Ivana Gavrić

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Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite, op 40
Cécile Chaminade - Autrefois from Pièces humoristiques, op 87
Dora Pejačević - Erinnerung, op 24
Maurice Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin
Both Pejačević and Chaminade were born into aristocratic families, which enabled them to pursue their passions. Their stylistic paths could not be more different - Chaminade maintained her Romantic style throughout her long life, often following many of her French peers in avoiding Wagner’s influence by turning to le style ancien, after Grieg’s example. By contrast, Pejačević’s style evolves greatly during her short life, and she carefully walks the tightrope of both following the Germanic late-romanticism and staying true to her Croatian origins.
Ivana Gavrić
Ivana Gavrić’s playing has been described as “altogether of an extraordinary calibre” (BBC Music Magazine) and “notable for its beautiful sound, musical integrity and introspection” (The Independent). She has attracted considerable praise for her interpretations of a broad repertoire, the Washington Post describing her playing as “impressive, insightful…ravishing”.
Ivana is drawn to composers like Janáček, Grieg and Chopin, who each take features of their respective homelands to create a distinctive musical voice, whether from the landscape and nature or from elements of folk music and dance. A long-standing collaboration with the award-winning composer, Cheryl Frances-Hoad has led to solo works and more recently a concerto entitled Between the Skies, the River and the Hills written for Ivana. Ivana is also committed to performing works by female composers of the past, particularly Cécile Chaminade and Dora Pejačević.
Ivana’s recent concerto performances include Grieg and Rachmaninov with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, and Beethoven’s Emperor with the RPO at the Royal Albert Hall. She has also performed with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, South Denmark Philharmonic and Southbank Sinfonia, and has collaborated with conductors including Rafael Payare, Nicholas Collon, Christian Kluxen, Karin Hendrickson and Ben Gernon. She especially enjoys working with chamber orchestras, and highlights to date have included performing with the Trondheim Soloists, Aurora Orchestra and recently Camerata Zürich.