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Zagreb City Center - Trg Josipa bana Jelacica
30.11. - 21.12

The traditional Advent in the heart of Zagreb began on 30th November on the main Zagreb square. Two stages were placed on the square, and during this period more than 2500 artists will perform.
Am working days the program starts at 6 PM and takes till 9 PM. On Weekends from 11 AM to 1 PM, and than again from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Apart from the concerts, visitors will be able to enjoy the performances of cultural and artistic societies and dance groups, theater performances and programs that take place daily in four Advent Houses.
Program in three Advent Houses are mainly for children, and one is totally new. In the fourth house visitors will be able to eat very popular delicacies, there will be also presentations and tastings of various kinds of authentic Croatian food. This could remind on the traditions and recipes of our grandmothers.

25th MBZ

Zagreb, Croatia

17.04.2009 - 26.04 2009

The Music Biennale Zagreb is an international festival of contemporary music, the first such festival was in year 1961. Every spring of the odd years  in Zagreb this festival represents the current music production from Croatia and abroad. The festival will take place in several very popular and famous places in Zagreb center such as Croatian National Theatre, Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Mimara Museum, Theater &T, Student center, Zagreb Youth Theatre, City Drama Theatre Gavella and much more.

The broad program speaks for it self.
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Vatroslav Lisinski

Trg Stjepana Radica 4, Zagreb

24.11.2008  - 7:30 PM

When it comes to singing Africa, especially Southern, can reach with singing all the sounds of the earth.  Dynamic, colorful costumes, rhythmic, with rich harmonies and dancing performance, all these adjectives can be used to describe Soweto Gospel Choir. They were formed in 2002, as a cultural embodiment of post-apartheid South Africa.

Their musical expression is a combination of African spiritual music, rhythms tribe, reggae and American pop music. Group has so far held several world tours. Their albums “Blessed” and “African Spirit” won Grammya for the best traditional world music albums in 2007-and 2008.

The group receives excellent reviews from almost all countries around the world in which they performed, so Peter Burdon (Australia) said “Vibrant, radiant, majestic…inspired and inspiring music, boldly performed…”, Adrian Chamberlain (Times Colonist - Canada) states that “Soweto Choir offers glorious gospel revival”. After the concert in Edinburgh Sue Wilson said “… a truly otherworldly sound that literally takes the breath away …dazzling”.

Does someone needs  better invitation to this concert as these reviews?

Ticket price ranges from 100 kn up to 140 kn

Vatrosalv Lisinski

Trg Stjepana Radica 4, Zagreb

28.10.2008

In the Great Hall on 28^th October you can hear Platinum ABBA. The band was established in 1997 in the UK with only one purpose: to become the best ABBA tribute band in the world and according to London Evening Standard they are the best and most authentic ABBA tribute which you can find.

The real ABBA originate from 1966 and it got the glory with the hits like “Waterloo”, “Money Money”, “SOS” and “Mamma Mia”, but even after 25 of breakup the popularity is not sinking. A fact which is proving their reputation is that next year they will have they own museum, and that they have sold 370 million plates around the world.

Platinum ABBA is not some average tribute band, they do not look and play just as the real ABBA, but they also have live performance, with all instruments and without backing recordings.

The tickets you can buy at Lisinski and they range between 160 and 200 kn.

Platinum ABBA - Youtube

Vatroslav Lisinski - Great Hall
Trg Stjepana Radića 4, Zagreb
5.11.2008

Musical trio (Stefania, Mara, Giorgia) which is taking your breath, will present modern and tepmerament interpretation of a classical music. All three singers have had classical voice education. Mara Tanchi’s voice took her even to the Vatican where she sang for the Pope, Stefania Francabandiera was working with Eros Ramazzotti, Giorgia Villa worked with musical artists like Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams and others.

Appassionante is showing us a new beautiful mix of pop and classical music, proving that opera can have much broader audience than ever!

Price: 250, 270 and 300 kn

Appassionante – www.appassionante.com
Vatroslav Lisinski - www.lisinski.hr

YouTube Appassionante - www.youtube.com

Vatroslav Lisinski - Great Hall
Trg Stjepana Radića 4, Zagreb

25.10.2008. - 26.10.2008.

Days of Oris - this manifestation with international character has its huge purpose, to introduce contemporary architect leaders to Croatian public.
The organizations (Arhitekst and Oris) of the event announced participation of architects from United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States of America, Chile, Slovenia and Croatia. The manifestation is organized as a two-day series of lectures by eminent architects who present their works, concepts of construction through crative approaches with new techoligy, trends and materials.

Days of Oris Program:

Saturday, October 25

10:00 opening
10:30 David Adjaye - England
11:45 The next ENTERprise – Austria
13:00 Dekleva Gregorič architects – Slovenia
15:30 Smiljan Radic – Chile
16:45 Annette Gigon (Gigon/Guyer architects) – Switzerland
18:00 Mansilla + Tu?on arquitectos – Spain

Sunday October 26

10:00 Igor Franić – Croatia
11:15 Peter Ebner – Austria
12:30 Sami Rintala – Finland
15:00 Lebbeus Woods – USA
16:15 Steven Holl - USA

Days of Oris 2008 - www.oris.hr

Zagreb Fair
31st Fair of Books - Interliber 2008
Avenija Dubrovnik 15
12.11. - 16.11.

Interliber 2008 – is the International Book and Teaching Appliances Fair. In year 2003 Hungary joined the Fair as a partner country, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004, the Croatian Heritage Foundation - authors and publishers from diaspora in 2005, Slovenia in 2006 and finally Poland in 2007.

Interliber has growing importance in among international publishers and writers and this year it is expected to have the biggest supply of books under the same roof, offering the visitors Fair discounts on the products.In the same time there is also a Music & Multimedia Fair.

Promotions, Presentations and Attractions on the Fair:

* Launching of new titles and editions
* Program on stage in the pavilion 6: panel discussions, meetings with authors, literary critics, literary workshops, presentation of publishing houses
* Professional gatherings
* Day of Libraries
* Exhibition of works that received the “J.J.Strossmayer” award
* Book sales at bargain prices
* Children workshops at stands

Exhibition Program:

* Newspapers and magazines
* Fiction
* School and educational literature
* Religion/theology, literature
* Trade literature, science
* Art
* Children’s and young adults’ books, picture books, comics
* Monographs
* Maps, travel guides and charts
* Reference, dictionaries
* Multimedia/Electronic Publisher
* Audio/video publishing
* Trade and economic associations, institutions, agencies
* Libraries/galleries/museums
* Cabinet, laboratory and other teaching appliances
* Equipment and furniture for pre-school and school facilities

Zagreb Fair - Interliber - www.zv.hr
Music & Multimedia Fair - www.sajam-multimedije.com

Boogalo Club, Zagreb

Ulica grada Vukovara 68

The legendary Johnny Winter, one of the best bluesman in the world is coming to Croatia in Zagreb on 29.10.2008!

His creation as a guitarist, singer and producer has a tradition over 30 years long. He is the proud owner of over 20 official albums.

Winter was always a connection between British blues rock and American southern sound which gave him a respect of numerous musicians. Rolling Stones and John Lennon have written „Silver Train“ and „Rock’n'roll people“ for him, and even The Rolling Stones have started their legendary concert in Hyde Park with Johnny Winters song „I’m hers and I’m yours“.

Winter is a man who performed on Woodstock, played with Muddy Waters, Johnny Lee Hooker and Jimmy Hendrix, after years spent in hell of drugs and alcohol he came back in 2004 with the album “I’m a Bluesman” and today he is playing better than ever!

Tickets are from 180 kn to 200 kn.

Boogaloo Club - www.boogaloo.hr

For all Jazz fans 05. 11. 2008 - 16. 11. 2008
Studentski centar, Savska 25, Zagreb

The Festival will show us the most interesting things happening in the jazz world, but with the broad programme it promotes freedom in music showing a wide range of possibilities and movements through the jazz music.
The festival has two parts, the first part starts on 5th of November with the opening concert of Dave Douglas 3 one of the US most famous musicians in the jazz scene, one of the best trumpeters in the world, magnificent composer and a bandleader.
From 5th till 7th of November there is a musical performance “Teretni čovjek” from Damira Bartola Indoša and his House of Extreme Music Theatre.
From 5th till 10th there is music workshop with legendary free jazz saxophonist Charles Gayle. Although he established his reputation as saxophonist he is also pianist, bass clarinettist, and percussionist. One of his most celebrated, and famous works is free album “Touchin’ on Trane”.

Second part of the Festival starts on 10th of November with the most admired jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, and already mentioned Charles Gayle. Both are more than ten years on the central jazz instrumentalists and composers.
On 11th of November Amina Claudine Myers, creative and one of the few jazz composers with a mastery of blues, gospel and soul music will have her performance with Amina Claudine Myers Trio. Billy Bang the most significant free jazz violinist and composer will also give to the public the pleasure to perform on the Festival. De Reizende Verkoper (The Traveling Salesman) will show the extraordinary combination of freak/noise/free jazz/rock sound.

12th of November will amaze the visitors with Larsen feat. Jamie Stewart & Julia Kent, Olafur Arnalds and Paramount Styles.

On 13th the entertainers are Alexander Balanescu, Zlatko Kaučič & Javier Girotto (Romania/Slovenia/Argentina), Larry Ochs’ Kihnoua and The Engines.

On 14th of November the Festival will host Globe Unity Orchestra, The Claudia Quintet and sonus@anima.

Kid Koala, Joe Fiedler Trio, Lightning Bolt and Uzeda will entertain on last two days (15.11. & 16.11.) of the 9th International N.O. Jazz Festival.

Check out 10th N.O. Jazz Festival