32nd Sarajevo Music Evenings Opened with a Gala Concert by the Zagreb Soloists and renowned cellist Anastasia Kobekina at the Sarajevo National Theatre, the 32nd Sarajevo Music Evenings, the most important classical music festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina, opened. The audience filled the hall to capacity, confirming that interest in top-notch art music in Sarajevo is unwavering.

The concert was marked by exceptional interpretative precision, musicality and a strong emotional connection between the performers and the audience. The Zagreb Soloists, one of the most distinguished chamber ensembles in Europe, once again justified their reputation as an ensemble of top artistic achievement, while Anastasia Kobekina brought special energy to the festival opening with her suggestive and technically brilliant performance.

The evening’s program brought a blend of classical elegance and contemporary interpretative expression, and the audience rewarded the performers with long-lasting applause and ovations. Particularly striking were the moments of subtle communication between the soloist and the ensemble, through which the musical maturity and artistic refinement of all the concert participants came to the fore.

This year’s 32nd SVEM once again brings together eminent names from the world and regional classical scene, continuing the tradition of the festival that has been positioning Sarajevo on the map of important European musical events for more than three decades. The opening ceremony with the Zagreb Soloists showed that the audience can expect a program of high artistic standards in the coming festival days.