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The New York TimesPejačević: Complete Symphonic Works among the albums to hear now

Croatian pianist

MartinaFiljak

“Brilliant, sensitive and imaginative playing … a striking individuality … a pianist to watch!”

The New York Times
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3 NovZagreb · 19:30Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34TicketsAll concerts
7 NovZagreb · 19:00Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16TicketsAll concerts
5 DecZagreb · 19:00Brahms, PiazzollaTicketsAll concerts
17–19 JanRostock · 18:00Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58TicketsAll concerts
20 FebRijekaBrahms: Piano Concerto No. 1All concerts
28 FebZagreb · 20:00RecitalTicketsAll concerts
New releaseDora PejačevićComplete Symphonic Works
New release · auditeDora PejačevićComplete Symphonic WorksThe New York Times – 5 albums to hear nowNominated – German Record Critics’ AwardComing up3 NovZagreb7 NovZagreb5 DecZagreb17–19 JanRostock20 FebRijeka28 FebZagreb4 MarIstanbul19 MarMurciaAll concertsNews · 22 October 2026Istanbul: opening the “Salzburg Festival Stars” seriesOn 4 March 2027 Martina plays Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra and Jong-Jie Yin at Lütfi Kırdar, opening the orchestra’s “Salzburg Festival Stars” series. The programme also includes Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 “Titan”.All news

“She is very well recorded here, and gives a positively galvanic performance of the Phantasie.”

MusicWeb International on Pejačević: Complete Symphonic Works (audite, 2026)

“It couldn’t be better – her musicianship was enchanting.”

Süddeutsche Zeitung

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  1. ZagrebCroatia · Lisinski Concert Hall, Small Hall
    Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34Zagreb Quartet
    Programme
    1. Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
    2. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
    Tickets
  2. ZagrebCroatia · Lisinski Concert Hall, Small Hall
    73rd season of the Zagreb SoloistsGrieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16The Zagreb Soloists, Guy Braunstein
    Programme
    1. Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
    2. Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1
    3. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
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  3. ZagrebCroatia · Lisinski Concert Hall, Small Hall
    Lisinski da Camera: It Takes Four to TangoBrahms, PiazzollaDunja Bontek · Marija Andrejaš · Monika Leskovar · Gordan Tudor, saxophone
    Programme
    1. Brahms: Trio in A minor for viola, cello and piano, Op. 114
    2. Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Branimir Pustički)
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  4. RostockGermany · Volkstheater, Großes Haus
    5th Philharmonic Concert: SchwungkraftBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, Friedrich Praetorius
    Programme
    1. Widmann: Con brio
    2. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
    3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
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  5. RijekaCroatia
    Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1Rijeka Symphony Orchestra, Valentin Egel
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  6. ZagrebCroatia · Croatian Music Institute, Grand Hall
    Golden CycleRecitalRenaud Capuçon, violin
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  7. IstanbulTurkey · Lütfi Kırdar, Asım Kocabıyık Anadolu Auditorium
    Salzburg Festival Stars 1Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat majorBorusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Jong-Jie YinPre-concert talk with Aydın Büke & Sibil Arsenyan at 19:00, Dolmabahçe Salonu
    Programme
    1. Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
    2. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
    3. Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan”
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  8. MurciaSpain · Auditorio Víctor Villegas
    Concierto IXGrieg: Piano Concerto in A minorMurcia Symphony Orchestra, Ross Jamie Collins
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  9. HagenGermany · Stadthalle Hagen
    6th Symphony Concert: SchicksalSinfonieBartók: Piano Concerto No. 3Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen, Golo Berg
    Programme
    1. Hensel/Glanert: Das Jahr
    2. Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3
    3. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
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Dora Pejačević: Complete Symphonic Works – album cover

New release · 2026

Dora PejačevićComplete Symphonic Works

Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 and Phantasie concertante, Op. 48, with the Staatskapelle Weimar and Ivan Repušić.

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Martina Filjak – The Official Portrait

“A musician of unusual sophistication, discipline and personality with a keen grasp of disparate styles.”

The Plain Dealer, Cleveland

“In Berio’s “Wasserklavier” she displayed the most intimate, delicate touch – sometimes as if it were a sin to touch the keys.”

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Passionate, poetic playing and brilliant technical mastery.

Winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, Martina Filjak has appeared at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Musikverein Vienna, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Elbphilharmonie.

2023–
Artistic Director, Dubrovnik Summer Festival
2009
First Prize & Beethoven Prize, Cleveland International Piano Competition
2008
First Prize, Maria Canals International Piano Competition, Barcelona
2007
First Prize, Viotti International Piano Competition
30+
Piano concertos in her repertoire
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