Mina Ristić

Mina Ristić for AzTV

Mina Ristić — Sat, 02 May 2020 10:17:53 +0000

Young pianist Mina Ristić was a guest on Azerbaijani national television AzTV, in the Azərbaycan Deyəndə (When You Say Azerbaijan) show. Here is an excerpt from the interview.

AzTV: Worldwide there is a growing number of music fans who are learning about Azerbaijani classical music, and in their scientific papers musicians are choosing topics related to Azerbaijani composers. One such musician is Mina Ristić, a student of the final year of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, whose doctoral thesis is titled “Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Azerbaijani Composers in the Second Half of the 20^th Century: The Issue of Style and Creating Interpretation”, and which will analyze pieces by Gara Garayev, Azər Rzayev, Aydin Azimov, and Eldar Mansurov.

Mina Ristić: Scientific papers on art should primarily contain the element of innovation, i.e. present something new or something known, but in a different, innovative manner. My doctoral dissertation will be the first scientific paper in the Balkans on the topic of Azerbaijani music, which has very rarely been performed in Serbia, and papers practically don’t exist. Another positive side of this paper is that musicians in the region can learn about new composers and expand their concert repertoire with truly valuable compositions.

Who is your favorite Azerbaijani composer?

In my solo performances I often perform works by Azerbaijani composers and I am an aficionado. One of my favorite composers is Fikret Amirov. I have had the honor of performing his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra after Arabian Themes, conducted by Ayyub Gyliyev, accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of the National Theatre in Belgrade. The audience was thrilled by the performance. That same evening works by other Azerbaijani composers were performed, and to this day musicians from the orchestra talk about how pleased they were to perform these pieces. Another composer whose compositions I like very much is Arif Melikov. In the past year, at nearly every concert I have performed an excerpt from his ballet Poem of Two Hearts.

How similar are Azerbaijani and Serbian music?

Even though the music in both countries has its specificities and characteristics, I can give you one interesting fact: while performing pieces by Serbian and Azerbaijani composers, at certain moments the audience could not distinguish between Serbian and Azerbaijani music, because there are significant similarities in certain rhythmic and melodic motifs.

Do you think that music is a good language that diplomacy can speak?

I believe that music is the best language that diplomacy can ‘speak’.

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Concert for the Reopening of Republic Square

Mina Ristić — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:54:46 +0000

The Theatre in the Square: Portal to the Centuries programme, performed for the reopening of Republic Square, was held on 8 September 2019, and one of the numerous events that took place between 11 am and 11 pm that day was the Music of the Square concert, at the plateau in front of the Belgrade Cultural Centre, by young opera singers, sopranos Marija Jelić and Isidora Stevanović, members of the Operatic Studio of the National Theatre, with piano accompaniment by Mina Ristić, a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade.

The young operatic and music artists performed well-known opera arias, canzonets and duets. The audience joyfully applauded every piece in high spirit, enjoying the good atmosphere and beautiful day in Belgrade.

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An Evening of French Composers

Mina Ristić — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 10:32:15 +0000

Mina Ristić (piano) and Isidora Dramićanin (violin), chamber music Ph.D. students under mentor Jasna Tucović, held a concert in cooperation with the ARTGET Gallery and the Faculty of Music in Belgrade on 21 October 2019. The program consisted of violin sonatas by César Franck and Claude Debussy, the favourite composers of the performers as well as audiences.

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An Evening of Sonatas

Mina Ristić — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:58:27 +0000

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On 4 July 2019 Mina Ristić (piano) and Isidora Dramićanin (violin) held a concert, An Evening of Sonatas, at the Italian Cultural Institute. As part of the programme the duo performed the Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F-major Op. 24 by Ludwig van Beethoven, as well as the Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in C minor Op. 45, by Edvard Grieg.

The concert was organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, where both artists are completing their Ph.D. studies in chamber music, under Prof. Jasna Tucović.

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Concert of Azerbaijani-Serbian Friendship

Mina Ristić — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 19:19:48 +0000

The Concert of Azerbaijani-Serbian Friendship was held 23 October 2019, at the National Museum in Belgrade.

The audience had the opportunity to experience the abundant musical heritage of both peoples, presented by eminent performers from both countries. On this occasion, Mina Ristić performed Ballade by Azerbaijani composer Jovdat Hajiyev, for solo piano, while she performed two-piano duo pieces by Azerbaijani composers Gara Garayev and Arif Malikov, with pianist Zarifa Ali-zade, professor at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. With soprano Marija Jelić she performed solo songs by Azerbaijani and Serbian composers, as well as soprano arias that are a standard part of their repertoire.

The audience enjoyed the music, national rhythms and melodies with Belgrade opera principal artists Jasmina Trumbetaš Petrović and Janko Sinadinović.

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Operatic Mélange

Mina Ristić — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 19:16:41 +0000

The first operatic concert in the renovated Kur-Salon in Banja Koviljača was held on 28 September 2019, by soprano Marija Jelić, a member of the Operatic Studio of the National Theatre in Belgrade, and pianist Mina Ristić.

In the King Aleksandar I Karadjordjević Hall, which was built in 1932, the young artists performed pieces by Russian and Serbian composers, as well as the world’s most beautiful opera arias. Mina Ristić also performed two pieces for solo piano: Ballade by Jovdat Hajiyev and Danzas Argentinas by Alberto Ginastera. The artists were honored with a frame canvas photo of their performance becoming a fixture in the King Aleksandar I Karadjordjević Hall, alongside photos of performances by the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Dance Foundation Ballet, and the Saint Sava Ball.

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23rd Fall in Čukarica Musical Encounters

Mina Ristić — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 19:07:38 +0000

The Giants of the Serbian Operatic Scene concert was held on 26 September 2019, as part of the 23^rd Fall in Čukarica musical encounters.

The performers were soloists of the National Theatre in Belgrade: Marija Jelić – soprano, member of the Operatic Studio; Ivanka Raković Krstonošić – soprano; Aleksandar Stamatović, bass-baritone; accompanied by Mina Ristić. The programme consisted of pieces by Stanislav Benički, Petar Konjović, Isidor Bajić, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, etc.

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Piano Duo Mina Ristić & Zarifa Ali-zade, at the Concert Hall of the Kolarac Endowment

Mina Ristić — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:45:06 +0000

As part of the Kolarac Podium for Chamber Music, pianists Zarife Ali-zade, professor at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, and Mina Ristić, a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, had a performance on 5 May 2019 at the Concert Hall of the Kolarac Endowment. As part of the programme they performed piano duos: In Black and White by Claude Debussy, Gogol Suite by Alfred Schnittke, as well as three pieces from the Sketches cycle by Valery Gavrilin, for four hands. The music critique by musicologist Radoš Mitrović, in the Ars Sonora programme on RTS radio, paid tribute to the successfulness of the concert and choice of interesting and unusual repertoire. The piece that the duo performed as an encore, an excerpt from the Poem of Love ballet, by Azerbaijani composer Arif Malikov, especially thrilled the audience.

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The Winter Fairytale concert

Mina Ristić — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:35:43 +0000

The Winter Fairytale concert brought the gems of classic and operatic music to the hall of the Geozavod building, on 23 December 2018. The holiday magic was fulfilled by arias from the operas, Rusalka, The Tales of Hofmann, Romeo and Juliette, La bohème, etc. The artistic blend of the Winter Fairytale consisted of prominent operatic performers: Principal Artist of the National Theatre in Belgrade Jasmina Trumbetaš Petrović (soprano), and soloists Marija Jelić (soprano) and Nevena Matić (soprano). There were two pianists: Zarife Ali-zade, Professor at the Academy of Artists in Novi Sad Department of Piano, and Mina Ristić, a Ph.D. student of chamber music at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. They also performed pieces for four hands, a selection of pieces from the Sketches cycle by Valery Gavrilin. The concert was directed by one of the most talented local directors, Aleksandar Nikolić.

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An Evening of German Composers – BELEF 2018

Mina Ristić — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:32:15 +0000

Pianist Mina Ristić and violinist Isidora Dramićanin performed at Belgrade City Hall on 2 July 2018, as part of the 27^th Belgrade Summer Festival (BELEF), which lasted from 22 June to 15 July. The two musicians performed Violin Sonata No 1 by the Ludwig van Beethoven and Violin Sonata No. 1 by Johannes Brahms, as part of the concert titled An Evening of German Composers.

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