Croatia

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Overture „The Hebrides”, Op. 26

Pero Šiša: Air for Symphony Orchestra (first audition)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Davor Bobić: “Varaźdin 1776”, Symphonic Epic (first audition)

Astor Piazzolla: Double Concerto for Bandoneon, Guitar and String Orchestra, „Hommage à Liège” (first audition)

Miran Vaupotich - conductor  -   Acclaimed as “dynamic and knowledgeable” by the Buenos Aires Herald, Croatian conductor Miran Vaupotich performed extensively in Europe, Middle East, the United States, Latin America and Asia conducting many symphony orchestras and ensembles including St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, State Hermitage Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV, Carlsbad Symphony Orchestra, Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Belarusian National Philharmonic, Ulyanovsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Kaliningrad Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica National Argentina, Orquesta Sinfonica UNCuyo, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Ashdod Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica di Grosseto, Orchestra sinfonica Musica Civica, Prince George Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica de Stat Arad, Croatian Chamber Orchestra, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists and others. He performed at numerous major halls including the famous Musikverein in Vienna, Smetana Hall in Prague, Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, OrientalArtCenter in Shanghai, Tchaikovsky Hall and International House of Music in Moscow. In the summer of 2011 Miran Vaupotich made his opera debut in the United States, conducting Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Atlantic Coast Opera Festival in Philadelphia. Same year he conducted Astor Piazzolla’s rarely performed tango opera Maria de Buenos Aires in a new fully staged production by Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Croatia, directed by Mario Kovac and performed with the Zagreb Soloists, Ivan Filipovic Chamber Choir featuring renowned singers Sandra Rumolino, Jorge Rodriguez and Jose Luis Baretto. In 2012 he conducted the Empire Opera premier productions of Waundel Saavedra’s Sweet Dreams and John Alan Rose’s Rumpelstiltskin directed by Tyler Bunch (The Muppets) in New York City at The National Opera America Center, while in 2013 he debuted at the Croatian National Opera in Zagreb with Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Miran Vaupotich led two large China National New Year Tours, with the St. Petersburg State Hermitage Orchestra in 2013 and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra in 2014, performing at most eminent Chinese venues. A strong advocate for new music he premiered Carlos Franzetti’s Clarinet Concerto, Peter Machajdik’s Farewell Fanfare, Youngkwang Yang’s Korean Folksongs, Primous Fountain’s Symphony No. 2 commissioned by famous American producer Quincy Jones, and many other works.

He recorded his debut album “Elegia” for Classic Concert Records with the Russian Symphony Orchestra Prokofiev featuring works by Di Marino. Recently released on Naxos label album “Sensations” featuring Di Marino and Piazzolla Bandoneon Concertos recorded with the Croatian Philharmonic Orchestra and Italian virtuoso Cesare Chiacchiaretta was quickly followed by recording of album “Mediterranean” with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra for the same label featuring music of Charles Camilleri. Miran Vaupotich is one of international ambassadors for the EMMA for Peace (EuroMediterraneanMusicAcademy) under the patronage of UNESCO and honorary presidency of Riccardo Muti. In 2015 he was awarded the Honorary Diploma by the International Academy of the rating technologies and sociology "Golden Fortune" for significant contribution to development of the world symphonic music and has been listed in the Hubners Who is Who, a known reference publication of notable people in the field of economy, politics, science, culture, arts and sports. Miran Vaupotich holds a master’s degree from the JurajDobrilaUniversity in Pula where he was the recipient of the Rector Scholarship, and also earned conducting degree from the InternationalArtAcademy in Greece.