TANGO COMPÁS

2017-07-27 22:00

Summer Stage

 

STEFAN MILENKOVICH & MARKO HATLAK – TANGO COMPÁS

 

STEFAN MILENKOVICH, violin (Serbia / USA)

MARKO HATLAK, accordion (Slovenia)

MARKO ČRNČEC, piano (Slovenia)

LUKA HERMAN GAISER, double bass (Slovenia)

ANA BEZJAK, vocals (Slovenia)

 

Ticket price 10 euros. At the venue before the program starts 12 euros.

 

 

Partner of the concert Vida Matjan Music School – Kotor

concert season (closing)

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Tango Compas

Stefan Milenkovich, an acclaimed artist on all continents, who at a young age conquered concert stages all over the world, and Marko Hatlak, a versatile Slovenian accordionist, have joined forces in an energetic ensemble with pianist Marko Črnčec, double-bassist Luka Herman Gaiser, and jazz singer Ana Bezjak as a guest vocalist. Compás is actually a rhythm, a metronome, the pace of step, a pulse, and a basic rule – a fundamental element upon which all music is based. The repertoire of the ensemble consists mainly of energetic tango arrangements, but includes adaptations of Latin and jazz music as well. During a concert, the artists take the audience on a journey from South America, i.e. the cradle of tango, to the heart of Europe, and its modern masterpieces. Concerts in Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, and the USA achieved immense success.

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MARKO & STEFAN

STEFAN MILENKOVICH, violinist, belongs to a group of artists whose musical productivity, creativity, and professionalism know no boundaries. He started his career at the age of six. At age ten, he performed for U.S. President Ronald Reagan at a Christmas concert in Washington, then for the president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev in Belgrade, and at age fourteen for Pope John Paul II. At the age of sixteen, Stefan Milenković had already given his 1000th concert. Through collaborations with the rock band Gorillaz, lutist Edin Karamazov, and guitarist Vlatko Stefanovski, Milenković explores realms of improvisation and the acoustic-electric violin. He has taught at the renowned Juilliard School, and is currently a full professor at the University of Illinois.

 

MARKO HATLAK, accordionist, has been present on national and international stages since 2000. After graduating from the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet he continued his studies in Germany, first in Weimar and later in Würzburg, where he finished his postgraduate studies under Professor Stefan Hussong. He first formed his tango ensemble Distango and then the Marko Hatlak & Funtango Ensemble, which is still active today. Hatlak has collaborated with numerous internationally acclaimed musicians, such as Stefan Milenkovich, Vlatko Stefanovski, Stefan Hussong, Mate Bekavac, Mojca Zlobko, and others. He has recorded several albums of music of various genres – from tango, baroque, and classical pieces, to ethno and contemporary music.

MARKO ČRNČEC, piano, started his career in the field of classical music, but he graduated in Jazz at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz (2009). As a multi-instrumentalist, he has written musical arrangements for jazz and pop ensembles. He has collaborated and recorded albums with musicians such as Michael Phillip Mossman, Luis Bonilla, Karmina Šilec, and others. LUKA HERMAN GAISER, double bass, graduated from the Department for Jazz Double Bass at the Music Conservatory in Klagenfurt (Austria) under Professor Uli Langthaler. He has collaborated with numerous renowned jazz ensembles and musicians. Currently, he teaches bass guitar and double bass in the jazz department of the Karol Pahor Music School in Ptuj and at the Conservatory of Music in Maribor. ANA BEZJAK, jazz singer and music educator, had her first experience as a performer at the Second Grammar School in Maribor. After finishing her studies in Music Pedagogy, she graduated in Jazz Singing. As a singer of the band The Paper, Ana Bezjak recorded the album After the Storm in 2010. She collaborates with musicians and groups such as Igor Bezget, Robert Jukić, Big Band DOM, and RTV Big Band.