CONTEMPORARY FORTRESSES OF CULTURE: BOKA, TREBINJE, NOVI SAD | Debate and music program
2022-08-01 20:00
Trojica Fortress
OutlookMonday, August 1
Trojica Fortress, 8 p.m.
PHILOSOPHERS’ SQUARE
CONTEMPORARY FORTRESSES OF CULTURE: BOKA, TREBINJE, NOVI SAD
PANEL DISCUSSION
MUSIC PROGRAM
LORENA JANKOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1827)
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, art song
ANTONIA VUČINOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Porgi amor, Countess’s aria from the opera Le nozze Figaro
LORENA JANKOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Un moto di gioia, Susanna’s aria from the opera Le nozze di Figaro
ANTONIA VUČINOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Hugo Wolf (1860 –1903)
Er ist’s, art song
ANTONIA VUČINOVIĆ, soprano / LORENA JANKOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Wolfram Wagner (1962)
Ich und Ich, duet
ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Franz Schubert
Adagio, D. 612
Moments musicaux, D. 780 (selection)
No. 5: Allegro vivace
No. 6: Allegretto
LORENA JANKOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Robert Stolz (1880 – 1975)
Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein, from the operetta Der Favorit
ANTONIA VUČINOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Franz Lehár (1870–1948)
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß, Giuditta’s aria from the opera Giuditta
LORENA JANKOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Rudolf Sieczyński (1879–1952)
Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume, Op. 1, art song
ANTONIA VUČINOVIĆ, soprano / LORENA JANKOVIĆ, soprano / ANDRIJA JOVOVIĆ, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sull’aria, duet of Countess and Susanna, from the opera Le nozze di Figaro
Partners: Western Balkans Fund, the Montenegrin Ministry of Defense, the Austrian Ministry of Defense, the Austrian Embassy, Erste Bank, Almašani, Music & More Summer Fest, Mostovi NGO, Trojica Youth Center
The regional cooperation project titled Contemporary Fortresses of Culture: Boka, Trebinje, Novi Sad was initiated by the KotorArt International Festival, and is implemented with the support of the Western Balkans Fund and in partnership with the NGO Mostovi, the Music & More SummerFest from Trebinje, and the Almašani Association from Novi Sad. The project’s activities are to be realized within some of the major regional festivals and events and include public conferences, concerts, a film screening, guided tours of Austro-Hungarian fortresses, and a gastroheritological program. Some of the activities will be held at various fortresses themselves – places that may have once symbolized conflict and which were often closed and out of reach, but which for this occasion will become bastions of cultural heritage, dialogue, peace, connection, and diversity. The activities of this project in Kotor are part of the XII KotorArt Philosophers’ Square and will include the realization of a four-day conference highlighting the importance of the protection, valorization, and sustainable use of Austro-Hungarian fortifications and thereby contributing to the promotion and popularization of this cultural heritage. The conference is to be held from July 29 to August 1, and its program includes: a joint concert of the Montenegrin Military Orchestra and the Military Music of Upper Austria, conducted by Milo Belević and Gernot Haidegger, respectively; panel discussions on different management practices and the importance of a participatory approach and of the valorization and sustainable management of cultural heritage in Boka, Montenegro and the region; a screening of the Boka Fortress film produced by the NGO KOD; and performances by young Montenegrin musicians studying in Austria – vocal artists Antonija Vučinović and Lorena Janković, and pianist Andrija Jovović. With this project, the KotorArt International Festival continues the successful practice of intertwining art with important social themes and intensifies the level of regional cultural exchange and cooperation.
Lorena Janković, soprano, completed her Vocal Studies at the Vasa Pavić Secondary Music School in Podgorica, under Professor Marina Cuca Franović. She has twice won the Golden Lyre at the national competition of vocal artists, as well as awards at international competitions: special awards at the Nikola Cvejić Competition in Ruma and at the State Competition in Montenegro, and first prize at the Lav Mirski Competition in Osijek. Lorena Janković participated in the premiere of Giacomo Puccini’s opera La bohème at the Montenegrin National Theater and at the Operosa Music Festival, and has widely performed in Montenegro. Since 2021, she has been studying at the prestigious University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna under Professor Martin Vacha. Lorena Janković has had the opportunity to perform at the Schönbrunn Palace Theater, as well as at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Vienna.
Antonia Vučinović, soprano, completed the Vida Matjan Secondary Music School in Kotor, under Professor Milica Milanović, before moving on to study Vocal Studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, under Professor Gabriele Lechner. She has won numerous awards at competitions in the country and region, including the Bronze Lyre at the Bruna Špiler Competition, the Special Award at the Paolo Barrasso International Competition in Italy, and first prize at the State Competition. In 2020, Antonia Vučinović participated in Giacomo Puccini’s opera La bohème at the Montenegrin National Theater, both as a choir member and in the role of a coquette. She has given a number of solo concerts accompanied by chamber orchestras and piano at home and abroad. Antonia Vučinović has been participating in the KotorArt festival program for several years.
Andrija Jovović, pianist, completed studies at the Vasа Pavić Music School in Podgorica under Professor Lidija Skender, before moving on to study Piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (MDW) under Professor Nataša Veljković. He has won numerous awards at national and international competitions, including first prizes at the following festivals: Petar Konjović (Belgrade), Città di Avezano (Roma), Pjetro Gaci (Shkodra), the Youth Music Festival (Herceg Novi), and the Banja Luka Biennale, among others. Andrija Jovović has attended master classes of such renowned pedagogues as Dmitry Bashkirov, Vladimir Viardo, Yuri Kot, Boris Kraljević, Horst Leichtfried, Aleksandar Serdar, and Bojan Martinović. He has performed widely in Montenegro and abroad. At the Darko Lučić Memorial in Osijek, he represented the University of Vienna. He was also met with extremely positive reviews in Santa Barbara (USA). In March 2020, from amongst a great number of young pianist applicants from around the world, Andrija Jovović received a full scholarship at the prestigious Liechtenstein International Academy of Music and participated in the master class held by Professor Ruben Dalibaltayan.
