Soloist: Vesna Podrug, piano
Conductor: Wladimir Kossjanenko
Program: E. Grieg, B. Papandopulo, B. Britten, I. Tijardović
Michele Luppi, vocal, keyboards
Nela Šarić, soprano
Students of the Arija Music Studio
Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra
Pavle Zajcev, conductor
Branimir Pustički, cello
Mia Miljković Đuzel, piano
Program: A. Dolički, A. Dvořák, D. Pejačević, B. Bersa, O. Respighi
Contemporaneity of Early Music Cycle
Concerto Scirocco
artistic direction: Giulia Genini
Esther Crazzolara, violin
Pietro Modesti, cornetto
Susanna Defendi, sackbut
Giulia Genini, dulcian and recorders
Luca Bandini, violone
Giovanni Bellini, theorbo
Michele Vannelli, organ
Program: Giovanni Picchi, Samuel Scheidt, Salomone Rossi, Massimiliano Neri, Francesco Cavalli, Giovanni Paolo Cima, Giovanni Battista Fontana
Concert on the occasion of the anniversary of the inscription of the Zadar fortification system on the list of UNESCO's world cultural heritage, in cooperation with the Palmanova International Music Competition
Chiara Bleve, piano
Program: Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Enrique Granados, Maurice Ravel, Aleksandar Skrjabin, Sergej Prokofjev
Krešimir Stražanac, bass-baritone
Krešimir Starčević, piano
Program: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Blagoje Bersa
Contemporaneity of Early Music Cycle
Companyia Musical
Concerto Scirocco
Artistic Direction: Josep Cabré
Program: Francesco Sponga Usper, Ivan Lukačić, Tomaso Cecchini, Julije Skjavetić
"Zoranić" Croatian Music Choral Society
Tomislav Košta, conductor
In the honor of the maestro Antun Dolički (1935 - 2022)
Ante Buturić, clarinet
Mihovil Buturić, organ
Program: J. S. Bach, B. Kovacs, A. Pärt, J. Prajz (first performance), G. Fauré, A. D. Miller, H. Rabaud
Zagreb Soloists
Marija Kuhar-Šoša, soprano
Program: Nikola Strmić, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Zadar Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Ivan Repušić
Soloist: Roman Simović, violin
Program: L. van Beethoven, A. Dvořák
Zadar Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Ivan Repušić
Soloist: Roman Simović, violin
Program: Antonín Dvořák, Ludwig van Beethoven
Ivan Štorić, Adrian Valčić, Antonija Šoša Ledenko, piano
Bernarda Klinar, mezzosoprano
Ankica Šoša Graziani, violin
Ana Ivanov, violin
Amalija Kokeza, viola
Paola Genovese, cello
Ivanica Vunić, mezzo
Morana Pleše Petruševski, soprano
Petruš Petruševski, double bass
Ivana Vrban, piano
Zadar Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Ivan Hut
Soloist: Petrit Çeku, guitar
Program: W. A. Mozart, I. Padovec, I. Albéniz, A. Dobronić, B. Bartók
The thirteenth edition of the International Choir Competition Zadar will be held from May 25 to 28. The grand opening will take place on Thursday, May 25 at 8 p.m. in the church of St. Chrysogonus, featuring the Brevis Vocal Ensemble from Osijek, under the direction of conductor Antoaneta Radočaj-Jerković, one of the most respected Croatian choirs, as evidenced by numerous recognitions and awards, artistic projects and collaborations, as well as concert appearances all over the world, in addition to winning the most prestigious awards at competitions in Croatia. Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Great Britain, Austria, France, Sweden, Russia, Canada, China, United States of America, Australia and elsewhere. The choir has performed in the world's most prestigious concert halls: Carnegie Hall in New York (2013), the Grand Hall of the Philharmonic in St. Petersburg (2016) and the Sydney Opera House in Sydney (2017).
The competition takes place in the church of St. Krševan, on Friday, 5/26 from 6 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, 5/27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and there will also be promenade performances by choirs: on Friday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Sea Organ, and on Saturday from 12:00 to 14:30 at Narodni trg and the Forum. The final event and award ceremony is on Saturday at 8 pm in the church of St. Chrysogonus. Entry to all events is free.
This year's International Choir Competition Zadar is held in memory of maestro Antun Dolički (1935 - 2022), choirmaster, pedagogue, composer and organizer of musical life, long-time artistic director and president of the Competition's International Judging Committee.