Meet the Artists

President

Percussion,Composer
Pedro Rosenthal Campuzano, began his musical career with piano and percussion, joining traditional Spanish ensembles, wind orchestras, and rock bands by age nine. He studied classical percussion at the Pablo Sarasate Conservatory in Pamplona, Spain, where he and Marc Pérez won a chamber music competition as a percussion duo. Accepted to the University of Music Franz Liszt in Weimar, Germany, he graduated with top honors and joined the prestigious Staatskapelle Weimar, a 450-year-old orchestra once led by J.S. Bach and F. Liszt. There, he performed under conductors like Krill Karabits, Krystoff Penderecki, and Marek Janowski, alongside soloists like Augustin Hadelich. As a member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim, Pedro has played at iconic venues—Teatro Colón, Elbphilharmonie, and the PROMS—with artists like Martha Argerich and Anne-Sophie Mutter. Since 2018, he serves as Principal Percussionist of the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra. Beyond performing, he instructs young orchestras in Spain, explores composition, and engages with contemporary and ethno-traditional percussion. His leadership and diverse expertise guide the Association’s mission, fostering musical excellence and collaboration across borders.

Vice President

Violin,Piano,Composer

Osman Eyublu (b. 1994, Baku) is a violinist and pianist who studied in Moscow, Baku, and Graz. He has performed across Europe and won multiple awards, including two first prizes ,both as violinist and pianist at the 2007 International Competition for Young Musicians in Romania. His projects include Studio of Human Temperaments (2010) , Night Fancies: Caprices and Nocturnes Re-visited (2017) and Paradox of Serenity(2023). Since 2018, he has been a member of the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra at HNK Ivan pl. Zajc, collaborating with Croatian and Italian drama productions and ballet. He has worked with Podium Festival (Germany), Puppenfilarmonie (Germany), Into the Open festival (Germany) and Schallfeld Ensemble (Austria). In 2020 together with Pedro Rosenthal Campuzano he created the audiovisual essay IM’PROBABLE INTERPRETATIONS for an exhibition of David Maljkovic “With the Collection”. He regularly performs and creates original music with Ensemble Zoran Majstorović, Ensemble Re-Vibrant, and Histriatria Project.

Created and performed music for theatrical productions (Fahrenheit 451 dir. Ivan Penović, 2021; Amarcord dir. Luciano Delprato, 2022), dance performances: (Artissue: Lineage, 2024– with ReVibrant Trio; What Do You See or Not, 2024 – with ReVibrant Trio), film projects: (Around About ,short documentary, by Behzad Khosravi Nouri, 2021 – with ReVibrant Trio; Alice in Land , short film, dir. Maja Ležaić, 2025); Un Chien Andalou and L’Âge d’Or , silent films by Dalí & Buñuel, 2025– with HISTRIATRIA Project.

Cello

Born in Tehran, Iran, Golnar Mohajeri began her musical journey at the University of Tehran in 2009 while performing with the Persian String Ensemble, the most prominent string orchestra in Iran at the time. She was also actively involved in various chamber music projects.

In 2011, she moved to Germany to pursue her Bachelor’s degree at the prestigious Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar, where she later completed her Master’s studies.

In 2015, she won a substitute position with the Staatskapelle Weimar and performed with orchestras such as the Jena Philharmonic, Erfurt Theatre Orchestra, and the Südthüringisches Staatstheater Orchestra. In 2019, she joined the Euregio Festival Orchestra under the baton of Hossein Pishkar and secured an academy position with the Erfurt Theatre Orchestra.

Deeply committed to interdisciplinary art as a form of self-expression, she also participated as an actress in the Iranian drama I Will Be a Myth, directed by the renowned actress and director Roya Nonahali.

Currently based in Rijeka, she is a member of the orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre. Alongside her orchestral work, she remains active in various projects, including ReVibrant, an ensemble dedicated to modern music, and the Chamber Philharmonic Rijeka.

Violin

Anton Kyrylov was born in 1984 in Pervomaisk, Ukraine. He began to study the violin at the age of five. From 1993 to 2002 he studied at the Kharkov Special Music School for Talented Children. He entered the Kharkov State University of Arts `Kotlyarevsky`in 2002 and received the Degrees of a Bachelor of Arts in 2006 and Magister of Arts in 2007. In 2010 he finished his postgraduate studies in the class of Professor I.Shapovalov. He won the “Art of XXI century” International Music Competition in Kiev, Ukraine (2009). He attended the master-classes of Professor A. Bonduryanski (Moskow,Russia). He performed as a soloist in many cities of Ukraine with various orchestras such as the Kharkiv State University of Arts Symphony Orchestra, Uzhgorod Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra „Slobozhansky“ and Kharkiv Philharmonic Orchestra. His performance of the Mozart Symphonia Concertante was aired on Kharkiv TV.

From 2004 till 2010 he worked with the Kharkiv Philharmonic Orchestra and took part in numerous concert tours in Spain, Italy and Germany. From 2010 till 2015 he worked as the principal second violin in the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. Also from 2013 till 2015 he was the assistant principal second violin in the Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra.

From 2015 until now, he has been the concertmaster of the orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka. Since 2010, he has played many solo recitals and performed in various chamber ensembles in many cities of Croatia and Ukraine. He also regularly works as guest artist with many orchestras in Croatia.

Cello

Giovanni Genovese (born May 18, 1995) began studying the cello under the guidance of Prof. Marianne Chen in Modena. He graduated with top honors in 2015 from the “A. Pedrollo” Conservatory in the class of Gianantonio Viero. He furthered his studies with Prof. Ulrike Hofmann in Schio and Prof. Giovanni Gnocchi in Fiesole, attending international masterclasses with them. Additionally, he pursued advanced studies at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen under Alexander Baillie.

In 2012, he successfully auditioned for the position of principal cellist in the Italian Youth Orchestra (Orchestra Giovanile Italiana). He has also performed with the Orchestra of Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza.

As a chamber musician, he played in a string quartet and attended numerous seminars at the Academy in Imola and the Music School in Fiesole under the mentorship of Prof. Antonello Farulli and Andrea Nannoni.

In 2017, he won the audition for the position of principal cellist at the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka, where he continues to work. He is an active member of the Kamov Trio and collaborates with Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni as both principal cellist and soloist.

As a soloist, he has performed with the Rijeka Chamber Orchestra and the Nuova Orchestra Arrigo Pedrollo from Vicenza.

Piano,Composer

Juraj Marko Žerovnik was born in 1993 in Rijeka, where he began his musiceducation. He attended the Ivan Matetić Ronjgov Music School in Rijeka, studyingunder Jasna Kvaternik Janković and Dorian Hatta. He graduated in piano in June2017 under the tutelage of Đorđe Stanetti, and in composition in 2018 under FranoParać. During the 2017/2018 academic year, he participated in an internationalstudent exchange program in Karlsruhe, Germany, where he studied with MarkusHechtle, Vito Žuraj and Wolfgang Rihm. From an early age, he took part in numerouspiano competitions and festivals, achieving excellent results. He also gainedknowledge from Danijel Detoni and Filip Fak at the Academy and participated in numerous seminars both domestically and internationally. While still in high school in Rijeka, several of his choral compositions were performed. He performed his Piano Concerto as a soloist with the Varaždin Chamber Orchestra conducted by Pavle Dešpalj at the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin. The Croatian National TheatreIvana pl. Zajca Rijeka, led by intendant Marin Blažević, commissioned him to compose Ištipana hartija for soloists, choir, and symphony orchestra, which waspremiered in October 2016 under the baton of Ville Matvejeff with soloists Dubravka Šeparović-Mušović and Giorgio Surian. In 2021, three important premieres occurred: the Slowind Wind Quintet performed Kaleidoscope Groove in Rače, the Zagreb String Quartet performed Memento in Osor and Zagreb, and the Cantus Ensembleperformed Circles in Zagreb and Osijek. In 2022, the Kalamos Wind Quintetperformed Zoo in Croatia and Indonesia, and it was recorded. The chamber duo ofMislav Režić and Gordan Tudor performed Filaments across Croatia and the UnitedStates of America. Flutist Metod Sironić performed Manifold in Paris, France. In April 2023, the symphonic work Fimbulvetr was premiered at the Gallus Hall of theCankarjev Dom in Ljubljana, and the piece Happy Birthday was premiered in Karlsruhe, Germany. In November 2023, the Serious Ensemble from Zagreb performed Snap at the KNAP Theatre in Zagreb. In February 2024, the chamberwork Delirium profanum was premiered at Križanke in Ljubljana. In March 2024, themultilingual opera Pred vrati postave-Davanti alla legge (eng.: Before the Law) waspremiered in Gorizia, Italy. Žerovnik has gained his skills as a composer at international schools such as Impuls in Graz and Darmstädter Ferienkurse, andregularly participates in contemporary music festivals like Donaueschinger Musiktageand Gaudeamus Utrecht, among others. He currently works as an assistant at theMusic Academy of the University of Juraj Dobrila in Pula. From 2020 to 2024, he pursued advanced studies in composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana underVito Žuraj. His compositions are performed on both domestic and international stagesand have become part of the repertoire of renowned ensembles such as the Zagreb String Quartet, the Cantus Ensemble, the Chamber String Orchestra of the SlovenianPhilharmonic, and the Slowind Wind Quintet. In 2024 he received the Milko Kelemenprize awarded by the Croatian Society of Composers.

Flute

Lucija Kovačević graduated in flute from the Zagreb Academy of Music in the class of Prof. Marina Novak. She has won numerous awards at national and international competitions and has refined her skills through masterclasses with renowned pedagogues and artists such as Emmanuel Pahud, Andrea Oliva, Luisa Sello, Rachel Brown, Wally Hase, Jean-Claude Gérard, Dejan Gavrić, Carlo Jans, Renata Penezić, and Gaby Pas Van Riet. She also actively participated in the Aestas Musica International Summer School of Baroque Music and Dance.

She was awarded the Dean’s Award for the academic year 2014/2015. In the 2017/2018 academic year, as part of the Erasmus+ program, she spent a semester at the Giuseppe Tartini Conservatory of Music in Trieste, studying under Prof. Luisa Sello.

In 2019, she participated in the International Flute Festival in Qingdao, China, where she was invited as one of the performers. As a soloist, she has performed with the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra and the Croatian Armed Forces Orchestra. In 2023, she won First Prize and a special award for the best performance of a Slovak composer’s piece at the International Flute Competition in Bratislava, where she also performed as a soloist with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Since 2018, she has been the principal flutist of the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra.

Oboe

Antonio Haller was born in 1994 in Rijeka. He began his musical education at the Ivan Matetić Ronjgov Music School in the class of Prof. Branimir Rizonić, where he graduated in 2014. That same year, he started studying oboe at the Music Academy in Zagreb, completing his degree in 2019 under the mentorship of Full Prof. Art. Branko Mihanović.

He has received numerous awards and recognitions at national and international competitions. He has participated in masterclasses with renowned oboists such as David Saghezzo, Tilmann Zahn, Christian Schmitt, Seung Eun Lee, Bram Nolf, Matej Šarc, Matthias Arter, and Ramon Ortega Quero. In 2017, he performed at the Osor Music Evenings with the Aeros Wind Quintet. He has also received several Rector’s Awards.

As a soloist, he has performed with the Baroque ensemble Collegium musicum Fluminense, the Zagreb Soloists, the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra, and has played as a member of the Rijeka Chamber Orchestra, the Opera Orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, the Zagreb Philharmonic, the Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra, the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, and other ensembles. He is a member of the Rijeka Wind Trio and Quintet.

Since 2020, he has been the principal oboist of the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra at the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka. With the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra, he delivered a notable performance of Richard Strauss’s Oboe Concerto.

He was awarded the City of Samobor and Croatian Composers’ Society Prize for his performance of Josip Kaplan’s Sonata for Oboe and Piano at the Ferdo Livadić Competition in 2021. He later recorded the same sonata for Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) with pianist Filip Fak. In 2022, he held two solo concerts: at the Festival of St. Mark in Zagreb and at the Samobor Music Autumn with pianist Lana Bradić. In 2023, he performed Antonio Pasculli’s La Favorita with the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra.

Since 2019, he has been a guest lecturer at the Ivan Matetić Ronjgov Primary and Secondary Music School in Rijeka, where he teaches oboe. He regularly performs with the Rijeka Wind Quintet.

Klarinet,Composer

Toni Kranjac (b. 1997, Rijeka) began his musical education in Labin and later studied clarinet at the Zagreb Academy of Music under Milko Pravdić. He has won numerous national and international awards, including first prizes at the Woodwind & Brass competition, HDGPP, and the Papandopulo Young Musicians Competition.

A passionate chamber musician, he co-founded the ensemble Histriatria, exploring original compositions, improvisation, and Istrian musical heritage. He also studied jazz and conducting. Currently, he is the principal clarinetist of the Rijeka Opera Orchestra at HNK Ivan pl. Zajc and teaches clarinet and saxophone in Labin.

Horn

Alessandro Saraconi began studying French horn at age eight, graduating in 1993 and in Chamber Music in 1999 from S. Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, under mentors like Alessio Allegrini and Radovan Vlatkovic. He was First Horn with Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma (2003-2014) and has worked with ensembles like Teatro Massimo Bellini, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and San Carlo Theater, led by conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Antonio Pappano, and Kirill Petrenko. Since 2019, he is Principal French Horn with the HNK Orchestra in Rijeka, and in December 2024, he won First Horn at HRT Radiotelevizija Orchestra in Zagreb. Saraconi has performed in prestigious venues—Carnegie Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Berlin Philharmonie—and recorded for Naxos, Brilliant, and Sony. A founding member of multiple wind quintets, he also collaborated with Ennio Morricone and Nicola Piovani on soundtrack recordings.

Bassoon

Eva Fritz (b. 1999) began playing the bassoon at the Krško Music School under Professor Dejan Učakar. After completing her secondary education in Krško, she continued her studies at the Zagreb Academy of Music with Professor Žarko Perišić and Assistant Professor Matko Smolčić, graduating cum laude in 2023. She also spent a year on an Erasmus exchange at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, studying with Professor David Seidel and Professor Bernhard Krabatsch.

During her studies, she competed both in Slovenia and internationally, winning awards in solo categories and with various chamber ensembles. She secured first prize three times at the TEMSIG Competition for Young Musicians of the Republic of Slovenia and won 1st prize at the Papandopulo Competition in 2025 in Zagreb. She further refined her artistry through masterclasses with renowned bassoonists, including Dag Jensen, Ole Kristian Dahl, Carlo Colombo, Ulrich Hermann, David Tomàs Realp, and Peter Whelan.

In 2022, she participated in the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra project at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France, working under the mentorship of London Symphony Orchestra members. She has performed as a soloist with the Zagreb Philharmonic and appeared in the Young Virtuosiconcert series at the Ljubljana Festival. As a chamber musician, she collaborates with numerous artists and is a member of the Tromeja Wind Quartet in Graz.

She has worked part-time with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Radiotelevision Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb soloists, SNG Ljubljana Orchestra, and the SNG Maribor Orchestra. From 2023, she held the position of principal bassoonist with the orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc" in Rijeka, and as of 2024, she is a permanentmember of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra.

Piano, Composer

Cello

Paola Genovese (born 1992, Zadar) began playing the cello at the age of nine at the Blagoje Bersa Music School in Zadar under the guidance of Prof. Borna Alunić. From the following year until the end of high school, she studied with Prof. Lidija Ledinić.

She refined her skills through music seminars in Hvar, Korčula, Brač, Sv. Križ Začretje, and Zagreb, studying with renowned professors such as Gustavo Neiva Tavares, László Mező, David Grigorian, Monika Leskovar, Kajana Pačko, László Fenyo, Reinhard Latzko, Mathias Berel-Karlshøj, Jacob Kullberg, and others. She also participated in the Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival.

In 2016, she won second prize at the national HDGPP competition. Since 2014, she has been a permanent member of the Zadar Chamber Orchestra. She graduated in June 2016 from the Music Academy in Zagreb in the class of Prof. Krešimir Lazar, with assistant Branimir Pustički.

In 2015 and 2016, she worked at the private music school Glazbaonica Ljubav and also served as a substitute teacher at the Rudolf Matz Music School for two months. She has performed as a soloist with the Zadar Chamber Orchestra and has played with the Zagreb Philharmonic, the Croatian Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre (HNK) in Zagreb, the Zadar Chamber Orchestra, and the Nuova Orchestra da Camera Ferruccio Busoni.

In January 2017, she successfully auditioned for the tutti cello position in the orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc, where she is currently employed.

Viola

Ecem Eren, born in 1998 in Izmir, Turkey, began her music education at Bilkent University and graduated with High Honors from Hacettepe University’s Ankara State Conservatory. She earned a Master’s at Conservatorio Tartini in Trieste via Erasmus+ and completed an Advanced Viola Course with Bruno Giuranna at Stauffer Academy, Cremona, in 2024. Ecem has performed with orchestras like Bilkent Symphony and FVG Orchestra. She attended viola masterclasses with Simone Gramaglia, Atilla Aldemir, and Alexander Zemtsov, and chamber music masterclasses with Quartetto di Cremona, Bruno Canino, and Marc Danel. From 2021-2025, she played in the New Era Quartet, winning awards like the 2023 “Giulio Rospigliosi” and 2024 “Lilian Caraian.” The quartet toured France, Montenegro, and Vienna. Since 2023, she plays the “Madrigal” viola by Martin Horvat. Ecem pursues a second Master’s in Chamber Music at Tartini while working at HNK Ivan Zajc in Rijeka.

Klarinet
Michele Fabbrica, 25 years old, is currently 1st clarinetat the Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc" in Rijeka.

In 2021, he concludes the Master course at the "BrunoMaderna" Conservatory in the class of M. Piero Vincenti, with a grade of 110 honors and honorablemention, and from the same here he attended the coursesof M. Calogero Palermo in Rome. He participated in masterclasses with internationally renowned musicianssuch as: Corrado Giuffredi, Ricardo Morales, Alessandro Carbonare, Eddy Vanoosthuyse.

In 2017 he was selected from the “Camera dei Deputati”, as a student of an Italian conservatory who distinguishedhimself in international competitions, where he wasawarded by the then Chamber’s President Laura Boldrini. In the 15th edition of the 2021 “National Prizeof the Arts” announced by MIUR, he was the winner for the “Wind instruments - Woods” section for the ClarinetCategory. Later, in 2022 he performed and appeared on the national television network RAI 1 for this award.

He has been awarded in national and international competitions, including the "Saverio Mercadante", the "Città di Carlino", the "Young Virtuosos" of Sofia, the "Ciro Scarponi", the "Giacomo Mensi" and the "Marco Fiorindo".

Percussion

Marco Viel, began studying percussion at 13 at the G. Tartini Conservatory in Trieste under Fabian Perez Tedesco, graduating with top honors in 2019. He refined his skills with Koen Wilmaers, Carlo Willems, and Aiyun Huang at institutions like the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and University of Toronto. His career includes solo, chamber, and orchestral performances, earning first prizes at competitions like “Premio De Cecco” and the National Arts Award. In 2018, he co-founded the “Viel-Boaro” percussion duo, winning awards like the Lilian Caraian. He has performed with orchestras including Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, FVG Orchestra, and HNK Zajc in Rijeka.

Oboe

Višnja Stapić was born in 1999 in Split, Croatia. She began playing oboe at Josip Hatze Music School and later graduated from the Music Academy in Zagreb in 2023 under Professor Branko Mihanović. She won awards at Daleki Akordi, HDGPP, and Varaždin Woodwind & Brass, and attended masterclasses with Ramón Ortega, Ivan Podyomov, Tilmann Zahn, and Bram Nolf. She received Rector’s Awards for operas Cinderella (2019/2020), Animal Farm (2021/2022), and Amphitryon (2022/2023). Since 2021/2022, she has collaborated with HNK Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka, continuing to the present. She has also performed freelance with Komedija Theatre, HNK Split, Camerata Cantilly, Croatian Chamber Orchestra, St. Mark’s Festival, and Pula Music Academy projects. In 2023, she taught at Zlatko Grgošević and Vatroslav Lisinski Music Schools. She is currently employed at HNK Ivan pl. Zajc.

Violin

Giuditta Rossi graduated from the “L. Cherubini” Conservatory in Florence in 1998, studying violin with Christine Geissmann and Roberto Michelucci, and later with Andrea Tacchi and Francesco Manara. She trained in chamber music with Piero Farulli and the Milan Trio. Since 2001, she has performed with orchestras like Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Teatro La Fenice, and Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, where she was first violin (2007-2014). Giuditta has recorded for Naxos, Brilliant, and Sony, playing in renowned halls like La Scala, Carnegie Hall, and Musikverein under conductors like Carlo Maria Giulini, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Lorin Maazel, and Riccardo Chailly. Since 2020, she joins the HNK Orchestra in Rijeka.