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Kayoko Ikeda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Born in Japan, she graduated in Music Pedagogy at Kyoto University of Education. She moved to Italy in 2010, obtaining the \u2161 level academic diploma in Piano – accompaniment and collaboration with full marks and honors at ”Arrigo Boito” Conservatory in Parma.<\/p>\n

She won the first prize of 7th Ottorino Respighi International Competition for repetiteur.<\/p>\n

After winning a scholarship and the role of participation in the advanced specialization course for repetiteur held by Donato Renzetti and Leo Nucci, she collaborated for several years as repetiteur in the productions of Maestro Leo Nucci at Teatro Municipale of Piacenza, Teatro Municipale Pavarotti-Freni of Modena and Teatro Alighieri of Ravenna.<\/p>\n

Always with the same role she was hired by following theaters and festivals: Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro Municipale Pavarotti-Freni of Modena, Teatro Valli of Reggio Emilia, Teatro Giuseppe Verdi of Busseto, Teatro Alighieri of Ravenna, Teatro Municipale of Ferrara, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale of Spoleto and Festival Valle d\u2019Itria of Martina Franca.<\/p>\n

In particular, as collaborative pianist of Maestro Nucci, she accompanied him in various concerts and in his masterclass on Verdi\u2019s repertoire at Casa Verdi, broadcasted on Rai 5.<\/p>\n

She has also been the official accompanist in various international singing competitions: International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, International Competition for Voce Verdiano in Busseto, International Opera Competition “Alfredo Giacomotti” and Stignani Competition.<\/p>\n

She has been a guest of Munich Radio orchestra, Auturo Toscanini Philharmonic and Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.<\/p>\n

Since 2017 she has been being repetiteur and keyboard player in orchestra at Slovenian National Theater of Ljubljana, where she deals with the preparation for singers, musical rehearsals and various productions where she participates in orchestra as celesta, harpsichord and piano player.<\/p>\n

Lana Bradi\u0107<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lana Bradi\u0107 was born in 1975 in Zagreb. She began her musical education at the age of six at the Ivan Zajc Music School. After completing the piano and theory departments of the Blagoje Bersa Secondary School of Music, she enrolled at the age of seventeen in the piano programme at the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, in the class of Prof. Stjepan Radi\u0107, graduating in 1996. Already during her studies she showed a strong inclination toward chamber music and a particular artistic sensitivity for vocal repertoire and collaboration with opera singers.<\/p>\n

In 1997 she continued her studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz (Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz), where she attended classes in Lied interpretation (Vokalliedbegleitung) in the class of Prof. Gerhard Zeller. During this period she also worked as an external associate at the Academy of Music in Zagreb, at the Department of Singing.<\/p>\n

She has regularly participated in masterclasses with eminent pedagogues in the field of art song and vocal interpretation (C. Witthoeft, K. Richter, J. Blakely). Over the years she has gained extensive experience working with numerous opera singers, preparing them for operatic roles as well as for oratorio and concert vocal repertoire. Particularly notable is her long-standing collaboration with distinguished Croatian opera artists such as Giorgio Surian, Martina Zadro, Lana Kos, Dubravka \u0160eparovi\u0107 Mu\u0161ovi\u0107, Vitomir Marof, Domagoj Doroti\u0107 and Leon Ko\u0161avi\u0107, whom she regularly accompanies in solo recitals and concerts.<\/p>\n

As a chamber musician she performs with vocal artists, violinists and clarinetists throughout Croatia and Europe. She has appeared at numerous festivals, including the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Samobor Musical Autumn and Osor Musical Evenings, and has collaborated with the choir Zvjezdice, the Zagreb Soloists, the Croatian Chamber Philharmonic and the Zagreb Philharmonic in the preparation of concerts featuring vocal soloists.<\/p>\n

She regularly participates as a r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur at seminars led by renowned opera pedagogues and has served as the official pianist of the International Competition of Young Opera Singers \u201cZinka Milanov\u201d in Rijeka and the Mikul\u00e1\u0161 Schneider-Trnavsk\u00fd International Singing Competition in Slovakia.<\/p>\n

She holds the academic rank of Artistic Advisor at the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, at the Department of Singing. Her pedagogical work includes the preparation of soloists and ensembles, chamber repertoire, and active participation in the education of young musicians, through which she continuously contributes to the development of the Croatian and international music scene.<\/p>\n

Darijan Ivezi\u0107 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Darijan Ivezi\u0107 was born in 1990 in Novska. He completed his secondary music education in his hometown, graduating in piano in 2007 and in music theory in 2009. In 2014 he graduated in conducting from the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb, in the class of Prof. Uro\u0161 Lajovic.<\/p>\n

During his studies he received the Rector\u2019s Award in 2010 for the original project DuLuM<\/em>, as well as the Dean\u2019s Award in 2012 for his work as assistant conductor in the inter-academy production of Bizet\u2019s opera Carmen<\/em>. As part of the Music Biennale Zagreb in 2013, he conducted a performance of Igor Stravinsky\u2019s opera The Nightingale<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Following his studies, he remained closely connected with the Academy of Music in Zagreb, where he worked as a Title Assistant at the Third Department (Conducting, Harp and Percussion). In March 2020 he conducted the premiere of the inter-academy production of Massenet\u2019s opera Cendrillon<\/em> (Cinderella<\/em>).<\/p>\n

His professional career has been closely linked to the Opera of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, where he has been a member of the ensemble since 2013. As musical coach and assistant conductor he has participated in numerous opera productions, including Don Carlo<\/em>, Les v\u00eapres siciliennes<\/em>, Manon Lescaut<\/em> and Gurre-Lieder<\/em>. During this period he collaborated with distinguished conductors such as Ivan Repu\u0161i\u0107, Nik\u0161a Bareza and Pier Giorgio Morandi.<\/p>\n

He gained international experience at the Staatstheater am G\u00e4rtnerplatz in Munich, where during a four-year engagement beginning in 2019 he made his German conducting debut in March 2021. In Munich he also collaborated with Bavarian Radio ensembles\u2014the M\u00fcnchner Rundfunkorchester and BR Chor\u2014as assistant conductor and language consultant.<\/p>\n

As music director and conductor of the Croatian Opera Academy in Vara\u017edin, he led new productions of the operas Le nozze di Figaro<\/em>, Dido and Aeneas<\/em>, La clemenza di Tito<\/em> (the first Croatian staged opera production), and The Magic Flute<\/em>.<\/p>\n

He has participated in international conducting competitions in Li\u00e8ge and Belgrade, where he received the Special Prize for the Best Performance of an Operatic Aria.<\/p>\n

He is a regular guest at the Rovinj Art&More Festival, where he has conducted performances of Mozart\u2019s Requiem<\/em>, Orff\u2019s Carmina Burana<\/em> and other concert programmes. He maintains an ongoing collaboration with the vocal ensemble Projekt Lazarus, performing in Rome, Vienna, Venice, Vara\u017edin, Zadar, Hvar and Zagreb, as well as with the chamber opera Opera bb, where he has conducted operetta productions such as The Merry Widow<\/em> and Die Fledermaus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

After returning to the Opera of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, he continued his conducting activities and established new collaborations, including with the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, while also working as an external associate and assistant at the Department of Singing of the Academy of Music in Zagreb.<\/p>\n

Among his more recent projects are the opera productions Cos\u00ec fan tutte<\/em> and Die Fledermaus<\/em> at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, as well as concert programmes including Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 3 \u201cEroica\u201d and Gustav Mahler\u2019s Symphony No. 4, with appearances alongside the HRT Symphony Orchestra, the Croatian Chamber Orchestra and the Vara\u017edin Chamber Orchestra.<\/p>\n

Alongside his conducting career, he is also engaged in academic research and is currently a doctoral student in linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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