Stradun Classic festival

 

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 2026
Marija Pavlović, Artistic director

SPECIAL GUEST:
Mischa Maisky, violoncello
GUEST ARTISTS:
Gordan Nikolić / violin / Violin conductor
Stefan Milenkovic, violin
Danijel Detoni, piano
Justus Grimm, violoncello
Krešimir Petar Pustički, viola
Edith Van Dyck, flute
Tom Owen, oboe
Marija Pavlović, clarinet
Radovan Vlatković, horn
Pieter Nuytten, bassoon
Frano Kakarigi, double bass
Franjo Bilić, Cembalo
MEMBERS OF THE DUBROVNIK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
Eva Šulić, violin
Mirabai Weismehl Rosenfeld, violin
Meri Anastasov, violin
Šimun Končić, viola
Mihaela Martinović, violoncello
Vanda Đanić, violoncello
Renata Santini Glavinović, oboe
Livia Glavinović, oboe
Stijepo Medo, clarinet
Matija Novaković, bassoon
Toni Kursar, horn

PROGRAM 2026.

28/08 Concertino
Rector’s Palace, STRADUN CLASSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA & DSO
30/08 Bella Italia
Rector’s Palace, chamber music concert
01/09 Across the Pond
Rector’s Palace, chamber music concert
03/09 Baroque and Beyond
Rector’s Palace, chamber music concert
05/09 In the Mists
Rector’s Palace, chamber music concert
06/09 FINAL
Rector’s Palace, STRADUN CLASSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA & DSO/Mischa Maisky soloist

CONCERTINO
28.08. Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

STRADUN CLASSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA & DSO
Gordan Nikolić, violin conductor
Stefan Milenkovic, violin
Tom Owen, oboe
Marija Pavlović, clarinet
Radovan Vlatković, horn
Pieter Nuytten, bassoon

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Meditation for violin and Strings from Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op.42
Lars -Erik Larsson:Concertino for Horn and Strings, op .45
Bruno Bjelinski: Musica Tonalis for Oboe, Bassoon and Strings
Luigi Bassi: Concert Fantasia on Motives from “Rigoletto” for Clarinet and Strings
(arrangement: Nicolai Pfeffer)
Astor Piazzolla: Verano Porteño for violin and Strings
(from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas/ arrangement:Leonid Desyatnikov)
Benjamin Britten:  Simple Symphony, op.4

BELLA ITALIA
30.08. Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata in G minor “Devil’s Trill”  for violin and piano
arranged by Fritz Kreisler
Giuseppe Verdi: String Quartet in E minor
Gioacchino Rossini: Sonate a quattro  no.1
for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn
Nino Rota: Nonetto

ACROSS THE POND/ PREKO BARE
01.09. Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

Samuel Barber: Summer Music for woodwind quintet, Op. 31
Antonin Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American Quartet”
George Gershwin: Lullaby for String Quartet
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring suite for chamber orchestra ( 13 instruments)

BAROQUE AND BEYOND
03.09. Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

Eugène Ysaÿe Sonata br. 2 u a-molu („Obsession”) for Solo Violin, Op. 27
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No.6,
Jan Dismas Zelenka: Trio Sonata No. 5 in F major, ZWV 185
 for 2 oboes, bassoon, and basso continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067, for flute and strings with basso continuo
Menuet & Badinerie
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
for two horns, oboes, bassoon, violin (violin piccolo), strings, and basso continuo

IN THE MISTS
05.09. Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

Franz Liszt: Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major (Arrangement for violoncello, clarinet, and piano)
Marija Grazio: Kronike nestajanja (Première)
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Gideon Klein: Divertimento for Wind Octet
2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons
Leoš Janáček: In the Mists (arranged by E. Desimpelaere)
for Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass

FINALE
6.9.Rector’s Palace at 9 pm

STRADUN CLASSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA & DSO
Gordan Nikolić, violin conductor
Soloist: Mischa Maisky, violoncello
Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
for solo violoncello and orchestra
Allegro non troppo – Allegretto con moto – Tempo primo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nocturne in D minor, Op. 19 No.4
for violoncello and orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

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