"The Summer on Summerstage" OPATIJA

Opening of "The Summer on Summerstage" OPATIJA

Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra in the year of Gustav Mahler: 2 Symphony "Resurrection" under the baton of maestro Dmitri Kitayenko.

Soloists: Sabina Cvek, soprano, Martina Gojčeta, alt

The Zagreb Philharmonic, Croatia's best-known orchestra, has been performing successfully for 140 years since 1871. Last year, the world celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Viennese composer Gustav Mahler. This year, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his death, the Zagreb Philharmonic will play his masterpiece, Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Resurrection) in this concert in Opatija.

Dmitri Kitayenko was born in Leningrad, Russia and is one of the greatest conductors of our time, highly appreciated across both Eastern and Western Europe. He regularly conducts some of the most prestigious orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra amongst others.

The Ivan Goran Kovačić Academic Choir was founded in 1948. Over the years, the choir has been directed by many renowned Croatian musicians such as Mladen Jagušt, Duško Prašelj, Lovro Županović, Adalbert Marković, Dinko Fio, Vladimir Kranjčević, Saša Britvić and Luka Vukšić. The choir has given concerts under the batons of Lovro pl. Matačić, Vjekoslav Šutej, Zubin Mehta and other famous conductors. It has given many guest performances in Croatia and abroad and taken part in significant festivals worldwide. The high interpretative standards achieved by the Ivan Goran Kovačić Academic Choir have been confirmed by numerous acknowledgements and awards.

Martina Gojčeta Silić, a highly esteemed concert and opera soloist, mezzo-soprano, frequently performs with major Croatian orchestras and is the winner of many awards and prizes. She is best known for her inspirational interpretations of Mahler's songs.

Sabina Cvilak, one of Slovenia's most famous sopranos, performs with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. With the Croatian mezzo-soprano Martina Gojčeta Silić, she performed at the concert dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great composer and conductor Gustav Mahler in Ljubljana.