The Zagreb Soloists ( hr, Zagrebački solisti) is a
chamber orchestra founded in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...
,
Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, capit ...
, in 1953 through the auspices of
Zagreb Radiotelevision, under the artistic leadership of the Italian cellist and
conductor,
Antonio Janigro. After Janigro left the ensemble in 1968, the group was led first by their
concertmaster
The concertmaster (from the German ''Konzertmeister''), first chair (U.S.) or leader (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (or clarinet in a concert band). After the conductor, the concertmaster is the second-most signifi ...
,
Dragutin Hrdjok
Dragutin ( Cyrillic: Драгутин) is a masculine given name.
Those bearing it include:
* Stephen Dragutin of Serbia
* Dragutin Topić
* Dragutin Dimitrijević
* Dragutin Mitić
* Dragutin Tadijanović
* Dragutin Šurbek
* Dragutin Lerman
...
, and then by their longtime artistic director and concertmaster,
Tonko Ninić Tonko is a South Slavic masculine given name.
In Croatian, it is a hypocorism of the name Antun and other cognates of Antonius.
It is found in Slovene as a diminutive form of Anton, Antonij, and Antonijo in Slovenia.
Given name
*Tonko Lonza ( ...
. In 1997,
Anđelko Krpan
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", " messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls.
From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived ...
became concertmaster, and in 2002,
Karlo Slobodan Fio
Karlo may refer to:
* Karlo (name)
* Karlo Island, of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
* Karlö, the Swedish name of Hailuoto, Finland
See also
*Carlo (disambiguation)
*Karlos (disambiguation)
*Karly Karly is an English ...
, took over as artistic director of the ensemble. Since 2006, the concertmaster and artistic leader has been
Borivoj Martinic-Jercic.
The Zagreb Soloists have given over 3,500 concerts in all parts of the world, and are also very well known for their numerous recordings.
References
Ansambl s najbogatijom povijesti
External links
*
{{Authority control
Croatian orchestras
Chamber orchestras
Musical groups established in 1953
Croatian musical groups
Culture in Zagreb
1953 establishments in Croatia
Classical music in Croatia