ZAGREB SOLOISTS
The most famous Croatian chamber ensemble The Zagreb Soloists was founded in 1953, within the Zagreb Radio and Television under the artistic leadership of the eminent cellist and conductor Antonio Janigro. With him they soon grew into one of the world´s chosen chamber ensembles of the kind. Since 1968 they have been performing without a conductor, under the artistic leadership of the concertmaster.
Until now they have given over three thousand concerts on all continents and received top honours in the greatest music centres and most famous concert halls in the world.
The Zagreb Soloists regularly appeat at the most renowned international music festivals and often perform with the most prominent musicians in the world.
The vast repertoire of The Zagreb Soloists ancompasses baroque, classi-cal, romantic and contemporary pieces of music, with a special emphasis on works by Croatian composers.
They have made seventy LPs and CDs for both Croatian and foreign recording companies, and received numerous prizes and awards.