Founded in 1953, Zagreb Soloists are one of Europe’s most distinguished chamber string ensembles, having performed over 5,000 concerts on all continents, from Carnegie Hall (New York) and the Musikverein (Vienna) to the Sydney Opera House and Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires).
Over the decades, they have had the privilege of performing alongside some of the greatest names in classical music, including Henryk Szeryng, Alfred Brendel, Pierre Fournier, James Galway, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Katia Ricciarelli, Mario Brunello, Ray Chen, and many others.
The ensemble has been regular guests at the world’s most prestigious festivals, including Salzburg, Edinburgh, Berlin, Prague, Barcelona, and Istanbul, and have released over seventy recordings for labels including EMI, Vanguard, and ASV.
The ensemble has recorded more than seventy recordings
The Zagreb Soloists perform a repertoire that includes baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary music, with special attention focused on the actualization of earlier works, as well as the presentation of younger generations of Croatian composers.
Since 2025, the Ensemble has welcomed Guy Braunstein, longtime concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, as its permanent guest concertmaster.
The Zagreb Soloists are now in their 73rd season and have given close to 4,000 concerts across every continent, regularly performing in the world's most celebrated halls: in recent seasons the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the Palace of Versailles and, last season, the Musikverein in Vienna.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
Zagreb soloists have been awarded many high awards and recognitions, among which stand out: the first prize in Mar del Plata (for the album Concerts of the 18th century), the Pablo Casals Medal, the Elisabeth Sprague Coolidge Medal (for performance contemporary music), Vladimir Nazor, Milka Trnina, Josip Štolcer Slavenski awards for the best performance of a work by a Croatian composer; then the Ivan Lukačić and Jurica Murai awards of the Varaždin Baroque Evenings, Villa Manin, UNESCO, Zagreb City Award, Croatia Records Silver Compact Disc, Order of Merit of the People with Silver Rays, City of Zagreb Plaque, several Croatian Porin discography awards (in 1994 for life’s work), Silver Plaque of the Croatian Musical Youth and numerous others.
During the Homeland War, the Zagreb soloists held around seventy charity concerts (for the city of Dubrovnik, for the destroyed music schools in Croatia, the demolished HNK building in Osijek, the Zagreb Children’s Hospital, for numerous destroyed Croatian monuments, etc.), and they also performed a large number of festive concerts on the occasion of the presentation of the new Croatian state. In 2010, the Ensemble was awarded the Orlando Grand Prix award for special artistic contributions to the overall program of the Dubrovnik Summer Games.
PAST PERFORMANCES:
EUROPE
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (England and Scotland) and Vatican City besides many festivals in Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, Berlin, Bergen, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, London, Madrid and many others.
NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
Canada, Cuba, Mexico, United States, the Antilles
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.
The ensemble's archival records document extensive Latin American touring, including Mexico, the Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, as well as appearances in Cuba.
ASIA
China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea.
The ensemble has a long history of touring in Asia, including Japan from as early as 1963, India in 1979, several visits to China, and more recent appearances in South Korea.
AFRICA
Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia.
OCEANIA
Australia, New Zealand.
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (England and Scotland) and Vatican City besides many festivals in Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, Berlin, Bergen, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, London, Madrid and many others.
NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
Canada, Cuba, Mexico, United States, the Antilles
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.
The ensemble's archival records document extensive Latin American touring, including Mexico, the Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, as well as appearances in Cuba.
ASIA
China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea.
The ensemble has a long history of touring in Asia, including Japan from as early as 1963, India in 1979, several visits to China, and more recent appearances in South Korea.
AFRICA
Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia.
OCEANIA
Australia, New Zealand.
SELECTED REVIEWS:
Musika-Música Festival, Bilbao
“The Central European elegance of the Zagreb Soloists…”
Codalario, Spain, March 2026
“The Central European elegance of the Zagreb Soloists…”
Codalario, Spain, March 2026
“...on the highest musical level.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany, 2018
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany, 2018
“Marc Coppey and the Zagreb Soloists deliver a freshness that brings this music alive.”
The Classical Reviewer, UK, 2016
The Classical Reviewer, UK, 2016
Marc Coppey & The Zagreb Soloists
“A rich, finely detailed interplay of intellect and passion.”
Mikiki by Tower Records, Japan, 2016
“A rich, finely detailed interplay of intellect and passion.”
Mikiki by Tower Records, Japan, 2016
“The performances are really superb and the Zagreb Soloists are at the height of their art.”
MusicWeb International, UK, 2014
MusicWeb International, UK, 2014
UPCOMING DATES
CONCERTS (INTERNATIONAL)
To be posted shortly.
CONCERTS (CROATIA)
3 October 2026 (Soloist: Zvi Plesser - cello)
7 November 2026 (Soloist: Martina Filjak - piano)
12 December 2026 (Soloist: Kevin Zhu - violin)
16 January 2027 (Soloist: Petrit Çeku - guitar)
21 February 2027 (Soloist: Ramón Ortega Quero - oboe)
CONCERTS (INTERNATIONAL)
To be posted shortly.
CONCERTS (CROATIA)
3 October 2026 (Soloist: Zvi Plesser - cello)
7 November 2026 (Soloist: Martina Filjak - piano)
12 December 2026 (Soloist: Kevin Zhu - violin)
16 January 2027 (Soloist: Petrit Çeku - guitar)
21 February 2027 (Soloist: Ramón Ortega Quero - oboe)
20 March 2027 *Zagreb Musical Spring*
10 April 2027 (Soloist: Ziyang Zhao - cello)
8 May 2027 (Soloist: Mirella Hagen - soprano)
13 June 2027 (Soloist: Ilya Gringolts - violin)
10 April 2027 (Soloist: Ziyang Zhao - cello)
8 May 2027 (Soloist: Mirella Hagen - soprano)
13 June 2027 (Soloist: Ilya Gringolts - violin)
