Zagreb Trio
Martin Drausnik, violin, Pavle Zajcev, cello, Danijel Detoni, piano.

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Pogrammme

Michael Pepa: Falstaff Variations
Maurice Ravel: Trio in A minor
Modére - Pantoum. Assez vite - Passacaille. Trčs large - Final. Animé
Berislav Sipus: Gonars trio
Dmitri Shostakovich: Trio Nr, 2 in E minor Op. 67
Andante – Moderato - Allegro con brio – Largo – Allegretto

Zagreb Piano Trio was founded in 1997. In 1998, the Trio won the Darko Lukic Competition in Zagreb, Croatia and was awarded second prize at the Charles Hennen Competition in Holland. In 2000, the Zagreb Piano Trio won the 1st Trondheim Competition in Norway. ZPT worked with the Borodin Quartet, Sándor Devich, Milan Skampa and participated in the Jerusalem Chamber Music Encounters (2000), where they worked with Isaac Stern, Leon Fleischer, Joel Krosnick, Samuel Rhodes, Philip Setzer, David Finckel and Wu Han. The trio performed at festivals in Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Israel, Serbia, Norway, Holland and Croatia.

Violinist Martin Drausnik was born in Zagreb, Croatia (1981). He commenced his studies at the Music Academy in Zagreb with Maja Despalj-Begovic (Degree in 2002). He continues his studies in Germany. First with Latica Honda-Rosenberg at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg (Degree in 2004). Afterwards he pursued the "Solistenstudium" with Ingolf Turban at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart (Degree in 2007). In 2010 he finished his viola studies at the Music Academy in Zagreb with Aleksandar Milosev. He attended Masterclasses with Maja Despalj-Begovic, Latica Honda-Rosenberg, Klaus Maetzel, Gorjan Kosuta and Zakhar Bron. During his studies in Germany he had several annual contracts with the SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg. As member of the Orchestra he played one of 6 Solo Violins in Messiaen's Chronocromie  at the concert in the Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. He won the 1st prize at the Croatian Violin Competition twice, as pupil (1998) and student (2002). In 2000 he won the 3rd und Special prize at the International Competition Alfredo Marcosig in Gorizia (Italy). At the International Violin Competition Vaclav Huml  2009 in Zagreb he won a diploma. In May 2010 he won both the Darko Lukic Prize and Prize of the Concert Hall Vatroslav Lisinski in Zagreb for the recital played at the Darko Lukic Young Artists Competition in Zagreb. In January 2011 he was awarded with the Stjepan Sulek prize for the best violin performance in the years 2009 and 2010. He teaches at the Music Academy in Zagreb.

Cellist Pavle Zajcev was born in Zagreb (1976) and commenced his studies in the class of Valter De?palj at the Music Academy in Zagreb and continued studying for a year as a student of Ivan Monighetti at the Music Academy in Basel. He attended masterclasses and lessons given by M. Flaksman, S. Soundeckione, D. Grigorian, V. Messermann, J. Chuchro, E. Schoenfeld. He won the Prize of the Zagreb Philharmonic as the best young musician in season 1995/96. Zajcev was finalist of the 2nd International Cello Competition Antonio Janigro 2000 in Zagreb, Croatia. In 2001 he premiered and recorded Pavle Despalj's Cello Concerto for which he received reword. Since 2005 he teaches Chamber Music at the Music Academy in Zagreb.

Pianist Danijel Detoni was born in Zagreb in 1983 won his BA and MA degrees in the class of Lászlo Baranyay and Balázs Kecskés at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest and for a year as a student of Itamar Golan at the Paris Conservatory. He attended masterclasses and lessons given by artists as Pnina Salzman, Hamsa al-Wadi, Emanuel Krasovsky, Felix Gottlieb, Pál Éder and Dénes Várjon. ?Beeing a dedicated chamber musician since his early age he won the first prize in duo with Márta Deák at the Leó Weiner State Competition for Chamber Music in Budapest in April 2003, and in August 2006 he received the Award of the Israeli Isman Foundationtation.  ?He performed as soloist and chamber musician in various concert halls and at music festivals in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Budapest, Vienna, Paris, Rouen, Bruxelles, Warsaw, Beijing, Tel Aviv and in Jerusalem.  Since 2009 he teaches at the Zagreb Music Academy.
 
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