Posts Tagged ‘Concert’

Great singing diva Africa and great fighter for women’s rights in the world that deals with humanitarian work, will hold a concert on 2nd of November in Concert Hall “Vatroslav Lisinski”.

Oumou Sangaré is considered an ambassador of Wassoulou (historic region in southwest Mali, northeast Guinea in Africa). Her music has been inspired by the music and traditional dances of the region. She writes and composes her songs, which forcefully support social criticism, especially concerning the place of women and their low position in society.

Since 1990, she has performed at some of the most important venues in the world: the Melbourne Opera, Roskilde festival, festival d’Essaouira, Opéra de la monnaie of Brussels.

Many of Sangaré’s songs concern love and marriage, especially freedom of choice in marriage.

Ticket price: 140 /160 / 180 kn

Fifth Vip Zagreb Jazz Festival will be held from 5 to 7 November at two locations: Concert Hall Vatroslav Lisinski and Student Center Cinema. Festival will present the world-famous jazz performers Sonny Rollins, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard.

The festival began at 2005 and every year the big names of jazz music are performing on this festival. (more…)

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.
(more…)

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

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