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Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall

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Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
Koncertna dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski
Vatroslav Lisinski Hall facade
Map
Address4 Stjepan Radić Square
Zagreb, Croatia
OperatorZagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
TypeConcert hall
Capacity305–1,841
Construction
OpenedDecember 29, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-12-29)
Rebuilt1990, 1999, 2009
ArchitectMarijan Haberle
Website
www.lisinski.hr
TypeProtected cultural good
Reference no.Z-677[1]

Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall (Croatian: Koncertna dvorana Vatroslava Lisinskog) is a large concert hall and convention center in Zagreb, Croatia. It is named after Vatroslav Lisinski, a 19th-century Croatian composer.[2] The building has a big hall with 1,841 seats and a small hall with 305 seats.[2] A large lobby doubles as an exhibition area.[2]

History

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The decision to build a new multifunctional hall in Zagreb was made in 1957.[3] A team of architects led by Marijan Haberle won the design contest.[3] The construction began in 1961,[3] but flooding and financial difficulties pushed the completion date into the next decade.[4] The hall was finally opened on 29 December 1973.[4]

The Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall is named after the composer of the first Croatian opera Ljubav i zloba (Love and Malice) - Vatroslav Lisinski. The opening ceremony took place over two days, on December 29 and 30, 1973. On 29 December, the celebration began with a concert by the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mixed Choir of the Opera of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and the Mixed Choir of the Vatroslav Lisinski Music School in Zagreb, who performed excerpts from the opera Porin and the song Prosto zrakom ptica lati (Simply by Air, the Bird Is Flying) and Now You Should Sing from the first Croatian opera Love and Malice by Vatroslav Lisinski. The central concert was marked by Bersa's Sunny Fields, P. I. Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in B minor, Orpheus' aria from Gluck's opera Orpheus and Eurydice, and Dvořák's Ninth Symphony, From the New World with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and mezzo-soprano Ruža Pospiš-Baldani, conducted by maestro Milan Horvat. Since then, for 50 years, December 29 has been celebrated as the Day of the Lisinski Hall. The concert hall has organized a number of concerts by musicians of all genres; it serves as the stage for classical music, opera, ballet and theater performances, as well as many international congresses and conventions.[2] The hall saw 10 million visitors in the first thirty years of operation.[5] In 2007, a total of 450 different shows were put together, recording over 760,000 visitors.[2]

The Big Hall during a charity concert in 2008

Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall was the venue of the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest,[6] after its first major renovation in 1989.[7] In 1992, the hall's copper roof cover was completely replaced.[7] Further reconstruction and redecoration work was done in 1999 and 2009.[8][9]

Notable guests and musicians

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Philharmonic

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Some of the most notable musicians that have been performing in the Hall are the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the London Royal Philharmonic, the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, the Munich Radio Orchestra, the Shanghai Philharmonic, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic. The ensembles conducted at the Lisinski have been led by Leonard Bernstein, Lovro pl. Matačić, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, András Schiff, Gidon Kremer, Riccardo Muti, Karl Richter, Mariss Jansons, Philippe Herreweghe, Sergiu Celibidache, Dmitry Kitayenko, Vasily Petrenko, Vjekoslav Šutej, Nikša Bareza, Valery Polyanski, Hugh Wolff, Plácido Domingo, Ivan Repušić and many others.

Opera

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Opera soloists such as Teresa Berganza, Montserrat Caballé, Elina Garanča, Inva Mula, Krasimira Stojanova, Sumi Jo, Ruža Pospiš-Baldani, Dunja Vejzović, Luciano Pavarotti, Jośe Carreras, Dmitrij Hvorostovski, Leo Nucci, Vittorio Grigolo, Vladimir Ruždjak

Virtuosos

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Instrumental virtuosos Ivo Pogorelić, Marta Argerich, Maria João Pires, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazi, Svjatoslav Richter, Lang Lang, Daniil Trifonov, Evgenij Kisin, Michel Legrand, Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov, Joshua Bell, Sergej Krylov, Olivier Latry, Cameron Carpenter, Mischa Maisky, Mstislav Rostropovič, Emmanuel Pahud, Richard Galliano, Radovan Vlatković, Petrit Çeku...

Mainstream artists

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Along with the world's greatest names in pop, jazz and classical music, the Hall has also hosted some of the greatest stars; (Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Sting, Nick Cave, Chris Cornell, Arturo Sandoval, Cesaria Evora, Omara Portuondo, The Platters, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dianne Reeves, Juliette Gréco, Natalie Cole, Chick Corea, Charles Aznavour, Misia, Paco de Lucía, Diana Krall, Pat Metheny, Gheorghe Zamfir, Vice Vukov, Tereza Kesovija, Josipa Lisac, Oliver Dragojević, Arsen Dedić...).[10]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Koncertna dvorana "Vatroslav Lisinski" i dom Matice iseljenika". Registar kulturnih dobara. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall Celebrates 35 Years". Zagreb Tourist Board. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  3. ^ a b c "Povijest dvorane". lisinski.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  4. ^ a b Turkalj, Nenad (29 December 2000). "Fenomen "Dana Dvorane"" (PDF). Vjesnik (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  5. ^ "30 godina koncertne dvorane "Vatroslava Lisinskog" u Zagrebu". Index.hr (in Croatian). December 30, 2003. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  6. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1990". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  7. ^ a b "Concert Hall 'Vatroslav Lisinski' Zagreb". Investinženjering. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  8. ^ "Concert and Congress Hall Vatroslav Lisinski". Zagreb Convention Bureau. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  9. ^ "Lisinski AZtheBest otvara se 16. listopada". Radio101.hr (in Croatian). Radio 101. October 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  10. ^ "About us". Vatroslav Lisinski Music Hall. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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