31. 7.

2025.

Papandopulo Quartet
Monika Cerovčec, soprano

PROGRAMME

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Divertimento in F major , K. 138 (arr.: Gordan Tudor)
Allegro
Andante
Throne

Dora Pejačević : String Quartet in C major , op. 58 (arr.: Tomislav Žužak)
I. Allegro ma non tanto

Gordan Tudor : New work - premiere

Bruno Bjelinski : Memories for soprano and saxophone quartet (arr.: Gordan Tudor)
I. Brod (Tempo di marcia)
II. Broken Window (Allegreto)
III. Like ivy, like a vine (Andante)
IV. Rain (Allegro)

Dubravko Detoni : Quartettino

Margareta Ferek Petrić : Melancholy against brandy

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Nikola Fabijanić, soprano saxophone
Gordan Tudor, alto saxophone
Goran Jurković, tenor saxophone
Tomislav Žužak, baritone saxophone

Since its foundation in 2008, the Papandopulo Quartet has been creating its own musical story based on the legacy of one of the most celebrated Croatian composers, Boris Papandopulo. A dynamic and award-winning ensemble, firmly established as one of the leading quartets of its generation, the Papandopulo Quartet has been described as “the best thing that can happen to composers” (Zarez) with performances that balance “superior musicality” (Jutarnji list) and “extraordinary dedication” (Treći program, Hrvatskog radio). The Papandopulo Quartet has performed throughout Europe and the USA in an extraordinary series of more than 300 performances and has guested in some of the world’s most important concert halls, such as Carnegie Hall in New York and the Philharmonie in Berlin. As a champion of new music, the quartet has premiered more than 40 new works dedicated to him. The ensemble's discography consists of four albums, three of which were recorded for Croatia Records: Papandopulo (2013), Per Quattro (2015) and Scherzo (2017).

Monika Cerovčec is developing a diverse profile as a soloist and chamber musician, and works as a soloist of the Croatian Radio and Television Choir. In addition to numerous oratorio solos, in a wide range of repertoire from capital works (Cavallieri's Prizkanje duše i tijela , Monteverdi's Vespro della beata Vergine , Bach's Māku po Ivanu , Mozart's and Schubert's masses, Bach's, Vivaldi's and Galuppi's cantatas and those of the French Baroque, to contemporary music), on the opera stage she has performed the roles of Dido (Purcell), Jelena (Zajc), Karolka (Janáček), Ninfa (Monteverdi), Muzika (Charpentier) and several smaller roles in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore and Verdi's Aida . As a member of the Antiphonus ensemble, she has performed many notable chamber, solo and oratorio performances, and she also regularly engages in contemporary music, performing at the Zagreb Music Biennale. She is a member of the Ars longa and Trio Serafim ensembles.

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