Past Events

From April 25th to April 28th, Branko Džinović will join the jury of the 43rd International Accordion Competition in Pula, Croatia. This competition with high requirements and a long tradition is one of the most important events for the classical accordion in southeastern Europe. For details, please click here.

On May 23rd, Branko Džinović will present his doctoral research on the composer-performer relationship in Sofia Gubaidulina's works for the bayan and accordion at The Orpheus Institute in Ghent, Belgium. The Orpheus Institute is an international centre focused on artistic research in music.

From May 24th to May 27th, Branko Džinović will join the jury of the 3rd International Accordion and Chamber Music Festival Eufonija in Novi Sad, Serbia. For more information, please click here.

During the month of November, Branko Džinović will collaborate with Danka Sekulović (Cirkusfera), the Serbian contemporary circus artist, and Ana Popović (Threepenny), an emerging Belgrade-based director on "Not the Right Leg," a theater piece inspired by the Sekulović's personal experience of recovering from the major leg injury. For this autobiographical piece, Džinović will perform his original music onstage.

The construction of the Accordion is an interactive presentation of the technical and sonic possibilities of the accordion. It aims to provide the students and lecturers of the Academy of the Arts in Novi Sad (Serbia) with various means of the treatment of the instrument in the contemporary music practice. Džinović will present new notations, recordings, and encourage young composers to write for the instrument. Artwork: Arman

On December 1st and 2nd, Branko Džinović will visit the Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media, one the Germany's largest art universities, where he will hold a two-day masterclass for the accordion students. In addition, Džinović will present his doctoral research from the University of Toronto, focusing on the creative collaborations between Sofia Gubaidulina and international accordion and bayan artists.

On December 4, during "Folkwang Accordion Week," Branko Džinović will present his doctoral research on the composer-performer relationship in Sofia Gubaidulina's works for the bayan and accordion at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany.

During the month of December, Branko Džinović will collaborate with Danka Sekulović (Cirkusfera), the Serbian contemporary circus artist, and Ana Popović (Threepenny), an emerging Belgrade-based director on "Not the Right Leg," a theater piece inspired by the Sekulović's personal experience of recovering from the major leg injury. For this autobiographical piece, Džinović will perform his original music onstage.

On December 13, at 9pm (CET) Radio Belgrade 3 will broadcast a live performance by Branko Džinović, as part of Musica Viva radio show. On this occasion, Džinović will be joined by the Serbian cellist, Marko Miletić. Live stream here.