2025-09-08 – 19:35 h

With their ‘Author’s Concerts’ series, the Croatian Composers’ Society and Cantus d.o.o. have devotedly nurtured the tradition of paying tribute to their members, prominent composers of classical and popular music, and deserving individuals of Croatian cultural life through the organization of dedicated concerts.

 

On this occasion, and to celebrate the 50th birthday of composer Dalibor Grubacevic, a special concert will be celebrated on Monday, September 15, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia.

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION

Croatian Composers’ Society and Cantus with great pleasure invite the audience to the author’s concert of composer Dalibor Grubačević , which will be held on the occasion of his 50th birthday , on Monday, September 15, 2025, starting at 8 p.m. , in The Small Hall of Vatroslav Lisinski.

 

This festive concert provides a cross-section of Grubačević’s diverse work performed by prominent Croatian musicians and ensembles.

 

The composer has chosen for his concert the following pieces: Solid Pictures for horn and piano , Diptych for tuba quartet , selected pieces from the Tuba Concerto , as well as concert arrangements of film music from the films The Conversation , Because of You and The Ghost in the Marsh . The audience will also have the opportunity to hear works such as Two Rivers , Valse Balkanique , Four Scapes and the attractive Czardas Suite for strings . Most of the pieces from this program have also been recorded on audio. Musical Gravity published last year at the Cantus publishing house.

 

The author’s concert will feature renowned musicians: pianist Mia Elezović, tuba player Krunoslav Babić, flutist Marta Šomođi ​​Homan, clarinetist Mihael Paar, oboist Dario Golčić, horn players Petar Kšenek, Antonio Pirrotta and Miro Markuš, as well as BC Brass, Tuba Quartet XL, Camerata Cantilly, and the Zagreb Soloists.

 

Admission to the concert is free, with mandatory prior notice to e-mail:communications@hds.hr

PROGRAM

  • Solid Pictures for horn and piano
    • Petar Kšenek, horn
    • Mia Elezović, piano

 

  • Tuba Concerto ; 2nd movement Andante con moto / 4th movement Finale
    • Krunoslav Babić, tuba
    • Mia Elezović, piano

 

  • Diptych for tuba quartet
    • Tuba Quartet XL

 

  • Two Rivers / Valse Balkanique
    • BC BRASS

 

  • Four Scapes
    • Camerata Cantilly

 

  • Czardas Suite for Strings
    • Zagreb Soloists

 

  • Prologue from the movie The Conversation
    • Zagreb Soloists

 

  • Memories of Marija from the film The Conversation
    • Zagreb Soloists
    • Mia Elezović, piano

 

  • Theme from the film Because of You
    • Zagreb Soloists
    • Mia Elezović, piano
    • Marta Somogyi Homan, flute
    • Michael Paar, clarinet

 

  • Little suite from the movie Ghost in the Mogvar
    • Zagreb soloists
    • Mia Elezović, piano
    • Marta Šomođi ​​Homan, flute
    • Dario Golčić, oboe
    • Mihael Paar, clarinet
    • Antonio Pirrotta, horn
    • Miro Markuš, horn

CONCERT