Chamber Music Festival Stradun Classic

 

Renowned Croatian clarinetist Marija Pavlović, Artist Director of the annual Stradun Classic chamber music festival, brings to Dubrovnik innovative programs performed by a roster of outstanding international artists with whom she maintains a long-time collaboration.

Each program is conceived with a unique theme, combining beloved chamber works with lesser-known compositions that will bring freshness even to experienced listeners. The repertoire regularly includes pieces by Croatian composers, thereby promoting local culture and identity, with a spirit of international cooperation.

 

STRADUN CLASSIC 2025
Marija Pavlović, Artistic director


GUEST ARTISTS:

Gordan Nikolić, violin
Asi Matathias, violin
Maria Meerovitch, piano
Daniel Detoni, piano
Monika Leskovar, violoncello
Roman Spitzer, viola
Marija Pavlovic, clarinet
Radovan Vlatković, horn
Pieter Nuytten, bassoon
Zoran Marković, double bass

DSO MUSICIANS:

Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld, violin
Šimun Končić, viola
Mihaela Martinović, cello
Toni Kursar, horn

PROGRAM 2025:

HOMMAGE À PENDERECKI

26.08. Tuesday, Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

PROGRAM:

Krzysztof Penderecki: Duo concertante for violin and double bass
Gordan Nikolić-violin,
Zoran Marković-double bass
Johannes Brahms: Trio in E-flat major for horn, violin and piano, Op.40
Radovan Vlatković-horn, Gordan Nikolić-violin, Daniel Detoni-piano
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Krzysztof Penderecki: Sextet
Marija Pavlović-clarinet, Radovan Vlatković-horn, Gordan Nikolić-violin, Roman Spitzer-viola,
Monika Leskovar-cello, Daniel Detoni-piano

IN PURSUIT OF ROMANTICISM

28.08. Thursday, Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

PROGRAM:

W.A. Mozart: Trio in E flat major K.498 for clarinet, viola and piano (The Kegelstatt)
Marija Pavlović-clarinet, Roman Spitzer-viola, Maria Meerovitch-piano
Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
Asi Matathias-violin, Maria Meerovitch-piano
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Carl Maria von Weber: Andante e rondo ongarese, Op. 35 for bassoon and strings
Pieter Nuytten-bassoon, Gordan Nikolić and Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld-violins, Šimun
Končić-viola, Monika Leskovar-cello, Zoran Marković-double bass
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81, B.155
Maria Meerovitch-piano, Asi Matathias and Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld -violins, Roman Spitzer-viola, Monika Leskovar-cello

MASTERPIECE

30.08. Saturday, Franciscan church at 9 pm

PROGRAM:

Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi
Gordan Nikolić and Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld-violins, Šimun Končić-viola, Mihaela Martinović-cello
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
Marija Pavlović-clarinet, Radovan Vlatković-horn, Pieter Nuytten-bassoon, Gordan Nikolić
and Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld-violins, Roman Spitzer-viola, Monika Leskovar-cello, Zoran
Marković-double bass

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO

31.08. Sunday, Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

PROGRAM:

Astor Piazzolla: Kicho for contrabass and piano
Zoran Marković-double bass, Daniel Detoni-piano
Astor Piazzolla: Zita (arrangement by Maxi Santos)
Asi Matathias-violin, Marija Pavlović-clarinet, Radovan Vlatković-horn, Toni Kursar-horn, Zoran Marković-double bass
Dubravko Detoni: Muza Radidan for horn and piano (premiere)
Radovan Vlatković-horn, Daniel Detoni-piano
Manuel De Falla: El Amor Brujo/ Pantomima & Danza Ritual Del Fuego for piano and string quintet
Maria Meerovitch-piano, Asi Matathias and Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld-violins, Roman Spitzer-viola, Mihaela
Martinović-cello, Zoran Marković-double bass

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Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ciranda da Sete Notas for bassoon and strings
Pieter Nuytten-bassoon, Asi Matathias and Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld-violins, Šimun Končić-viola, Monika Leskovar-cello, Zoran Marković- double bass
Astor Piazzolla: The four Seasons of Buenos Aires ( arranged by José Bragato for piano trio)
Asi Matathias-violin, Monika Leskovar-cello, Maria Meerovitch-piano

FINALE

1.09. Monday, Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

  • DSO & STRADUN CLASSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
  • Gordan Nikolić, violin & artistic leader of Stradun Classic Festival Orchestra
    Soloists:
  • Marija Pavlović, clarinet
  • Radovan Vlatković, horn
  • Pieter Nuytten, bassoon
  • Monika Leskovar, cello
  • Roman Spitzer, viola

PROGRAM:

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for string orchestra
Antonín Dvořák: Rondo op.94 for Cello and String Orchestra
Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concertante Op. 3 in B-flat Major for clarinet, horn, bassoon and the
orchestra, 3rd mvt
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Max Bruch: Romanze Op.85 for viola & string orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Violin concerto in E minor, op.64

TICKETS:
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Photo by Mara Bratoš

Photo by Romano Grozić

Festival programs:

As Artist-in-Residence of the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, since 2018, Marija Pavlović has also created the Stradun Classic Festival Orchestra, which gives the DSO musicians and guests artists the opportunity to perform side-by-side, led by the legendary concertmaster and artistic leader, Gordan Nikolić. For 20 years, Gordan was the Concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra and is currently the Artistic Leader of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. He will be leading the Festival Orchestra as Concertmaster “primus inter pares” in the concert on the 1st of September 2024.

Performances take place in the extraordinary setting and magical acoustics of the Rector’s Palace, a site included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

 

translated by Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld