.html Luka Sorkoèeviæ 1734-1789, one of the best European pre-Classical composers, was born in Croatian city of Dubrovnik. His two sisters were the first women-composers in Croatia. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10121/1/International-conference-in-Carmelite-convent-of-St-Elijah-in-Busko-Blato-in-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina.html The Carmelite convent of St. Eliah in Bu¹ko Blato in B&H and the Society Passion Heritage from Croatia's capital Zagreb organized a very succesful international conference dedicated to passion heritage of Croatians in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The accompaning program included two concerts of sacral music of Croatians in B&H, with participation of original groups in fantastic national costumes from various parts of the country. The principal organizer of the conference was F. Zvonko Martiæ, on the photo. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10120/1/Zvonko-Martic--Vido-Bagur-authors-of-ethno-monograph-about-Croatians-in-BH.html Carmelite monk f. Zvonko Martiæ on the photo and Vidoslav Vido Bagur are authors of important monograph in Croatian and English dealing with national costumes, dances, customs of Croatians throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina: Vila bana zvala priko Vrana (A Fairy Called the Viceroy Over the Mountian of Vran). The book has 200 pp. and about 100 pp contain luxorous photos. The monograph is accompanied with two DVD-s containing numerous dances and songs. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10115/1/Franck-Alfirevic-Croatian-film-director-from-the-island-of-Reunion-in-Indian-Ocean.html Franck Alfirevic is a film director born in Paris, and since the age of 9 living on the French island of Réunion in Indian Ocean, 800 km East of Madagascar. He discovered that he has brother and three sisters in Croatia. One of his sisters, Kate - Katarina, sings ©vet Ivane - St. John, traditional Croatian song dedicated to the protector-saint of Trogir. The music was registered in his studio on the island of Reunion. A CD has been issued entitled Rencontre magique (Magic reunion) - KATE. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 17 May 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10113/1/Songbooks-of-Bozidar-Kunc-Croatian-composer-now-available.html Croatian composer Bo¾idar Kunc was born  in 1903 in Zagreb and died 1964 in Detroit. His sister Zinka Kunc Milanov was a famous opera singer. Recently Ivana Kunc, his daughter, has issued the first CD containing his music. In 2006 Ivana Kunc gave a concert of her father’s vocal pieces at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has since released a studio recording of these songs entitled “Music of Bo¾idar Kunc.” Much of the music on this CD is being presented for the first time. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 08 May 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10101/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic---successful-debut-in-Rome-in-2011.html After opening the Meridiano festival in Tuscany on March 27th 2011, Dubrovnik artist Ivana Marija Vidoviæ held a poetic piano recital in Rome on March 29th 2011, which was her first introduction to the Roman public. The recital, which included a presentation of the Ivana’s newest bilingual edition of "The Life of Flowers" published by the prominent Italian publishing house Akkuaria, took place at the headquarters of the Umanitaria Societa di Roma. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10098/1/Humanitarian-concert-for-Japan-in-Zagreb-4-April-2011-20-pm.html Duboko suosjeæajuæi s narodom Japana i njihovom stra¹nom tragedijom, najavljujemo veliki humanitarni koncert Play & Pray for Japan koji æe Zagrebaèka filharmonija prirediti u ponedjeljak 4. travnja u Koncertnoj dvorani Vatroslav Lisinski u Zagrebu u 20 sati. S Japanom nas povezuje i veliki japanski maestro Kazushi Ôno na slici, koji je u najte¾im godinama, u jeku Domovinskoga rata - bio ¹est godina dirigent Zagrebaèke filharmonije, od 1990. do 1996. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10094/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-in-Rome-piano-recital-and-poetry-book-in-Italian--Croatian.html Croatian pianist and poet Ivana Marija Vidoviæ will have a piano recital in Rome 29 March 2011 dedicated to Dora Pejacevic, the first Croatian woman composer. On that occasion her new bilingual poetry book will be presented, published in Italian and Croatian. Two days earliear, 27 March, she will have a concert in Cecina, Italy. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10093/1/Radovan-Vlatkovic-Croatian-born-horn-player.html One of the leading instrumentalists of his generation, Radovan Vlatkoviæ (born 1962) has travelled the globe performing extensively as soloist and popularising the horn as recording artist and teacher. In 1998 he became Horn Professor at the renowned Mozarteum in Salzburg. Since 2000 he holds the Horn Chair “Canon” at the “Queen Sofia” School in Madrid. He has also been teaching at the Musikhochschule Zürich. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10091/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-to-play-for-HELP-JAPAN-Tsunami-Relief-Concert.html The band has been invited to perform for a concert to help support those affected by the recent tsunami in Japan and we're asking all of our friends to come out and support those affected by this terrible tragedy. The concert is being held on Thursday, March 24 at The Bowery Electric in New York City. The band will perform starting at 11:30 p.m. and will be the final act for the night. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross and will help the victims of the tsunami. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10090/1/Sylvie-Vucic-revealing-female-Croatian-composer-Dora-Pejacevic-to-Paris.html French on her mother’s side but also Croatian through her father, Sylvie Vucic mixes French volubility, precision and refinement with fiery slavic temperament. She lives in Paris. She has been working in duo with the pianist Jean Angliviel, revealing the vocal work of Dora Pejacevic, female Croatian composer of the beginning of the XXth century. They will have a concert in March 25, 26 and 27 2011 in Paris, in Studio Le Regard du Cigne. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10089/1/Nenad-N-Bach-lyrics-translated-into-Arabic.html  Nenad N. Bach has a dream, and he wants to share it. In a disordered world, a world of war and violence, injustice and economic woe, composer / musician Bach believes the human family can connect to create a seismic force capable of changing forever our troubled earth. Imagine the possibility of world peace achieved in one hour! darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10086/1/Max-Emanuel-Cencic-Croatian-singing-prodigy.html Max Emanuel Cenèiæ, born in Zagreb, Croatia, is gifted with the most beautiful countertenor voice of our time. He was a member of the Vienna Boys' Choir, subsequently pursuing a solo career. He was awarded as the best new singer of the year 2003 by "Opernwelt" magazine. His performance of Andromeda Liberata in Tokyo was named the best concert of the year 2005 in Japan. Since 2007 Max EmanueI Cencic is recording with the top-label EMI/Virgin Classics. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10077/1/Sam-Miltich-jazz-guitarist-from-northern-Minnesota.html Sam Miltich (left) is a jazz guitarist born and raised in the woods of northern Minnesota. He is a musician by profession and plays regularly in the Upper Midwest as a soloist and with his bands the Clearwater Hot Club and Big Dipper Jazz Band. In addition to gypsy swing and traditional jazz his musical interests include bluegrass, Brazilian choro, French musette, tamburitza, and other forms of traditional folk music. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10067/1/quotI-Will-Follow-Youquot-by-the-Nenad-Bach-Band-is-hit-of-the-week-on-Radio-Split.html   "I Will Follow You" by the Nenad Bach Band has been named hit of the week by Radio Split in Croatia! This is the band's first single and is off of their EP "All I want is Freedom." On Sunday, January 23, the Nenad Bach Band performed at the historic Towne Crier in Pawling, New York to a captive audience. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10060/1/American-success-of-Croatian-pianist-Ivana-Marija-Vidovic.html The highlight and the triumphant completion of a successful year of Croatian pianist Ivana Marija Vidoviæ was her visit to the Brazilian city of Curitiba where for two consecutive nights she interpreted Turin and Piazzolla with the spectacular Camerata Antiqua de Cidade do Curitiba orchestra. The concerts were conducted by one of the foremost conductors in Brazil, maestro Luis Gustavo Petri. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10054/1/Lidija-Bajuk-Croatian-singer-songwriter-and-poet.html Lidija Bajuk, distinguished musician of the Croatian ethno music scene, reveals us traditional folk songs from various parts of Croatia, especially from her native Meðimurje. She writes music for film and theatre. She has also published several collections of poems and fairy tales, and has initiated The Virtual Museum of Traditional Meðimurje Music. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10047/1/Little-Stars-Croatian-girls-choir-singing-at-Lincoln-Center-December-19-2010.html Maestro Zdravko ©ljivac is conducting the Little Stars choir from Zagreb, which will participate the International Holiday Concert Let us sing Croatian Christmas together - Pjevajmo zajedno hrvatski Bo¾iæ, organized by the Harmony For Peace Foundation. The concert is held in the Lincoln Center, Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3:00 PM Avery Fisher Hall. Also participating are Drago Bubalo & Angel Voices & Bells of St. Aidan, Reagan Stone, Klapa Astoria. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10043/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-receives-rave-reviews-on-Coverville.html Coverville's The 7th Annual Thanksgiving Double-Shot Beatles Cover Story aired a rendition of "Golden Slumbers" by the Nenad Bach Band. "Golden Slumbers" was originally on the Beatles’ classic 1969 album "Abbey Road". Coverville producer, Brian Ibbott called the Nenad Bach Band cover his favorite of the broadcast. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10037/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidovic-Croatian-pianist-touring-USA-and-Brazil.html Ivana Vidoviæ has a series of concert and recitals in the USA and Brazil. In the USA she played with the Wayn State Orchestra, and with Dearborn State Orchestra in Michigan, plus the recital and master class for advanced students of the Wayne State University. In Brazil she will play with the Orquestra camerata de Curitiba. Her program includes also the first Croatian woman composer Dora Pejaèeviæ. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 21 Nov 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10035/1/Carla-Martinis-1922-2010-Croatian-opera-star-in-Vienna.html   Dragica Martinis (January 19, 1922 - October 8, 2010), better kown as Carla Martinis, was born in  Croatia in a small village of Danèuloviæi in the region of ®umberak west of Zagreb, near the town of So¹ice. An Austrian newpapers proclaimed her to be an "acoustic miracle". Herbert von Karajan chose her to have the role of Aida in 1951 for the solemn concert organized on the occasion of 50 years since the death of Giuseppe Verdi. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10030/1/Violi-Calvert-Nenad-Bach-in-China-to-be-interviewed-by-China-Radio-International.html Violi Calvert, collaborator of the CROWN from Sydney: Hi,  I wish to advise that Nenad will be interviewed by Croatian radio in Beijing, which could be streamed through the website: http://croatian.cri.cn on Monday, 18 October at 4-5pm Beijing time [10-11am Zagreb time; 4-5 am New York time; 7-8pm Sydney time]. violicalvert@optusnet.com.au (Violi Calvert) Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10027/1/Srdjan-Bulat-wins-big-in-Alessandria.html Srdjan Bulat (left) won second place and the prize for youngest finalist at the Michele Pittaluga International Classic Guitar competition. This competition is one of the most important and longest running competitions for classical guitar in the world which has been held for 43 years in the Italian town of Alessandria. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10025/1/The-Strings-International-Music-Festival-was-in-Groznjan-Croatia-2010.html Strings International Music Festival students Madison Marcucci, and Michal Marcucci, USA, traveled to Gro¾njan, Croatia in August 2010 to participate in the International Cultural Center of Jeunesses Musicales Croatia in Gro¾njan Festival. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10022/1/Simone-Young-Australian-conductor-of-Croatian-mother-and-Irish-father.html Australian-born Simone Young, of Croatian mother and Irish father, is a conductor who has succeeded in a highly competitive, male-dominated field. Her career as a conductor was launched at the Sydney Opera House in 1985. In 2001 she took up a position as musical director of the Australian Opera and in 2005 she was appointed general director of the Hamburg State Opera. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10018/1/Marijana-Hajdarhodzic-and-The-Penny-Black-Remedy-band-from-London.html Marijana Hajdarhod¾iæ, born in Croatia, classically trained flute player, singer and percussionist, and The Penny Black Remedy band in London are positively brimming with excitement, as they prepare to play their first ever live shows in Norway and Croatia. In her native Dubrovnik, Croatia, they will be playing in the gorgeous and historical venue, Lazareti, on Saturday, August 21st, 2010. ot.jazz@tiscali.co.uk (Ognjen Tvrtkovic) Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10017/1/Ljerka-Ocic-prominent-Croatian-organist-and-proponent-of-organ-playing.html Ljerka Oèiæ is teaching organ and chamber music at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. She is a jury member at the international organ contests and gives master courses in interpretation. Professor Oèiæ is the president of the "Franjo Dugan Organ Music Promotion Society" in Zagreb, named after distinguished Croatian organ player and composer Franjo Dugan. She is the author of a series of five 30 min classical music films, shown in Croatia and Italy. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10015/1/Marko-Brekoviae-1942-2010-a-founder-of-Dubravacki-trubaduri.html After a long and difficult illness, Marko Bre¹koviæ passed on August 29th, 2010 at the age of 69. Together with Ðelo Jusiæ, Luciano Capurso, Hamo Hajdarhod¾iæ, Bobo Berdoviæ and Ladislav Padjen, he helped form the legendary group Dubrovaèki trubaduri. He will be buried on September 1, 2010 at Bonino cemetery in Dubrovnik. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10011/1/Izumi-Yamaguchi-Japan-singing-Cetiri-Staduna-in-Croatian.html   Izumi Yamaguchi, Japanese pop and jazz singer, surprized us all with her beautiful interpretation of a popular Croatian song Èetiri staðuna (Four Seasons), which she sings in Croatian language. The song is orginally performed by Meri Cetiniæ, composed by Zdenko Runjiæ, and the lyrics written by Tomislav Zuppa. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10005/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-new-CD-quotAll-I-Want-Is-Freedomquot-2010.html Nenad Bach has a dream. A dream nurtured through wartime and expatriation, a dream informed by his quest for universal justice and deep longing for world peace. The result: All I Want Is Freedom, a passionate cri de coeur and the latest CD in the artist’s prolific body of work. Playing live on Sunday, August 22 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm Nenad Bach Band Live at Lucy's 446  Bedford Rd., Pleasantville, NY USA. New CD available on iTunes, CDBaby and Amazon. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9995/1/Preservation-of-music-tradition-in-Moslavina-Croatia.html Lana on the left and her mother Slavica Moslavac, prof., are distinguished popularizers of  Croatian music and ethnographic tradition of the region of Moslavina west of Zagreb. Collecting and publishing materials on the music heritage of Moslavina and Croatian Posavina is not sheer romantic revival of the folklore past. It is a point of positive attitude towards the own folklore heritage. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9990/1/Unforgettable-Croatian-songs-of-1990s.html Late Tomislav Ivèiæ on the photo composed his unforgettable Stop the War in Croatia. We include excellent appearances at the Eurovision Song Contents of the Put (Path) with Don't ever cry, the duo of Lidija Dunjko and Danijela Martinoviæ with Nostalgija, and Maja Blagdan with Vjeèna ljubav (Eternal Love). We include Tereza Kesovija with Srebrena Bosna (Silver Bosnia), and last, but not least, Nenad Bach with Can We Go Higher?. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9984/1/Srdjan-Bulat-wins-in-Almeria.html Srdjan Bulat (left) a fifth year student at the Musical Academy in Split, under the tutelage of Professor Darko Petrinjak was the winner at the 11th annual Julian Arcas guitar competition, which was held from June 23-26 , 2010 in the Spanish town of Almeria. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9980/1/Dvigrad-International-Festival-of-Early-Music-in-Croatia-2010.html Indefatigable professor Alojzije Prosoli, founder of Sacred Music association in Zagreb, Croatia, organized the new Dvigrad International Festival of Early Music, 26 June - 18 July. Dvigrad is a mediaeval town in the heart of Istrian peninsula in Croatia, which has been abandoned already in the 17th century due to plague. The partner country of the 2010 Dvigrad Festival is France. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9978/1/Karin-Kuljanic-voice-from-Heaven-and-soul-from-Croatian-island-of-Cres.html   Karin Kuljaniæ made her debut at the Melodies of Istria and Kvarner  festival in 1994, Croatia, with the beautiful song “Zami me sobun sakamo” (Take me with you anyhwere).   As I watched the video cassette of that festival I was thinking: This voice is something else! I hope it's here to stay. Luckily for MIK fans, it has. Employed at  the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Rijeka, she is also known for her charitable work. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9964/1/Concert-in-honor-of-maestro-Zeljko-Brkanovic-in-V-Lisinski-Concert-Hall-Zagreb.html The Zagreb Philarmonic Orchestra with Lana Genc on the piano marked 50 years of artistic work of professor ®eljko Brkanoviæ, distinguished Croatian composer, performing his sophisticated Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall March 25 2010 under the baton of maestro Stefan Lano. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9963/1/Greenwich-Trio-win-at-the-Beethoven-Society-of-Europe-Competition-.html The Greenwich Trio comprised of Stjepan Hauser from Croatia, Lana Trotovsek from Slovenia (both pictured left) and Yoko Misumi from Japan won at the Beethoven Chamber Music Competition 2010 held on April 22, 2010 at Steinway Hall in London and  sponsored by the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9962/1/Srdjan-Bulat-shines-in-Valencia.html On Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Xth International Guitar Competition of Alhambra, Srdjan Bulat (left) shined winning three awards at this prestigious guitar competition. He placed second overall, and won an audience award and an award for best interpretation of Spanish music. On Sunday May 16 2010 he will have free and open concert in Chicago, International House. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9948/1/The-Sound-of-Music-von-Trapp-and-Croatia.html The Sound of Music, a well known film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, deals with the life of Georg von Trapp who was born in Zadar in 1880. This is a true story of a war captain, dedicated to his family, the navy, the sea, different ships and submarines, etc. But it also contains many beautiful descriptions of the places and people he met along the entire Adriatic coast. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9944/1/JUSTICE-a-subtle-film-by-Evan-Oppenheimer-music-by-Nenad-Bach-on-DVD.html "Justice", the long-awaited film directed by Evan Oppenheimer, with a musical score from Nenad Bach that has been called "brilliant", is finally available for purchase! A sensation when it premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, "Justice" was greeted by superb reviews in its theatrical release, and it set box office records at the independent theater it was released at in New York City. It was praised in the New York Times and The International Herald Tribune. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9941/1/Daniella-guest-hosts-on-Malaysian-Dance-Radio.html  Daniella Pavicic (Daniella) has always been surrounded by dance music. Growing up, she developed a connection and an attraction to electronic music through radio stations and club gigs. But she never thought that one day that it would be her voice on the radio, her face on a CD cover, and that she'd be one of the genre's biggest stars. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9939/1/St-Anthonys-Tamburica--Kolo-Club-in-Los-Angeles-exists-since-1960-.html St. Anthony's Tamburica & Kolo Club is an ensemble founded at St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church founded in 1960 by Josip Bachman, a Croatian immigrant from the city of Osijek. The orchestra performs concert pieces composed specifically for the tamburica orchestra by noted Croatian composers, including the great Dr. Josip Andriæ. The Japanese "L.A. Men's Glee Club" has sung U BOJ in Croatian at Croatian Cultural Extravaganza! Heidi@bubalo.com (Heidi Granic) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9938/1/Ivo-Robic-1923-2000-Croatian-pop-singer-and-a-global-star.html Ivo Robiæ 1923-2000 is probably the most famous Croatian pop singer in history. For Germany's Polydor Record Co he first cut "Morgen" in 1959, and in a few weeks the "Morgen" climbed to Germany's top songs. It was sold in more than a million of copies, half a million in the USA! He was a guest star in some prestigious USA programs: Perry Como Show of NBC, the Ed Sullivan Show, the Dick Clark Show, etc. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko �ubrini�) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9936/1/Ivana-Marija-Vidoviae-gave-a-concert-in-Torino-Italy-27-Feb-2010-with-standing-ovations.html Croatian pianist Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, gave a concert on 27th of February in one of the most prestigious art buildings in Turin, Teatro Circolo dei lettori, on the occasion of 200th anniversary of the birth of the great German composer Robert Schumann. Ivana performed among others  pieces of the most famous Croatian woman composer Dora Pejacevic Standing ovations and several encores have au-revoired this Croatian multitalented artist. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9916/1/Dalia-Lazar-has-Carnegie-Hall-recital-on-January--27th-2010-at-730-pm.html Dalia Lazar is Croatian pianist who had concerts and recitals in the United States, Israel, Russia, Switzerland, Greece, Venezuela, Croatia, Mexico, etc. At the age of sixteen she was admitted to Moscow's P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory. She has perfomed throughout former Soviet Union. She will perform a recital in memory of Maria Curcio on Wednesday, January 27th 2010 at 7:30 pm at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9913/1/Vrijeme-i-Zemlja-frontman-Nenad-Bach-to-release-EP-later-this-year.html Zoran Tuckar of Muzika.hr called Vrijeme i Zemlja "the most talented Croatian band of all time." In his last statements before he died, famed Croatian music critic, Darko Glavan said regarding Vrijeme i Zemlja that it was "a project that essentially expanded the boundaries of the possible." This year Vrijeme i Zemlja's frontman and the Nenad Bach Band will release an EP featuring all new material.  stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9911/1/Maksim-Mrvica-Croatian-pianist.html Maksim Mrvica found himself to be the focus of intense media interest and he made frequent television appearances as well as giving a great number of interviews. His album The Piano Player gave a new spin to compositions by Handel and Chopin. It has been very successful, particularly in Asia, where it has achieved Gold status in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China, Platinum in Taiwan and Croatia and Double Platinum in Hong Kong. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9910/1/Happy-birthday-to-maestro-Vladimir-Krpan-in-Zagreb.html Maestro Vladimir Krpan, born on January 11, 1938, is distinguished Croatian pianist and professor at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. Among his former students are such celebrities like Maksim Mrvica and Martina Filjak. We invite you to listen to  his students playing a well known tune "Happy Birthday to You" in relaxed and entertaining atmosphere. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9908/1/Martina-Filjak-interview-of-the-winner-of-the-2009-Cleveland-Competition.html Martina Filjak gave a very intersting interview on the occasion of her 1st prize won at the prestigious 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition. The critical praise and general buzz she received for her performances during the final rounds have been merited, given the brilliance, sensitivity and imagination of her playing. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9903/1/Martina-Filjak-playing-an-adventurous-and-demanding-program-in-New-York-2009.html The Croatian pianist Martina Filjak spent her 31st birthday on Monday hard at work. She gave her New York recital debut at Zankel Hall, playing an adventurous and demanding program. It was part of Ms. Filjak's prize for winning the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Competition earlier in 2009. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9898/1/Vjekoslav-Sutej-1951-2009-distinguished-Croatian-conductor.html Vjekoslav ©utej was born in Rijeka, Croatia. He has conducted concerts with famous opera stars: José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé, Diana Ross, Placido Domingo, Roman Vargas, Mario Guleghin, etc. He also directed the first four concerts Christmas in Vienna with Placido Domingo and José Carreras. So far, more than a million copies of compact disks from these concerts have been sold. He founded the Royal Symphonic Orchestra in Sevilla, Spain. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9887/1/Damir-Halilic-Hal-Croatian-fingerpicking-guitar-virtuoso.html At the moment you think everything that can be said with an acoustic guitar has already been said, there will be a voice from somewhere in the world, and may it be Croatia, that suddenly tells you new stories... Hal (on the photo) plays in the best American fingerstyle tradition, but there always is this little something, this little extra, that makes his playing unique. Hey people, listen to him, this guy is great! Thomas Kleemaier. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9881/1/5th-Festival-of-Croatian-Music-in-Vienna-Austria-5-Nov---1-Dec-2009.html   The 5th Festival of Croatian Music in Vienna, Austria, will take place from 5th Nov to 1st Dec 2009. Among many interesting musical events we are pleased to announce the concert by Zagreb Philharmony conducted by maestro Ivan Repu¹iæ on the left, with Martina Filjak on piano, to be held on 8th Nov 2009 in the famous Musikverein Grosser Saal, 19.30. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9869/1/Stjepan-Veckovic-founder-of-Croatian-Bagpipe-Orchestra.html  Stjepan Veèkoviæ on the photo is a founder of the Croatian Bagpipe Orchestra. Bagpipes are usually  associated to Ireland and Scotland, but Croatian bagpipe tradition is much older. Recently an International Bagpipe Festival has been organized in the village of Mihovljan near Zagreb. According to Mr. Veèkoviæ, there is no country in the world that could compete Croatia in the variety of traditional national musical instruments. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9868/1/Marie-Spaemann-a-student-of-maestro-Valter-Despalj--wins-the-first-prize.html Marie Spaemann on the left is a young German violoncellist studing at the Zagreb Academy of Music in the class of maestro Valter De¹palj, distinguished Croatian musician and educator. She has recently won the first prize at the prestigeous 16th "Johannes Brahms" international competition for young musicians organized in Poertschach in Austria. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9866/1/Zeljko-Brkanovic-distinguished-Croatian-composer.html Renwned German composer Erhard Karkoschka commented on the music written by ®eljko Brkanoviæ on the left: "I have already encountered and learnd to appreciate his music at the concerts of the Zagreb Biennale... What I noticed in particular is a differentiated use of instruments, which makes his orchestral works very interesting due to sudden shifts. In the same manner the formal structure and logically controlled lines always make a convincing impression." darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9860/1/Croatian-guitarist-competes-at-Francisco-Tarrega-competition-in-Spain.html Srdjan Bulat, (left) a 5th year guitar student at the Musical Academy in Zagreb performed at the 43rd annual Francisco Tarrega international competition that was held from August 28th – September 4th 2009 in the Spanish city of Benicassim. This year's competition marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Francisco Tarrega, a renowned Spanish composer and guitar instructor. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9858/1/Julian-Rachlin-and-Friends-festival-in-Dubrovnik.html Pianist Yefim Bronfman, violinist Lawrence Power, clarinettist Martin Frost, cellist Torleif Thedéen, double-bassist Stacey Watton, harpsichord player Jan Jansen, along with almost "traditional" participants - cellist Mischa Maisky, pianist Itamar Golan, violinist Janine Jansen and many others - are only several world-renowned names coming to Dubrovnik this year upon the invitation by Maestro Julian Rachlin to perform at the Festival from 31 August to 12 September. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9852/1/Ana-Vidovic-distinguished-Croatian-guitarist.html Ana Vidoviæ was born in Croatia in the town of Karlovac. At the age of 13 she became the youngest student to attend the National Musical Academy in Zagreb.  Her international performance career includes recitals in London, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Rome, Budapest, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Oslo, Copenhagen, Toronto, Baltimore, San Francisco, Houston, Austin, Dallas and St. Louis. She has a recital in Cavtat Croatia within Epiduarus Festival September 2, 2009 - 8:00 PM. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9848/1/Loreta-Kovacic-to-play-at-the-Contemporary-Arts-Museum-in-Houston-Sept-3-2009.html Croatian pianist Loreta Kovacic and her group the Texas Slavs will be performing at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston on September 3, 2009 starting at 7:00 p.m. The show is called Immigrants Out There, and will feature songs composed by her. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9847/1/Martina-Filjak-clinches-victory-in-Cleveland-International-Piano-Competition.html Two weeks of intense musical rivalry came to an end last Saturday when jurors in the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition crowned Martina Filjak, 30, of Croatia (left), winner of the 18th biennial contest. mijat.marko@gmail.com (Marko Mijat) Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9845/1/Nenad-Bach-guest-artist-in-Kansas-City-Concert-for-World-Peace-Aug-29-2009.html UMKC student/alumni will perform in a Concert for World Peace, Saturday, August 29, 2009, 7:30pm, Rose Theatre, Rockhurst High School, 9301 State Line Ave., Kansas City, MO 64114. The Conservatory students and alumni will perform with guest artist Nenad Bach. Nenad Bach is a recording artist, composer, performer, and peace activist.  He is originally from Croatia, but now lives in New York. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9844/1/U2-conquered-Zagreb-Croatia.html Unprecedented and original spectacle in Maksimir stadium was thrown by Bono Vox and his good Irish lads of U2. Over 60,000 people sang along with the band for over two hours. Oh beautiful, oh precious, oh sweet  liberty - Bono Vox quoted 17th century Croatian author Ivan Gunduliæ  as per Nenad Bach's suggestion, to the delight of the sold-out stadium. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9841/1/Epidaurus-Festival-in-Cavtat-Croatia-Aug-28---Sep-22-2009.html CROWN invites you to attend the Third Epiduarus Festival in Cavtat,  from  August 28 to September 22 2009. The Festival has been founded and is directed by infatiguable Croatian pianist Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, on the photo. Cavtat is a lovely town south of Dubrovnik, on Croatian coast. Among principal guests of the Festival this year will be a famous Croatian guitarist Ana Vidoviæ. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9839/1/Feri-Sucic-91-years-old-Croatian-musician-and-writer-from-Gradisce-Austria.html Feri Suèiæ was born in 1918 within a Croatian branch in Austria, in the region of Gradi¹æe - Burgenland. He composed or arranged 300 songs, and many of them are circulating as traditional songs. He is also known as prolific writer. An extensive monograph dedicated to his life and work has been issued last year on the occasion of 90th birthday. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9837/1/Collegium-pro-musica-sacra-earned-silver-medal-in-Rome-2009.html The 3rd International Choir Competition was organized by sacred music association Musica Mundi in the basilica of San Crisogono in Rome from June 30 to July 5 2009. Twenty choirs participated from all over the world. Croatian choir Collegium pro musica sacra, conducted by Iva Juras on the left, earned silver diploma. This excellent Croatian choir exists for 37 years. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9827/1/Radojka-Sverko---Croatian-Diva.html Radojka ©verko is one of the greatest female singers Croatia ever had. She had concerts in Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Seul, Athens, Puerto Rico, Caracas, Los Angeles, New York and Kopenhagen among others. Listen to her extraordinary interpretations of Croatian songs, and evergreens like The Shadow of Your Smile, Amazing Grace, The Automn Leaves, Bridge Over Troubled Water and many others. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9823/1/Klapa-Cambi-singers-from-Kastel-Kambelovac-Croatia-winning-in-St-Petersburg.html Klapa Cambi singers from the town of Ka¹tel Kambelovac in Croatia won the prestigeous competition Grand Prix of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg in Russia with the maximal 100 points from the jury. According to Ljubo Stipi¹iæ, one of the principal proponents of klapa singing, there are about 400 klapa's in Croatia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9818/1/Children-Festival-of-Klapa-Singing-in-Zadar-May-2009.html Klapa singing in Croatia is a unique phenomenon of European culture. The phenomenon has been enriched in the past few years by  existence of children's klapas. The City Library in Zadar, Croatia, organizes the annual Children Festival of Klapa Singing since 2006. Each year it is becoming more and more popular and widespread. One of the principal proponents of klapa singing in Croatia is Ljubo Stipi¹iæ Delmata. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9816/1/49th-International-Childrens-Festival-in-Sibenik-Croatia-June-20---July-4-2009.html 49th International Children's Festival in the city of ©ibenik, Croatia, will take place in the period of June 20 - July 4 2009. It will host as many as 1100 participants from twenty countries which will offer a rich cultural program. The theatre tradition in ©ibenik started 140 years ago, in 1870, when the theatre building was inaugurated. The city is famous for its Renaissance Cathedral of Sv. Jakov from 15-16th centuries, proteced by UNESCO. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9807/1/Trideset-godina-od-prvog-rijeckog-rock-LP-albuma-Vrijeme-i-Zemlja-I-iz-1979.html Vatru rijeèke glazbene scene zapalio je prvi rijeèki rock LP album 1979, kad se o albumima moglo samo sanjati. Èetvorica mladiæa iz Rijeke, Nenad, Davor, Marinko i Jo¹ko ostvarili su ono ¹to nitko do tada nije. LP Vrijeme i Zemlja I postala je rasadnikom novih glazbenih ideja.  Nenad Bach i svi èlanovi grupe Vrijeme i Zemlja biti æe na Press Party 19. lipnja 2009. u Rijeci. Davor Tolja i Nenad Bach su lijevo na slici iz 1979. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9806/1/Drazen-Domjanic-and-his-wonderful-musical-family-in-Liechtenstein.html Dra¾en Domjaniæ is Croatian pianist born in the town of Èakovec, living with his family in Liechtenstein. He is artistic director of Musik & Jugend (Music and Youth Foundation) which organized many master classes and concerts aiming to help young musicians from Central Europe, with emphasis on Croatia. His children Sara and Andreas are also musicians, playing violin and piano. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9798/1/Ivana-Vidovic-performing-Dora-Pejacevic-in-the-city-of-Zadar-May-30-2009.html Ivana Marija Vidoviæ, Croatian pianist from the city of Dubrovnik, will soon be a guest of the University of Zadar. Her rectial includes compositions of Albéniz, Chopin, Liszt, Pejaèeviæ and Resta, starting at 21:00, May 30 2009. Students of the University will perform her poetry dedicated to Dora Pejaèeviæ, the first famous Croatian women composer. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 28 May 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9795/1/Joseph-Haydn-Austrian-and-Croatian-composer-died-200-years-ago.html Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), a famous Austrian and Croatian composer, died 200 years ago, May 31. He was born in a Croatian ethnic enclave in Burgenland (Gradi¹æe) in Austria. Joseph Haydn composed a lovely melody which is based on a very old Croatian folk song. He named it Volkslied (Folk song), and later it became the Austrian national anthem. This melody is the contemporary German national anthem that everybody knows. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 22 May 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9785/1/U2-legends-of-rocknroll-are-coming-to-Zagreb-on-August-9th-and-10th-2009.html The Zagreb concerts of U2 are scheduled for August 9th and 10th. The 10th of August concert was sold out in just a few hours, so organisers and the band arranged an additional concert, for which you may still buy your tickets. The concerts are to be held at Maksimir Stadium. In 1995 Bono recited a verse written in 1628 by Croatian poet Ivan Gunduliæ:  O lijepa, o draga, o slatka slobodo... (O beautiful, o beloved, o sweet liberty...). edivjak@gmail.com (Eugen Divjak) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9780/1/FOR--FROM-CROATIA-WITH-LOVE-Croatian-Jazz-Gala-at-the-Lincoln-Center-.html  The AIC Foundation is launching a concert series "For | From Croatia With Love" which promotes Croatian culture, art and heritage in the United States. Its first concert will be a Jazz Gala at the Lincoln Center featuring Jazz musicians from Croatia and the United States. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Pulji�) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9643/1/Katarina-Livljanic-presenting-Judith-in-Vancouver-Chicago-and-Kansas-City.html Katarina Livljaniæ, singer and musicologist, is one of the principal international specialists in medieval chant performance. Born in Zadar, Croatia, she directs the vocal ensemble Dialogos, Paris, specializing in medieval chant and liturgical theater of the Glagolitic tradition.  She will perform Judith in Vancouver, Chicago and Kansas City, November 2nd, 7th and 8th, 2008. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9245/1/Istarski-gunjci-musicological-book-by-Vladimir-Perniae.html  Vladimir Perniæ wrote a very interesting book about a unique music phenomenon in Istria, Croatia - the tradition of GUNJCI. Istria is a paradise in many respects: music, architecture, nature, history, Glagolitic script, cuisine, olives, etc. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0000