Istanbul: opening the “Salzburg Festival Stars” series
On 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”.
“With her powerful and poetic energy, Filjak will bring Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 to life.”
Liszt in Weimar: “An evening full of dance and passion”
Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Staatskapelle Weimar and Martin Rajna at the Deutsches Nationaltheater.
“The graceful playing of Croatian pianist Martina Filjak, with its dazzling virtuosity, seemed to float through the hall, drawing the orchestra into a veritable “intoxication with playing.””
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra and Antonello Allemandi, opening the orchestra’s subscription season at the Liszt Academy.
Pejačević album nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award
Dora Pejačević: Complete Symphonic Works, recorded with the Staatskapelle Weimar and Ivan Repušić, has been nominated for the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
Papandopulo’s Symphony No. 2 and Vrzino kolo with the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra and Valentin Egel. Martina is the soloist in the virtuosic Vrzino kolo for piano and orchestra.
New release: Dora Pejačević – Complete Symphonic Works
A double album for audite with the Staatskapelle Weimar and Ivan Repušić, featuring Martina in the Piano Concerto in G minor and the Phantasie concertante. Critics’ picks include Rondo (5/5), 5 de Diapason, SWR CD-Tipp, “Album der Woche” on BR-Klassik and Radio Drei, and “CD der Woche” on Radio Klassik Stephansdom and rbb.
“She is very well recorded here, and gives a positively galvanic performance of the Phantasie.”
The album Dora was nominated for the 33rd Porin awards in the categories Best Classical Album and Best Classical Performance, for Pejačević’s Piano Trio, Op. 29 with Andrej Bielow and Monika Leskovar.
Chamber music by Dora Pejačević – the Piano Trio, Op. 29, songs and violin miniatures – with Andrej Bielow, Monika Leskovar and Martina Mikelić, and the composer’s farewell letter read by Zrinka Cvitešić.
Artistic Director of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival
Since 2023 Martina Filjak has been Artistic Director of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival – the festival where she once received the “Orlando” prize for her performance.
A recital at Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana.
“Martina Filjak was as always splendid, sublime, wonderful, superb. She understood and analyzed each work in great detail and offered a range of harmonic colors, evocative and poetic sounds …”
Review, Barcelona
Debut at the Teatro Colón
Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic and Manuel Hernández Silva.
“She offered a magnificent version, solid, compact and with a perfect sound balance … One recalls only a few pianists with such an overwhelming stage presence.”
