23rd International Festival “Ars vivendi clavicembalum” – Concert and presentation of the CD “Les pièces de clavecin“ – Milana Popovića

As part of the festival, we will have the opportunity to present the latest audio release Les pièces de clavecin by harpsichordist Milan Popović at the Artget Gallery on Friday, November 6, at 6:00 PM. Participants: Zorica Ćetković, the release’s reviewer; Maja Mihić, the release’s editor-in-chief; and Milan Popović.

Program:
Louis Couperin (c. 1626–1661)
Pièces de Clavecin en sol mineur
Prélude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Passacaille

Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Forqueray (1699–1782)
Pièces de Clavecin
La Sainscy
Le Carillon de Passy
La Latour
La Boisson
Jupiter

Information about CD:
publisher: Fakultet muzičke umetnosti
reviewers: Maja Smiljanić-Radić, Zorica Ćetković
editor-in-chief: dr um. Maja Mihić
executive editor: msr Marija Božović
msr Neda Nestorović
sound engineer and mastering: Zoran Jerković

Biohraphy:
Milan Popović, DMA is a Serbian harpsichordist and pianist, active as a soloist, chamber musician, piano accompanist, and continuo player. He earned his Bachelor’s degrees in Harpsichord and Piano from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, studying under full professors Ninoslav Živković and Zorica Ćetković. In 2013, he successfully defended his doctoral art project titled Interpretative Connections between 18th and 20th Century French Keyboard Music.
Throughout his studies, he participated in numerous masterclasses both in Serbia and abroad. He was a scholarship holder of the Austrian Baroque Academy in Gmunden and worked with renowned harpsichordists and pedagogues such as Egon Mihajlović, Siegbert Rampe, Blandine Rannou, Jory Vinikour, Maria Louisa Baldassari, Erich Traxler, Anne Marie Dragosits, and Eugène Michelangeli.
He is a laureate and prizewinner of numerous national and international piano competitions. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed at prominent music festivals including Ars Vivendi Clavicembalum, Trigonale, Aestas, and the Early Music Festival, presenting a wide repertoire in both solo and ensemble settings.
In addition to regular performances throughout Serbia, Popović has appeared in Austria, Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. As a soloist, he has performed with the Artistic Ensemble of the Serbian Army “Stanislav Binički” and the Faculty of Music Orchestra, and has also collaborated with the RTS Symphony Orchestra, Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, Jewish Chamber Orchestra, Baroque Orchestra Aestas and New Belgrade Opera Baroque Orchestra. He is a member of the early music ensemble Temenos.
His performances have been recorded and broadcast by Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) and Austrian Radio (ORF).
Popović is the founder and artistic coordinator of the event Days of Early Music, held annually at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade since 2013 under the auspices of the European Early Music Network.
He currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Harpsichord at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade.