During almost thirty years of work experience in the field of organizing cultural events, education and finance, Marin Kaporelo (Split, 1976) has established himself as a prominent cultural organizer and promoter of musical life in Croatia.
He has a number of successful initiatives and projects behind him and in 2019 was awarded the Order of the Croatian Day Star with the image of Marko Marulić for special merits in preserving Croatian musical cultural heritage, encouraging and affirming young Croatian artists, and promoting them in the Republic of Croatia and the world. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Split, with a Master of Public Administration degree. He graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Media and Public Relations, University of Dubrovnik, with a Master of Public Relations degree.
He began his professional career in the banking sector, becoming increasingly involved in the field of musical art. He served as president and organizational leader of the CantoresMaruli Association (2007-2016), external associate and lecturer of the course Management in Culture and Arts at the Academy of Arts, University of Split (2018/2019), director of the Split Musical Youth (2016-2020), acting director of the Croatian House Split (2020-2023), which during his term became a dynamic and modern concert venue hosting leading names in the Croatian and European music scene, and assistant production manager of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival (2023-2026).
He is the co-author of numerous cultural and educational projects such as: the Croatian Concert Cycle (Konci.hr), the Dalmatian Cycle , the audience development project In small places, culture from places!, the Music Helps project aimed at children and young people with special needs, etc. At the same time, he is also active as a musician, member and soloist of the Brodosplit City Choir, the Cantores Maruli ensemble, which he founded, and several klapa groups, and he has been a guest at numerous festivals, reviews and competitions, winning awards (Dalmatian Klapa Omiš Festival, Guido d'Arezzo Competition, World Choral Olympics...). His commitment to the promotion and preservation of cultural intangible heritage has resulted in three authorial and co-authorial multimedia projects : Adriatic Glagolitic Prose and The Story of Marko Marulić and Meštrović's Passion , which have also been recorded as sound carriers (Verbum, 2012 and 2015). The story of Marko Marulić was crowned with the Artist of My People award, presented by the Ivan Meštrović Museums for a special contribution to the preservation and promotion of Croatian cultural heritage (2012).
For his contribution and cooperation with the Croatian Musical Youth , an umbrella international and national organization that connects children and youth with music and culture, he received a Certificate of Appreciation on the occasion of its 70th anniversary (2024). In March 2023, he was elected Secretary General of the newly established Croatian Association of Music Organizers. By decision of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, in January 2023, he was appointed Director of the Osor Music Evenings .
He is a member of several professional and cultural associations: the Croatian Association of Music Organizers, the Croatian Music Youth, the Croatian Music Union, the Croatian Matica Hrvatska and the Croatian Association of Osor Music Evenings.
Previous artistic directors:
Branko Mihanovic 2016 - 2022
Ivana Kocelj 2013 - 2016
Berislav Šipuš 2009 - 2012
