Skilled musicians of the Zagreb Guitar Quartet, together with the exquisite singer Klasja Modrušan, again showed their virtuosity in front of the Zadar audience and confirmed their status as one of the world’s leading groups among the classical guitar field.
Institut HAZU u Zadru rijetko je korišten javni prostor iako predstavlja jedno od najreprezentativnijih gradskih zdanja. Vrt vile obitelji Tamino izgrađene 1912., danas Zavod HAZU, sinoć je kao koncertni prostor naprosto zablistao. Publika je na terasi uz pogled prema Zadarskom kanalu i otocima u toploj ljetnoj večeri uživala uz iskusan ansambl mladih glazbenika i nositelja niza međunarodno priznatih nagrada – Zagrebački gitaristički kvartet.
U interpretaciji djela Piazzole, Ville-Lobosa, Ginastere, Machada, Merlina i Josipovića, Kvartet nas je vodio kroz zvuke klasične glazbe inspirirane strastvenim latinskim plesnim ritmovima. Samba i tango u suvremenom klasičnom ruhu izvrsno su pristajali Zagrebačkom gitarističkom kvartetu, a ukrasila ga je sopranistica Klasja Modrušan u Bachiani no. 5 Heitora Ville - Lobosa i Sambi Vocalis Ive Josipovića.
In the latest issue of Vijenac, Alenka Bobinsky reviews the Quartet’s Zagreb Guitar Days concert:
Like musicians touched by a magic wand, they delight in playing chamber music. Albeit all are true virtuosi, it occurs to none of them to impose with their personal qualities.
Baroque and Rococo program during the first half of the concert, arranged and performed brilliantly enough to please even the most highbrow critic and the most passionate music conoisseur.
Complete mutual understanding of the young guitarists, absolutely coordinated openings and closings, splendidly played pianissimos and passionate, yet style congruent fortissimos left not a trace of doubt that the Quartet understood the literature they took up. It was the Baroque we love and long to hear, the Baroque sounding at moments as if played on the most precious harpsichord.
Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb Guitar Days (festival)
Venue: Galerija Kranjčar
Address: Kaptol 26
Tickets: phone +385916354824
ZAGREB GUITAR QUARTET
Georg Friedrich Händel: Suite no. 5 in E major, HWV 430
(Prélude-Allemande-Courante-Air)
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et 6 doubles
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 531. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541
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Tomislav Uhlik: Quartetto concertante
(Allegro alla marcia - Larghetto - Allegro)
Joaquín Turina: Cinq danses gitanes, op. 84
(Fiesta de las calderas. Circulos ritmicos. Invocacíon. Danza ritmica. Seguiriya)
Celso Machado: Folguedo
(All compositions are arranged for four guitars by Ante Čagalj, except pieces by Uhlik and Machado which are dedicated do the Zagreb Guitar Quartet)
It is the opening event of this year’s Zagreb Guitar Days Festival.
There are three upcoming concerts next week in Slovenia and Croatia:
April-14: Ljubljana (Slovenia), Šentjakobsko gledališće, Krekov trg 2, 8 pm. Free entrance.
April-16: Rijeka (Croatia), Filodrammatica, Korzo 28/I, 8 pm. Free entrance.
April-17: Zadar (Croatia), Hrvatska kazališna kuća Zadar, Široka ulica 8, 8 pm.
Program:
Georg Friedrich Händel: Suite no. 5 in E-major, HWV 430
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et 6 doubles
Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludes and Fugues: BWV 531 & 541
# 2008-February-29: Zagreb (Croatia), Croatian Composers Society, Berislavićeva 9, 7 pm. Concert for Croatian-Austrian Society (Kroatisch-österreichische Gesselschaft zur Förderung kultureller und wirtschaftlicher Beziehungen)
# 2008-March-12: Zagreb (Croatia), Croatian Passion Heritage Celebrations (Pasionska baština), Church of St Catherine, 8 pm.
Program: Ave Crux, spes unica!
Georg Friedrich Händel: Suite No. 5 in E-major, HWV 430 (Prélude-Allemande-Courante-Air)
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et 6 doubles
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Contrapuncti 1 & 4 from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080
Preludes and Fugues: G-minor BWV 578, C-major BWV 531, G-major BWV 541, G-major BWV 550
The Passion Heritage Celebrations is a cultural association formed in 1992 which promotes good values as the basis of European and Croatian culture. It is held before Easter and the program includes many musical and theatre shows, as well as fine art exhibitions (info phone 242 15 37).
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Concerts
2008-July-19: ZADAR (Croatia), 48th Musical Evenings in St Donat, Courtyard of the HAZU Institute, Obala kneza Trpimira 8, 9 pm. Concert with the soprano Klasja Modrušan. Program: Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, Machado, Merlin-Čagalj, Josipović
2008-August-3: ROVINJ (Croatia), Otok sv. Andrije, 9 pm. Concert with the soprano Klasja Modrušan. Program: Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, Machado, Merlin-Čagalj, Josipović
2008-August-8: OSOR (Croatia), Osor Musical Evenings. Concert with the soprano Klasja Modrušan. Program: Händel, Rameau, Piazzolla, Ginastera, Machado, Josipović
2008-October-8: COPENHAGEN (Denmark)
2008-November-7: PULA (Croatia)
2008-November-25: BRATISLAVA (Slovakia)
2008-December-5: PARIS (France), Hôtel national des Invalides
