Klara Tomljanovič (SLO/DE), Guitar duo AdArt (SLO)
Duo AdArt
PROGRAM
Joaquín Malats (1872 – 1912) SERENATA ESPANOLA
Francisco Tárrega (1852 – 1909) CAPRICCIO ÁRABE
Alberto Carretero (Sevilla, 1985) PHORMINX
Augustín Barrios - Mangoré (1885 - 1944) UN SUENO EN LA FLORESTA
Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909) TORRE BERMEJA
Klara Tomljanovič is Slovenian guitarist based in Karlsruhe, Germany and Basel, Switzerland. She studied in Freiburg with professor Sonja Prunnbauer and in Basel (Switzerland) with professor Oscar Ghiglia. Already as a student she started to work with composers and dedicated her work to contemporary music. She was a member of Aleph Guitar-quartet, where her international career had started. Later, in 2011 she became a soloist and chamber musician of Ensemble “Experimental des SWR Experimental studio”, where she constantly works with composers and performs, many of their world premieres.
In 2021 Klara won together with Festival Imago Sloveniae an award of the Ernst von Siemens Music-Foundation. With its support four new pieces were written for her: Marton Illes, Steingrimur Rohloff, Tomaž Bajzelj and Alberto Carretero.
In her 20 years of intensive work with many well-known composers like: Vinko Globokar, Nikolaus Brass, Nicolas A. Huber, Beat Furrer, Georg Friedrich Haas, Helmut Oehring, Martin Smolka, Marko Nikodijević, Vito Žuraj many pieces have been dedicated to her. Her musician partners were: Ensemble Mosaic, Academy of the Ensemble Modern, Slowind, Aleph Gitarrenquartett, Radio Symphony Orchestra of the Southwest Baden Baden and Stuttgart SWR, Orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic, Teodoro Anzellotti, Ernesto Molinari, Roberto Fabbriciani, Isao Nakamura, Petra Hoffmann, Rei Nakamura, Sylvia Nopper, Uroš Rojko and many others. She gave herself in the interpretations of new music totally in an emotional as well as intellectual way. Her immense tremendous and sensuous presence on the stage is guaranteed.
Klara has performed on the following stages: Musik Eclat (Stuttgart), Maerzmusik (Berlin), Konzerthaus Berlin, Musik Protokoll (Graz), Musica viva (Munich), Internatonale Weingartener Tage für Neue Musik, Hamburger Klangwerktage, Warsaw Autumn (Poland), Archipel (Geneva), Rote Fabrik (Zürich), Pan Festival (Seoul – South Korea), Villa Massimo (Rome), Festival Slowind (Ljubljana – Slovenia), Teatre Metropol (Tarragona – Spain), ISCM World Music Days, Münchener Residenz, Gaststeig München, ZKM Karlsruhe, Espacio Turina Sevilla, BKA-Theater Berlin.
PROGRAM
Alessandro Marcello (1669 - 1747) / Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
CONCERTO FOR OBOE AND STRINGS in d-minor (arr. Drew Henderson)
Andante spiccatto
Adagio
Presto
Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868): OVERTURE from the opera The Barber of Seville (arr. Mauro Giuliani)
Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): OBLIVION (arr. KM Duo)
Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949): DANZAS FANTÁSTICAS (arr. Duo AdArt)
Exaltación
Ensueño
Orgía
Duo AdArt was founded in 2022 by guitarists Ana Gorjanc and Staš Čakš, who are united by a distinctive artistic vision, technical excellence, and extensive concert and competition experience. In their very first year as an ensemble, they won two third prizes at the international Zé Gregorio Competition in Portugal and the Altamira Enrico Mercatali Competition in Italy. They further established their reputation through notable successes at prestigious international competitions. In 2024, they were awarded First Prize at the Jornadas Internacionales de Guitarra de Elda Competition in Spain; in 2025, they won Second Prize at the prestigious Martinez Competition in Iserlohn, Germany, as well as First Prize at the Savarez-Corelli Competition in Salzburg. Most recently, they received Second Prize at the Paganini Festival Competition in Parma, Italy. They have also performed at important festivals and concert series, including Rokovo Poletje, Festival Lent, the Jornadas Internacionales de Guitarra de Elda Festival, and Rasgueado Ljubljana. Both musicians are also recipients of awards from the Lions Club Poreč. The concert programs of Duo AdArt feature works originally written for various ensembles throughout history, as well as compositions inspired by ensemble music, showcasing the rich palette of colors and expressive possibilities offered by the guitar duo format.
Duo AdArt brings together two highly accomplished musicians. Ana Gorjanc (born 2000) began her musical journey in Kranj under the guidance of Prof. Nataša Bogataj and continued her studies at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet Ljubljana with Prof. Igor Saje, where she received the prestigious Škerjanc Award. She further refined her artistry in Spain at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Vigo with Prof. Margarita Escarpa, and later at the Mozarteum University Salzburg with Prof. Laura Young. Among her most notable competition achievements are First Prize at the Guitar Days Competition in Krško, First Prize at TEMSIG, and Second Prize at both the Velespaña Competition and the prestigious Ida Presti Competition in Samobor. She regularly performs at festivals in Slovenia and abroad, including the Bled New Music Festival, Guitar Week Postojna, Guitar Master Lago d’Orta, the Ljubljana Festival, Mlada Slovenska Klasika, and Live Music Now Salzburg. In May, she appeared as a soloist with the Academy of Music Guitar Orchestra in Ljubljana, performing Roland Dyens’ Concerto en Si. In collaboration with the Mozarteum University, she also released her debut album, Homage to Art. She is currently pursuing studies in Music Education at the Academy of Music Ljubljana under Prof. Tomaž Rajterič and teaches at the Arsem Music School in Ljubljana.
Staš Čakš (born 1997) began playing the guitar at the age of six at music schools in Rogaška Slatina and Maribor under the guidance of Prof. Anja Pirjevec. After completing his primary music education, he continued his studies at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet Maribor with Prof. Vojko Vešligaj. He later enrolled at the Academy of Music Ljubljana, studying with Prof. Tomaž Rajterič, and graduated with distinction. He has received numerous awards at national and international competitions, including TEMSIG, Guitar Days in Krško, and the Ida Presti Competition in Samobor, and was also awarded the Dr. Roman Klasinc Prize. As a soloist, he has performed with various chamber ensembles and orchestras, collaborated with distinguished musicians, and appeared in concert series such as GitarISTRA, Guitarrero, and Zürcher Gitarrenkonzerte. In June 2025, he completed his studies at the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) under the mentorship of Prof. Anders Miolin and Prof. Vojin Kocić. He currently teaches at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet Maribor.