MARKO HATLAK, accordion and artistic director
MIXED CHOIR OF GLASBENA MATICA LJUBLJANA
JERICA BUKOVEC, conductor
NIKA GORIČ, soprano
BERNARDA FINK, mezzo-soprano
DOMEN VURNIK. tenor
MARCOS FINK, bass-baritone
EVA NINA KOZMUS, flute
JELENA PEJIĆ, violin
STEVAN JOVANOVIĆ, double bass
ALEKSANDRA PAVLOVIČ, piano
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (selected movements)
Concerto for two Keyboards in C-Major, BWV 1061
St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (selected movements)
Ich habe genug, BWV 82
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Goldberg variatios, BWV 988
Marko Hatlak’s rich artistic career has for a number of years included a mission to transfer the masterpieces of Johann Sebastian Bach into the sound world of the accordion. Together with the versatile Bernarda and Marcos Fink, who have been enriching Slovenia’s musical landscape for years with their well-considered performances of works from the baroque and romantic repertoires, and four first-class musicians, he has prepared, for this year’s Winter Festival, a unique evening dedicated to Bach’s vocal works. Appearing in the rarely heard combination of flute, piano, violin and double bass will be Eva-Nina Kozmus, winner of the Eurovision Young Musician title in 2010, Aleksandra Pavlovič, an experienced pianist and respected chamber musician and teacher, Jelena Pejić, an award-winning violinist who collaborates with numerous prestigious ensembles across the wider region, and Stevan Jovanović, a Deputy Head of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and temporary leader of the double bass section, who in 2023 was proclaimed the best young artist in Serbia. To make the experience of Bach’s intricate polyphonies truly complete, the performers will be joined by the 30-member Chamber Choir of the Glasbena Matica Ljubljana.
