April 2016 – Gudački kvartet Beogradske filharmonije

Mokranjac in Turkey

April 30, 2016

The Belgrade Philharmonic visiting Izmir, where their musicians gave a successful concert

The Belgrade Philharmonic String Quartet’s MUSIC-MAKING reached the Turkish City of Izmir, where the musicians gave a successful concert. Owing to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, the ensemble gave a performance at the Cultural Foundation Concert Hall on 11thApril, and the next day they made a visit to the Conservatorium of music in Izmir.

For the Turkish audience the musicians performed the “Homage to Stevan Mokranjac”, by Dejan Despic, String Quartet K 421, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and String Quartet in F major, by Maurice Ravel. The Quartet members are violinists Jelena Dragnic and Vladan Loncar, cellist Aleksandar Latkovic and violist Boris Brezovac.

Latkovic highlighted his impression after the Quartet had interpreted Despic’s composition:

– A deafening silence after our performance of Despic’s work told us that the audience had experienced the “Homage to Stevan Mokranjac” profoundly and authentically, after which there followed an applause.

Among their most recent successful performances, the String Quartet like to highlight their concerts in the United Arab Emirates, on the stage of Manarat Al Saadiyat, where they performed at the Abu Dhabi Classics Festival; their opening of concert season “Chamber Music in the Desert” at the Liwa Desert at Qasr Al Sarab; their first visit to China, where they performed at the Tianjin Concert Hall; and also their concert at the Serbian Cultural Centre in Paris. In collaboration with clarinetist Ognjen Popovic, they made a recording of their first CD, with the works of Beethoven and Brahms, published by the Belgrade Philharmonic.

Izvor: Večernje novosti

Performance in Banjaluka

April 26, 2016

Gift by the Serbian Consulate General to the citizens of Banjaluka on the occasion of Banjaluka City Day: Performance by the Belgrade Philharmonic String Quartet in Banjaluka

On 22nd April, 2016, the Belgrade Philharmonic String Quartet gave a concert at the National Theatre of the Republic Srpska in Banjaluka, calling it “A Gift to Banjaluka”, donated by the Serbian Consulate General to the citizens of Banjaluka, on the occasion of Banjaluka City Day.
The members of the String Quartet are Jelena Dragnić (first violin), Vladan Lončar (second violin), Boris Brezovac (viola) and Aleksandar Latković (cello), musicians of the Belgrade Philharmonic; they founded the String Quartet within the orchestra in 2011. Their synchronized interpretation emitted, throughout the concert, an energetic and high-spirited expression, together with a warm lyricism and sensibility for different styles typical for the pieces performed.

Concert Banja Luka

In their aspiration to produce a rich and powerful sound, the String Quartet provided the numerous audience a singular pleasure; the audience was visibly touched by the music and emotions of the concert and rewarded the performers with a long applause, calling them several times to come back on the stage.
In addition to the concert programme, the Quartet performed a pensive hymn of the Serbian landless warriors “Far away there”, as an encore, which caused general exaltation in the audience, who could not resist singing the most emotional parts of the hymn.

After this remarkable concert, the Serbian Consul General in Banjaluka, Mr.Vladimir Nikolić, handed a basket of special floral display as a gift to Jelena Dragnić, the Quartet’s first violin, and invited the audience to a cocktail organized together with the Mtel Company.

Four questions for the string quartet

April 11, 2016

Welcome to the world of the Belgrade Philharmonic String Quartet! After working together for five years, this excellent ensemble will give in the upcoming two months several important concerts, which they will wrap up by their performance at the Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall, scheduled for 24thMay, to celebrate their fifth anniversary. The first is their concert to open SOMUS Festival, at the National Theatre in Sombor, on 3rdApril, starting at 8 p.m., followed by their concerts in Turkey on 11th and 12th April and in Banja Luka on 22nd April.
In between their tiring rehearsals and preparations for demanding programmes, we briefly peeped into the world of the String Quartet, asking them four questions. This is what we found out:

1. This has been a year of travelling for the Quartet. How does such a dynamic schedule affect the development of your foursome?

We have been developing in all directions, on all four sides of the world, on five continents and in six languages, in three clefs … mostly openly, but occasionally secretly…
2. Compare the musical sensation in an intimate ambience of a chamber ensemble, with another discipline – playing with a larger group of musicians, with colleagues from the orchestra?

It is out of the question! We do not talk about intimate events, let alone compare them! However, as you ask, it is incomparable to anything else.

3. “The most perfect expression of human behaviour is a string quartet”, said Jeffrey Tate. To what extent are you rich owing to this experience?

We are Enriched, although still not rich enough, there is never enough of God.

4. The Belgrade Philharmonic String Quartet was formed half a decade ago. How will you celebrate this jubilee?
We will give a good whole-night’s concert at the Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall on 24th May, surrounded by our good audience, friends, good wine, and then good food and good tambura music and, and, and … in all good ways on that May day … until the late night ours!

Izmir, Turkey

April 10, 2016

The Belgrade Philharmonic String Quartet has put another destination on the map of their international guest performances, the city of Izmir in Turkey and port on the Aegean Sea. Their two concerts are scheduled for 11th and 12th April, 2016.
The audience will have the opportunity to hear this ensemble at the Cultural Foundation Concert Hall on 11thApril, and the next day at the Conservatorium of music in Izmir, as announced by Wind Communication.
The Quartet will perform the “Homage to Stevan Mokranjac”, by Dejan Despić, String Quartet K 421, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and String Quartet in F major, by Maurice Ravel.
The musicians of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Jelena Dragnić (violin), Vladan Lončar (violin), Aleksandar Latković (cello) and Boris Brezovac (viola) founded the String Quartet within this orchestra in 2011.
Among their most recent successful performances, the String Quartet like to highlight their concerts in the United Arab Emirates, on the stage of Manarat Al Saadiyat, where they performed at the Abu Dhabi Classics Festival; their opening of concert season “Chamber Music in the Desert” at the Liwa Desert at Qasr Al Sarab; their first visit to China, where they performed at the Tianjin Concert Hall; and also their concert at the Serbian Cultural Centre in Paris.

Concert on Amadeus Royal ship

April 7, 2016

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