Violoncellist Jasen Chelfi, one of the original members of the ensemble, performs Nighttime Converse by Marko Ruždjak. Monday, July 12, 8 pm, Croatian Composers' Society YouTube channel!
Ana brings her interpretation of Sanda Majurec's piece "Un soffio, un sospiro", and you can view it on June 2 at 8 pm, on the Croatian Composers' Society's YouTube channel.
The next premiere in the Cantus Ensemble's 20 for 20 cycle is scheduled for Thursday, May 20 at 8pm! Clarinetist Danijel Martinović will perform Two Reminiscences by Antun Tomislav Šaban. You can follow his performance on the Croatian Composers' Society's YouTube channel.
Cantus Ensemble's project '20 for 20' continues: harpist Mirjana Krišković, who has been a membar of the ensemble for the last 13 years, performs Melancholy Variations by Tomislav Uhlik. Follow the premiere on Wednesday, May 5, at 8 pm!
Commemorating the great 20 years of Cantus’ creative and exciting journey, we will have the opportunity to enjoy 20 pieces by Croatian composers in 20 outstanding solo performances by members of the Cantus Ensemble. First in line is violinist Martin Draušnik, who will perform a piece by Berislav Šipuš, ensemble's founder and conductor.
The gala anniversary concert will be led by the ensemble’s director Ivan Josip Skender, and the soloists will be its long-time members – percussionist Marko Mihajlović and clarinetist Danijel Martinović. In addition to compositions by Dubravko Detoni, Antun Tomislav Šaban, Martin Matalon and Fausto Romitteli, the ensemble will also perform for the first time a composition by the young author Helena Skljarov on this concert.
In May 2020, the Cantus Ensemble in partnership with the Arnold Schönberg Center will hold a concert as part of the “Croatian Musicians in Vienna” concert series that is organized by the Music Information Center for the 16th year in a row.
The program will include pieces by Arnold Schönberg and Anton Webern, as well as Croatian composers Stanko Horvat, Krešimir Šipuš and Sanda Majurec. The Ensemble will be accompanied by the soloists, mezzo-soprano Martina Gojčeta Silić and its permanent member, pianist Srebrenka Poljak.
Flutists Dani Bošnjak and Ana Batinica will present contemporary Italian compositions at the Minestrone all'Italiana Concert to be held in Lauba in Zagreb on Monday, 16 December.
The two musicians have been collaborating for many years, as Dani is Ana’s teacher and mentor, and gave us a short interview in which we talked about their current collaboration and the preparations for the December 16 concert.
