KotorArt
International festival
Saturday, July 19
St. Tryphon’s Cathedral, 9 p.m.
THREE CENTURIES OF THE SEASONS
NEDA STOJKANOVIĆ, violin
LUKA PERAZIĆ, violin
JELENA JOVOVIĆ, violin
MONTENEGRO FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
MLADEN TARBUK, conductor
Tickets
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Program
July 19, 2025
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
Moderato
Tempo di Valse
Scherzo: Vivace
Larghetto
Finale: Allegro vivace
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
The Four Seasons, Concertos for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8
Spring, Concerto in E major, No. 1
Allegro
Largo e pianissimo sempre
Allegro pastorale
Soloist: Dušan Obrenović
Summer, Concerto in G minor, No. 2
Allegro non molto
Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
Presto
Soloist: Neda Stojkanović
Autumn, Concerto in F major, No. 3
Allegro
Adagio molto
Allegro
Soloist: Luka Perazić
Winter, Concerto in F minor, No. 4
Allegro non molto
Largo
Allegro
Soloist: Jelena Jovović, violina
Artists
Neda Stojkanović completed her undergraduate studies at the Music Academy in Cetinje under Professor Vujadin Krivokapić, earning the prestigious 13th November Award from the Assembly of the Old Royal Capital Cetinje and the University of Montenegro Award for Best Student. She completed her master’s studies as a scholarship holder at the Giuseppe Tartini Conservatory in Trieste, under Professor Diana Mustea. A recipient of numerous first prizes at national and international competitions, she has refined her skills through seminars, music festivals, and performances, collaborating with renowned conductors and professors such as Stefan Milenković, Anton Martynov, Konstantin Beschieru, Dmytro Tkachenko, and others. In 2023 and 2024, Neda Stojkanović was selected as a member of the Giuseppe Tartini Conservatory’s string chamber orchestra, with which she performed before the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, at the Quirinal Palace and the Senate of the Italian Republic in Rome. Her dedication to both the arts and education has been recognized through more than a decade of various scholarships. In addition to her artistic achievements, she is also known for her humanitarian work, particularly through her collaboration with UNICEF on support projects in Montenegro. She is currently continuing her professional training in Graz.
Luka Perazić began studying the violin at the age of eight under Professor Vili Ferdinandi. He was awarded the title of laureate of the Pjetër Gaci Competition in Albania and the Città di Barletta Competition in Italy, won the Premio Civis competition in Italy, and was a finalist for the Lutine Prize in the United Kingdom. Following a successful performance at the Whitgift International Music Competition, he was awarded a full scholarship to attend the prestigious Whitgift School, studying under Professor Ivo Stankov. Simultaneously, he completed studies at the Vasa Pavić School for Music and Ballet in Podgorica and the Junior Guildhall in London. After a successful audition, Luka Perazić was accepted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he completed his undergraduate studies under Professor Krzysztof Śmietana. He has further developed his skills through masterclasses with renowned violinists and conductors such as Roman Simović, Sreten Krstić, Anton Martynov, Joshua Weilerstein, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Dominik Wyler, Simon Blendis, and Marko Simović, among others. He has served as a member of the Verbier Festival Youth Orchestra, and with his Birziminum piano trio he has performed at KotorArt, the Chamber Music Festival in Plovdiv, the Bar Summer Chronicle, the City Theater Festival, and the Espressivo Festival. Luka Perazić is currently a member of the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra.
Jelena Jovović began her music education at the Vida Matjan Music School in Kotor and graduated from the Music Academy of the University of Montenegro in Cetinje under Professor Vujadin Krivokapić. She continued her studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, earning her degree under Professor Ida Bieler. She then completed her master’s studies in Violin Performance under Professor Dominika Falger and in Chamber Music under Professor Aleksandar Pavlovski. Jelena Jovović has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician at numerous significant festivals in Montenegro and abroad. She has collaborated with the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra and numerous orchestras internationally. Since 2017, she has been a member of the KotorArt Festival Orchestra, and, more recently, she was appointed Concertmaster of the Montenegro Festival Orchestra. Jelena Jovović also served as the Concertmaster of the Western Balkans Youth Orchestra during their European tours and has been an ambassador for the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation in Brussels. She is a recipient of the Miloš Karadaglić Foundation scholarship and was awarded by the University of Graz for her contributions and humanitarian work at the LKH hospital in Graz, where she performed, as part of a trio, works composed especially for patients. She is currently furthering her studies in early music.
