Mihael Paar » 2009.

Zagreb Artists to Zagreb Audience

MihaelPaar.com — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:47:30 +0000

“The climax of the evening was the premiere of the brilliant composition by a Croatian composer Ivana Kiš, written for the basset clarinet & guitar – Rosa’s Way Home, which the author wrote for the two of her coevals. It is a story about a woman who gets lost on her way home and is walking distractedly step by step trying to find the right path. From the initial tones which symbolize frightened pattering, the music associates with panic in progressive gradation, ending in a ritardando accompanied by maniac ostinato in crescendo. The impressive, only six minute piece was masterfully performed.

M.Paar & K.Bedek have reached highest level of chamber musicianship and revealed perfect harmony of their instruments supported by the beauty of tone, technical perfection and virtuosity. Contented audience rewarded the young artists with ovations and in return the encore was a popular Nana by M. de Falla.”

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MIHAEL AT HIS BEST – THUNDERING OVATIONS FOR THE SOLOIST!

MihaelPaar.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:48:15 +0000

In his Debut in the city of Osijek and belonging Osijek Summer Festival – the far largest cultural manifestation in eastern Croatia – Mihael was set up to deliver one of the most darring performances of his recent time. Upon the invitation of Maestro Mladen Tutavac and chamber orchestra ‘Franjo Krežma’ he interpreted the Clarinet Concerto by Bruno Bjelinski thus joining the century brithday celebration of the Croatian classic. Ecstatic audience in the fullfiled St. Mihael (!) Church anticipated the unanimous reviews by radio, television and press that followed: ‘…Acoustic and dynamic profilation of themes and phrases with distinctive musicality and technical perfection…’ (B.Ban), while the Festival Jury describes Mihael as a ‘Brilliant Soloist at the Osijek Summer’. On the repeated ovations and four curtain calls he responded with a challenging encore – Chopin’s Chromatic Etude op.10-2 arranged by himself for clarinet and strings and executed virtually in a single breath…

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#1 Osijek Summer Festival – Bjelinski Concerto with Franjo Krežma Chamber Orchestra

MihaelPaar.com — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:48:03 +0000

“With particular curiosity we have been awaiting the performance of the clarinetist Mihael Paar. Performing the Concerto for Clarinet & Strings by B.Bjelinski the musicians joint the composer’s century birthday celebration. Clarinetist Mihael Paar has alongside with the chamber orchestra ‘Franjo Krežma’ showcased acoustic and dynamic diversity of themes and phrases with distinctive musicality and technical perfection. As a special encore in the Paar’s style we were offered Chopin’s Brilliant Etude op.10-2 in arrangement of the soloist himself.”

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#2 Osijek Summer Festival – Bjelinski Concerto with Franjo Krežma Chamber Orchestra

MihaelPaar.com — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:48:46 +0000

“Special guest star was the brilliant young clarinetist Mihael Paar who has recently been invited to the prestigious Summer Music Festival in Toronto. He reveals his delightedness to accept this invitation and to represent Croatia at the Festival. There he will also attend the master class with Karl Leister, one of the most important clarinetists of our time.”

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Europassion – Mozart Quintet with Zagreb String Quartet

MihaelPaar.com — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:49:26 +0000

“First part of the concert featured the clarinetist Mihael Paar as a soloist in the Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A-major K581. This 4-movement piece of profane attributes in a formation fast-slow-menuet with trio-fast (closing Theme with variations) was composed in 1789 and inspired by clarinetist Anton Stadler, the solo-clarinetist of the Vienna’s Court’s Kapelle.

Mihael Paar shows the features of his basset clarinet performance acquired by many European clarinetists, and these are – in addition to outstanding intonation, superb techinque, great dynamic range – compilance in the chamber texture.”

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Europassion 2009 – Gala opening featuring Mihael Paar

MihaelPaar.com — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:51:19 +0000

Mihael Paar was particularly honoured receiving the invitation to perform at the Gala opening of the Passion Heritage, distinguished festival which annually takes place shortly before the eve of Easter in Zagreb and other Croatian cities. The acknowledgment is even greater as his festival collaborator – the famous Zagreb Quartet known as the Croatian oldest chamber ensemble and the oldest active string quartet in the world – celebrates its 90th birthday in the course of 2009. The special occasion brought us a special programme feature: Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet K581 saw the light through its Croatian Integral Premiere and thus was performed on the basset clarinet, with Mihael Paar as the first Croatian clarinetist ever to do so. The Gala event took place on March 29 in one of the most beautiful Croatian baroque churches – The St. Catherine’s in the historical Zagreb Upper Town. NOTE: Passion Heritage Festival is a member of the Europassion Association since 1998.

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