Musical Youth of Ljubljana, gml.drustvo@siol.net, +386 (0)1 426 84 71.
Arijan Machak, saxophone
Sven Brajkovi / piano
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Chordis Quartet
Ana Rupar, violin
Manca Kosmac , viola
Ana Miculini / cello
Olena TS Animalmbal, piano < BR >
Schedule:
Paul Creston:
Sonata for saxophone and piano
Scott:
Three letter
Fabien Armaksman:
Cristal seed
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Lucio Grazec:
Piano Quartet
* baptismal performance
Johannes Brahms:
Piano Quartet No. 1 in g Minor, op. 25
Arijan Machak is a young saxophonist and doctoral student at the Academy of music, University of Ljubljana, where he completed his master's studies with honors (summa cum laude) in the class of Prof. Mihe Rogine. His artistic activity is marked by expressive depth, sound sophistication and an in-depth attitude towards the interpretation of classical and contemporary saxophone repertoire. Notable achievements of his career so far include successes in domestic and international competitions, including prizes at TEMSIG and Papandopulo competitions, and reaching the semi-finals of the prestigious Adolphe SA Fashion competition in Dinant. He has performed as a soloist with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Slovenian Philharmonic string chamber orchestra, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the SNG Maribor Orchestra, and often collaborates with these orchestras on a part-time basis. An important place in his artistic expression is occupied by Solo and chamber music. As a soloist and chamber musician, he regularly presents himself at prestigious concert stages and festivals at home and abroad, including the Ljubljana Festival, The Lent festival, the Nei Suoni dei Luoghi, the Koper Biennale and the concert cycles of The Musical Youth of Slovenia and The Musical Youth of Ljubljana. His artistic work is supported by BG France.
Sven Brajkovi FC is a Croatian pianist from Samobor, who has established himself in his generation through active concert activity and participation in numerous domestic and international piano competitions, in which he won several first prizes. He regularly performs at prestigious festivals in Europe and the USA. He has performed with orchestras such as the Ljubljana Academy of Music Orchestra, the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, and made his debut at the Cankarjev Dom in Ljubljana in 2023. He recorded two CDs: solo with the works of S. Prokofiev and R. Schumann, and another in collaboration with saxophonist Lan Meden. He received his master's degree at the Academy of music in Zagreb and is currently studying under Alexander Serdar. He is a member of The Piano Trio Modullos, employed at the Academy of music in Ljubljana and artistic director of the festival Luka Priljetni Vespers.
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The Piano Quartet Chordis is a Chamber Music Ensemble active since 2024 at the Academy of music, University of Ljubljana. It brings together four young female musicians, students of the Academy of music in Ljubljana, who are connected by in-depth chamber music and a common artistic expression. The ensemble of the piano quartet is composed of Olena TS Amulmbal (piano), Ana Rupar ( violin), Manca Kosmac (viola) and Ana Miculini 6 (cello), under the mentorship of prof. Mihe Haasa develops chamber play with an emphasis on sound balance, common interpretive design and in-depth work with repertoire. The name Chordis symbolically illustrates the cohesion of voices and the harmonic balance within the ensemble, based on dialogue, listening and joint sound formation. The quartet dedicates its repertoire to the works of the piano quartet from classicism to Romanticism and selected compositions of 20. and 21. century. In interpretation, he places emphasis on stylistic relevance, sound culture and the equal role of all voices in the ensemble. In April 2024, the Chordis Piano Quartet presented itself with a solo full-length concert at the Julio Betteta AG Hall, and in January 2025 it performed as part of the solo e da camera concert cycle. Both performances represented an important milestone in the performance of the ensemble and confirmed its artistic direction.
Glasbena Mladina Ljubljanska, gml.drustvo@siol.net, +386 (0)1 426 84 71.
Arijan Mačak , saksofon
Sven Brajković , klavir
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Kvartet Chordis
Ana Rupar , violina
Manca Kosmač , viola
Ana Miculinić , violončelo
Olena Tsymbal , klavir
Spored:
Paul Creston:
Sonata za saksofon in klavir
Andy Scott:
Three letter word
Fabien Waksman:
Cristal seed
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Lucio Žganec:
Klavirski kvartet
* krstna izvedba
Johannes Brahms:
Klavirski kvartet št. 1 v g-molu, op. 25
Arijan Mačak je mlad saksofonist in doktorski študent na Akademiji za glasbo Univerze v Ljubljani, kjer je magistrski študij zaključil z odliko (summa cum laude) v razredu prof. Mihe Rogine. Njegovo umetniško delovanje zaznamujejo izrazna poglobljenost, zvočna prefinjenost in poglobljen odnos do interpretacije klasičnega in sodobnega repertoarja za saksofon. Med pomembnejšimi dosežki njegovega dosedanjega delovanja so uspehi na domačih in mednarodnih tekmovanjih, med drugim nagrade na tekmovanjih TEMSIG in Papandopulo ter uvrstitev v polfinale prestižnega tekmovanja Adolphe Sax v Dinantu. Kot solist je nastopil z Orkestrom Slovenske filharmonije, s Komornim godalnim orkestrom Slovenske filharmonije, Simfoničnim orkestrom RTV Slovenija ter z Orkestrom SNG Maribor, obenem pa z navedenimi orkestri pogosto honorarno sodeluje. Pomembno mesto v njegovem umetniškem izrazu zavzemata solistična in komorna glasba. Kot solist in komorni glasbenik se redno predstavlja na uglednih koncertnih odrih in festivalih doma in v tujini, med drugim na Festivalu Ljubljana, Festivalu Lent, na Nei Suoni dei Luoghi, Bienalu Koper ter v koncertnih ciklih Glasbene mladine Slovenije in Glasbene mladine ljubljanske. Njegovo umetniško delovanje podpira BG France.
Sven Brajković je hrvaški pianist iz Samobora, ki se je v svoji generaciji uveljavil z aktivno koncertno dejavnostjo ter sodelovanjem na številnih domačih in mednarodnih klavirskih tekmovanjih, na katerih je osvojil več prvih nagrad. Redno nastopa na uglednih festivalih v Evropi in ZDA. Nastopil je z orkestri, kot so Orkester Akademije za glasbo Ljubljana, Orkester Slovenske filharmonije in Dubrovniški simfonični orkester, ter leta 2023 debitiral v Cankarjevem domu v Ljubljani. Posnel je dve zgoščenki: samostojno z deli S. Prokofjeva in R. Schumanna ter drugo v sodelovanju s saksofonistom Lanom Medenom. Magistriral je na Akademiji za glasbo v Zagrebu, trenutno pa se izpopolnjuje pri Aleksandru Serdarju. Je član Klavirskega tria Xylos, zaposlen na Akademiji za glasbo v Ljubljani in umetniški vodja festivala Luške proljetne večeri.
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Klavirski kvartet Chordis je komorni glasbeni sestav, ki deluje od leta 2024 na Akademiji za glasbo Univerze v Ljubljani. Združuje štiri mlade glasbenice, študentke Akademije za glasbo v Ljubljani, ki jih povezuje poglobljeno komorno muziciranje in skupno umetniško izražanje. Zasedbo klavirskega kvarteta sestavljajo Olena Tsymbal (klavir), Ana Rupar (violina), Manca Kosmač ( viola) in Ana Miculinić (violončelo), ki pod mentorstvom prof. Mihe Haasa razvijajo komorno igro s poudarkom na zvočni uravnoteženosti, skupni interpretativni zasnovi in poglobljenem delu z repertoarjem. Ime Chordis simbolno ponazarja povezanost glasov in harmonsko ravnovesje znotraj zasedbe, ki temelji na dialogu, poslušanju in skupnem oblikovanju zvoka. Kvartet se repertoarno posveča delom klavirskega kvarteta od klasicizma do romantike ter izbranim skladbam 20. in 21. stoletja. Pri interpretaciji daje poudarek slogovni ustreznosti, zvočni kulturi in enakovredni vlogi vseh glasov v ansamblu. Aprila 2024 se je Klavirski kvartet Chordis predstavil s samostojnim celovečernim koncertom v dvorani Julija Betteta AG, januarja 2025 pa je nastopil v okviru koncertnega cikla Solo e da camera. Oba nastopa sta predstavljala pomemben mejnik v delovanju ansambla in potrdila njegovo umetniško usmeritev.