25 August 2026
Omiš
Atrij Franjevačkog samostana
Ostinato Chamber Music Festival
Pearls of Croatian Art Song
- Krešimir Stražanac, bass-baritone
- Krešimir Starčević, piano
Next concert
25 August 2026
Omiš
Atrij Franjevačkog samostana
Pearls of Croatian Art Song
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Biography
A pianist known for building concert cycles around the great anniversaries — Beethoven 250, Saint-Saëns 100, Bersa & Rachmaninov 150, Poulenc 125.
Soloist with the Zagreb Philharmonic, the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and the Zagreb Soloists. His first studio recording of Blagoje Bersa’s songs, made with bass-baritone Krešimir Stražanac, was released by Hänssler Classic in November 2024 and won the Porin award for best classical album production.
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Porin award 2024 — best classical album production
Upcoming concerts
20 October 2026
Zagreb
Vatroslav Lisinski Small Concert Hall
Vatroslav Lisinski: Deutsche Lieder — CD promotion
- Krešimir Stražanac, bass-baritone
- Krešimir Starčević, piano
10 December 2026
- Antonija Jurin Starčević, flute
- Bruno Philipp, clarinet
- Katarina Kutnar, violin
- Jasna Simonović Mrčela, viola
- Smiljan Mrčela, cello
- Krešimir Starčević, piano
News
19 June 2024
Croatian Premiere of the Bruckner’s Piano Sonata
The Franjo Lučić Art School from Velika Gorica celebrated its 50th anniversary with a series of concerts in 2023/2024 season. Krešimr Starčević started learning piano there at the end of 2000, when…
7 March 2024
Musica Croatica Tour with Vedran Kocelj
Trumpet player Vedran Kocelj and Krešimir Starčević have turned their long-term research and study of forgotten works by Croatian composers for trumpet and piano, as well as ordering new compositions, into the…
19 January 2024
Charity Concert with Krešimir Stražanac in Požega
A charity concert for the Association of Persons with Disabilities in Požega was held by bass-baritone Krešimir Stražanac and Krešimir Starčević in the Concert Hall of the Požega Music School. On January…