Emona Festival 2014

Emona Festival 2014 7. – 13. November, 2014

At the invitation of the Conservatory of Music & Ballet Ljubljana I arrived in Ljubljana on Monday, 10 November 2014.

The clarinet elite from Ljubljana invited me to attend a concert of my compositions performed by students of clarinet of the Conservatory of Music & Ballet Ljubljana.

The concert was named

AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS
RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ

An outstanding piano accompaniment for performers was entrusted to two piano associates Andrea Markun and Katalin Peter Krivokapič.

The distinguished professors and clarinetists Joze Kotar, Dušan Sodja, Peter Kuder and Andrej Zupan had perfectly prepared the students of clarinet of the Conservatory of Music & Ballet Ljubljana. It was an unforgettable evening at the beautiful and full Concert Hall of the Conservatory.

The young, excellent clarinetists of the Conservatory of Music & Ballet Ljubljana, the participants of the Master class of professor Radivoj Lazic, 10 November 2014.

The young artists, all students of clarinet who performed there, showed remarkably mature playing and a high artistic level and their professors a marvelous quality of work devoted to them.

On the day of the concert I received a great honor. In fact, I held a master class for all participants of the show. It was a nice gathering with young , outstanding clarinet enthusiasts, the participants of the evening concert.

The Master class of clarinet

On this occasion, I would like to thank to all colleges of mine, the professors of clarinet in Ljubljana, accompanists and young performers, as well as on kindness and hospitality of the secretary and the head master of the KGBL, Dejan Prešiček.

Radivoj Lazić, prof.

AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS
RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ

(Video displays from the concert at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet, Ljubljana)

Welcoming speech of a clarinetist Andrej Zupan of the concert:
AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ

Radivoj Lazić – Vlastimir Peričić: BALLADE for Clarinet and Piano. Video recording:
AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Lara Hace – clarinet, class of professor Dušan Sodja, Katalin Peter Krivokapič – piano.

Radivoj Lazić – Vlastimir Peričić: HUMORESQUE for Clarinet and Piano. Video recording:
AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Andraž Jagodic – clarinet, class of professor Andrej Zupan, Andreja Markun – piano.

Vlastimir Peričić: SONATINA for Clarinet and Piano (Homage to Dvorak). Video recording:
AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Gaja Benko – clarinet, class of professor Jože Kotar, Andreja Markun – piano.

Vlastimir Peričić: SARABANDA E FUGHETTA for Clarinet and Piano (Homage to Bach). Video recording: AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Maja Pungerčar – clarinet, class of professor Andrej Zupan, Andreja Markun – piano.

Radivoj Lazić – Vlastimir Peričić: INTRODUZIONE E RONDO for Clarinet and Piano. Video recording: AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Luka Gantar – clarinet, class of professor Andrej Zupan, Andreja Markun – piano.

Radivoj Lazić – Vlastimir Peričić: INTRODUZIONE, TEMA E VARIAZIONI for Clarinet and Piano. Video recording: AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Denis Fortunat – clarinet, class of professor Andrej Zupan, Andreja Markun – piano.

Radivoj Lazić – Vlastimir Peričić: ROMANTIC CONCERTO IN A MINOR, I Mov. for Clarinet and Piano. Video recording: AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Katijana Rener – clarinet, class of professor Andrej Zupan, Andreja Markun – piano.

Radivoj Lazić – Vlastimir Peričić: ROMANTIC CONCERTO IN A MINOR, II Mov. for Clarinet and Piano. Video recording: AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Blaž Stopar – clarinet, class of professor Peter Kuder, Andreja Markun – piano.

Radivoj Lazić – Vlastimir Peričić: ROMANTIC CONCERTO IN A MINOR, III Mov. for Clarinet and Piano. Video recording: AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Urška Zupan – clarinet, class of professor Dušan Sodja, Katalin Peter Krivokapič – piano.

Radivoj Lazić – Vlastimir Peričić: ROMANTIC CONCERTO IN A MINOR, I Mov. for Clarinet and Piano. Video recording: AN EVENING OF THE COMPOSERS RADIVOJ LAZIĆ & VLASTIMIR PERIČIĆ, EMONA Festival 2014, november 10, 2014, KGBL Ljubljana. Tamara Popovič – clarinet, class of professor Andrej Zupan, Andreja Markun – piano.

Radivoj Lazić -Vlastimir Peričić

Romantic Concerto in A minor
for Clarinet and Piano

I Mov. Allegro giusto

In 1998, I wrote the Romantic Concerto in A minor for clarinet and piano. In the following year, the composer Vlastimir Peričić did the orchestral arrangement for symphony orchestra.

.Soloist: Sofija Molchanova – clarinet, Tatiana Chernichka – piano. Recorded in May 2014.

II Mov. Andante sostenuto

III Mov. Allegro giocoso

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Radivoj Lazić -Vlastimir Peričić

Romantic Concerto in A minor
for Clarinet and Piano

in Three Movements

Ante Grgin: Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano. Movements: Allegro – Blues – Swing. The recording of the grand concert ‘Sonatissimo‘ hold in May 10, 2014. Great Hall of the Ilija M. Klolarac Endowment, Belgrade. Soloist: Ognjen Popović – soprano saxophone,
Ante Grgin – piano

Ante Grgin: ‘Sonata for Clarinet and Piano’. Movements: Allegro – Adagio – Vivo. The recording of the grand concert ‘Sonatissimo‘ hold in May 10, 2014. Great Hall of the Ilija M. Klolarac Endowment, Belgrade. Ante Grgin – clarinet, Antonela Grgin – piano.

Performers:

Aleksandar Benčić, Ante Grgin, Antonela Grgin, Dragana Raić, Ljubiša Jovanović, Melita Benčić, Meri Bojić, Milan Radić, Miloš Vasiljević, Mladen Đorđević, Nenad Janković, Ognjen Popović, Rada Pećanac, Vladimir Stojnić i Zorica Cetković

MATE BEKAVAC – CLARINET MASTERCLASS, Zagreb 23. – 25. V 2014.

Muzički inkubator is new association which main mission is to contribute to indivdual development of clarinet players, their mutual communication and to support interntional colaboration of young musicians. With a view to achive these goals, Muzički inkubator organises masterclasses, workshops and summer schools as well as develops programmes and platforms for better domestic and international collaboration between musicians and similar organisations.

Muzički inkubator organizes in coproduction with SC Zagreb a masterclass by Mate Bekavac. The masterclass is going to be held in MM Center SC Zagreb, Savska cesta 25.

Masterclass is planned to suit the needs of beginners, as well as of more advanced attendees who have already chosen to pursue their career in music. The individually-based music workshops will last for 3 days.

A clarinet workshop is going to be held in Zagreb from 22 to 25 May 2014. The deadline for applications with an enclosed copy of the payment slip is 16 May 2014.

Registration fee is 120 €.
Passive participation in the masterclass is 40 €.

APPLICATION:

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”’CLARINET MASTERCLASS

MATE BEKAVAC

23. – 25. V 2014.

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MM centar SC Zagreb

(Croatia)

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Mate Bekavac is recognised as one of the great clarinetists of his generation, despite of his “commercial shyness”. Wherever he appears, he’s hailed among collegues and critics as the “secret favorite”, a full-blooded musician and a virtuoso who risks and isn’t spoiled by current fashion tendencies of music industry. A devoted, silent seeker with a special, subtly nuanced sound beyond bright or dark, french or german clarinet stereotype tendencies (he is perhaps the only one who ever gained perfection in both systems), always in favor of musical expression and sincere transmission of written or hidden musical texts. His repertoire ranges from baroque adaptations, classical, romantic and contemporary clarinet repertoire, as well as jazz and klezmer influenced pieces. He gained his wide international acclaim by his single time performance of his own arrangement of the Carmen Fantasy, which is documented on YouTube.

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He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1977 and received his first musical education with F. Trzan and D. Brlek in native Ljubljana. He continueted his studies at University of Graz with B. Kovacs, then took his MA degree at Salzburg Mozarteum with A. Brandhofer. He also studied in profesional studies program at Juilliard School of Music in New York under C. Neidich and in “cycle de perfectionement” at Paris Consrvatory (CNSM) with Michel Arrignon. He has won the Mozarteum 1992 award, the Eurovision Jury award in Warsaw 1994, Grand prix of the Yamaha competition in Vienna 1994 and competitions in Lisabon (1994), Seville (1995), Belgrade (1997). He was also finalist of YCA competition on New York 1996.

He appeard as soloist with chamber orchestras Franz Liszt, Cappela Istropolitana, Camerata Israel, Moscow soloists, Salzburg soloists, Munich soloists and Zagreb soloists, Orchester der Philharmonie der Nationen, Saarlandischen Rundfunk, Orchester der Oper in Frankfurt, Symphonie Orchester Basel and all slovenian orchestras.

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His special devotion, love and central part of his musical career is chamber music. Frequently he is guest at festivals in Lockenhaus, Jerusalem, Les Museiques in Basel, Rheingau Musik Festival, Ludwigsburger Festspiele, Dubrovnik, Lucerne and Munich. As an orchestral musician he played solo clarinet in Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

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He tends to enjoy most of his time away from daily tumult in Slovenian mountains, studying, researching, developing new insights and ways of musical understanding as well as discovering nature and passionatly cooking on open fire for his friends and himself.