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 was awarded the Order of the Croatian Sun with the image of Marko Marulić in 2019. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Split, with a Master of Public Administration degree, and from the Faculty of Media and Public Relations, University of Dubrovnik ( cum laude ), 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 Cantores Maruli 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), coordinator of the Split Music Initiative Platform (2019 - 2020), director of the Split Music Youth (2016 - 2020), and acting director of the Croatian House Split (2020 - 2023), which during his term became a dynamic concert venue hosting leading names in the Croatian and European music scene.
In March 2023, he was elected Secretary General of the newly founded Croatian Association of Music Organizers. He is a 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 developmental disabilities, 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 has been a guest at numerous festivals, reviews and competitions, winning awards. His commitment to the promotion and preservation of cultural intangible heritage has resulted in three authorial and co-authorial multimedia projects: Adriatic Glagolitic 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 awarded the Artist of My People award by the Ivan Meštrović Museums for his outstanding 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 young people with music and culture, he received a Certificate of Appreciation on the occasion of its 70th anniversary (2024). In January 2023, he was appointed artistic director of the Osor Music Evenings, and in September he also took over the position of assistant for production to the newly elected artistic director of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival.
Previous artistic directors:
Branko Mihanovic 2016 - 2022
Ivana Kocelj 2013 - 2016
Berislav Šipuš 2009 - 2012
