I Solisti di Zagreb

I Solisti di Zagreb is a chamber orchestra founded in 1953 as an ensemble of the Zagreb Radio and Television under the artistic leadership of the violoncellist and conductor Antonio Janigro. In 1968 Janigro left the ensemble, and sice than the band was led by the concert-master Dragutin Hrdjok. After Hrdjok, they found their longtime artistic director and concertmaster Tonko Ninić. In 1997 the leader position was filled by Anđelko Krpan, and in 2002 the artistic director of the ensemble was Karlo Slobodan Fio. From 2006 concert-master and artistic leader is Borivoj Martinic-Jercic.

They have given over 3,000 concerts in all continents, thus winning recognition as well as public and critical acclaim in the major centers of music and famous concert halls, such as Musikverein (Vienna), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), the Royal Festival Hall (London), Berlin Philharmonic Hall (Berlin), Santa Cecilia (Rome), Salle Pleyel (Paris), Carnegie Hall (New York), Opera House (Sydney), Victoria Hall (Geneva), Teatro Real (Madrid), Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), etc.