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New artistic menagement of the Music Biennale Zagreb
Eight very successful festivals, more accurately since the last century’s 19th MBZ in 1997, and all the way to our 50th anniversary MBZ in 2011, Berislav Šipuš, in his function of the artistic director, created and realized the artistic content, transforming the impossible – dreams and fantasies into reality, into the festival programme and unforgettable experiences.
"Stjepan Šulek" Award goes to Tomislav Oliver
We congratulate the composer Tomislav Oliver on the prestigious Award Stjepan Šulek. Oliver was awarded for the composition Obsidienne, which had its first performance in Cantus Ensemble’s concert cycle. Already on the 27th of January Zagreb Philharmonics will perform Oliver’s new composition “Intimacies” for symphony orchestra.
Our 2011 highlights!
Dear audience, friends, colleagues, Year 2011 is almost behind us, but hopefully it will remain in our cherished memories and rich experience for a long time. Therefore, a big thank you all for your support, collaboration, compliments, honest listening, comments and criticism with which you followed us for the past 12 months.
Ensemble Cantus at Festival Trieste
Friday 2nd December, our Cantus troupe will be travelling to Italy, to perform Sydereus by the Italian composer Luigi Sammarchi at the festival in Triest. Apart from this world premiere, the performance of three chamber opus by the recently passed Giampaolo Coral will honour this Italian composer, who was a dear friend of the Music Biennale Zagreb and Cantus Ensemble, often to be seen at the festival.
