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On April 5th, “Spark” single was published with a Piano and Nature record company from the Netherlands. It is the first time that I work with this dynamic label. They placed “Spark” on the Calm&Focused editorial playlist on Spotify. The song is also on the playlist: Reading Music from Andante Piano records and several other great ones. I wrote the composition for a romantic scene of the “Woman Anthem” play.

I feel excited to share with you that my newest single “Stars” will be published on March 8th, 2024 by YRR. It will be out on special day, the International Women’s Day. “Stars” was inspired by the book by Neil De Grasse Tyson “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry”, which depict a travel through space and how to understand what is happening to our universe. The song expresses my awe about the universe and the stars. The best compliment was given by my friend, who works for NASA. After listening to the composition, he told me that it moved him to tears. Feeling grateful and honored!

Feeling very grateful and honored that “Reminiscent” composition was the winner of the Chrissie Sheppard Award as the Best Single for Jan. 2024 on One World Music radio in UK. I wrote this composition for the theater piece “Woman Anthem” about the life of a renown writer and poet, Paula Preradovic. The play will be premiered on June 29th, 2024 in Pula and will be playing in many cities in Croatia, Serbia, Bosna and Herzegovina, as well as in Vienna, Austria.

Feeling happy that BBC radio in London chose to broadcast “River” (radio edit) at the very beginning of the program. Previously, BBC radio London played my composition “Awakening” that was beautifully orchestrated by Fanch Parker.

Here is the link so that you can hear the entire program.

My new single is to be published by Yellow Rose Records. The composition was inspired by the life of Paula Preradovic, an amazing writer. She wrote a beautiful text for the Austria anthem. Her life connects WW1 and WW2, Austro-Hungarian empire and the era after it’s fall, also connecting her place of childhood, Pula in Croatia and her mother’s country, that is Austria.

My new single “River” will be published by YRR on Nov. 24th, 2023. The composition represents the river running through all its obstacles, and finding new paths to overcome these stepping stones. Just like our lives…

Happy to celebrate with you that my composition “To You”, written for my husband, has already more than 111 k streams on Spotify, and that total streams on Spotify for all of my published music are more than 720 k!

I am also currently composing music for a theater piece, and will inform you about more details soon!

Thank you for listening to my music!

Dear listeners and curators!

Thank you so much for placing my music on various playlists and for listening to it. I was truly happy that so many of you listened to my music, from so many different countries and for so many hours during the 2023!

On Aug. 1st, 2023, Awakening, an orchestral version, was broadcasted on BBC radio London in a program named, the Sleeping Forecast.

The program recording will be available until the end of Sept. on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g43wvz

We really enjoyed playing our concert in Rovinj! Thank you Domagoj Terzic for being such a great host.

Thank you Verena Carlson for publishing the news about my newest album on your online community website.

Please find the full blog here: https://alumni.webster.ac.at

If you are in Istria near Rovinj on July 3rd, join us for our concert in Rovinj at the BAROMUS Festival (19th Edition) at the Francis Monastery. The event has been mastered and organized by Domagoj Terzic. We all very much look forward to it and would be happy to see you there!

Thank you Dubrovnik Dnevnik.hr for publishing an article about Matthew’s, Matej’s and my concert on June 30th at Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik. The title reads, PIANO MANIACS TRIATHLON Three amazing musicians are preparing a spectacle for audience in Dubrovnik!

Three world renown musicians are coming to Dubrovnik to present a highly interesting project, very different and unique. Piano Maniacs Triathlon will take place on Friday, June 30th at the Rector’s Palace, as it gathers three very good friends – Viennese musician Antonija Pacek, American classical music star Matthew Mayer and Croatian virtuoso Matej Mestrovic.

Full article

Thank you Mia, for publishing an article that writes about my new upcoming album and the set list with the description.

Thank you so much @WebsterUniversityAlumni team for writing beautiful words about my upcoming album “Night”!

Listen to this calming mini playlist sponsored by me on One World Music Radio. Surrender to the magic of calming piano compositions!

Just click on the link

“Night” is my brand new, sixth album, which I composed, performed, and recorded. The album starts with the composition that goes under your skin, also titled “Night” – quite emotional, touching, and personal. It was inspired by my recent car accident, having my youngest daughter present in the car as well, and by saying goodbye to their our dog. These sad happenings are reflected in a tune that is a mix of introspection, feelings of helplessness, but also hope. YRR will publish it on June 30th, 2023.

Music on my new album was beautifully mastered by Davor Rocco and Eldar Ibrahimovic.

Photography for the back side of the album by Dean Tosovic

Art design by Yellow Rose Records and Michael Hofbauer

If you happen to be around Dubrovnik on June 30th, please come to Rector’s Place at 9.30 pm, as we will play concert under name Piano Maniacs Triathlon. It will a lot of fun and so many beautiful melodies played. A huge thanks to Darija Mikulandra i Jelena Marzic for organizing this concert as a part of Mid Summer Scene Festival in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Jutarnji list, a popular newspaper in Croatia wrote on May 31st: “A special musical desert for classical music listeners will be a concert from three globally renown pianists and composers “Piano Maniacs Triathlon”, that is Matej Mestrovic, Matthew Mayer and Antonija Pacek. They will perform the concert on June 30th at Rector’s Palace (Knezev Dvor) in Dubrovnik.”

After I watched a movie “The Love Letter” about unfulfilled love story, I immediately wrote “Sky’s Crying”. It is coming out on June 2nd, published by YRR.

Thank you Ed Bazel for featuring me on your playlist on OWMR in May 2023!

Thank you One World Music Radio for featuring Grace on your amazing 88 Keys program!

After being in compilation “As Spring Comes”, published by Yellow Rose Records (YRR), “Awakening” as gorgeously orchestrated by Fanch Parker. It will be published by YRR on April 7th, and we cannot wait to hear your impressions about his beautiful version of this song!

Exactly on my birthday, a YRR compilation Dream Chasers Vol 5, As the Springs come was published, featuring 18 artists from all around the world and including my composition “Awakening”, with a theme around Spring, a time of rebirth – positive and uplifiting! Enjoy it!

At the end of last year, Spotify created the best of Antonija Pacek, called “This is Antonija Pacek”. Please go to Spotify, and enjoy more than an hour of my music. If you like it, please follow me (simply by clicking on FOLLOW).

Thank you

There will be a new Spring Compilation from YRR coming on my birthday – March 10th, called Dream Chasers, Vol. 5, titled “As the Spring Comes”. I am very honored that my composition “Awakening” will be part of this beautiful compilation, and to be among great artists included!

Dear listeners,

it is a great joy to share with you that Piano Music Radio’s playlist with a “Spotlight on Antonija Pacek” was first no. 12; and then no. 7 on Global Classical Music chart. It is a full hour of music, starting with my composition “Springtime” from my “Seasons of Life”, followed by, later, “Touch” and “Hopeful” on  this beautiful radio list.

Enjoy listening!

This is the list of my most listened to compositions on Spotify until the end of Jan. 2023!

As of Feb. 2023 Antonija’s music has more than half a mill. streams on Spotify.

Follow me on Spotify – look for Antonija Pacek’s artist page and click on “follow” box!

Thank you

please click on the link to hear the show featuring my music on Piano Music Radio

Link

Today in the evening, at 9.00 pm European time, there will be a one hour special program of beautiful piano music starring me! It starts with “Springtime”.

It will be available for UK, USA and Canada, otherwise you could listen to it on the MIXCLOUD!

Happy to announce that at the January 2023 chart of One World Music Radio in UK placed “Hopeful” on place no. 2. This is a song that I composed for my friend Heike that is battling cancer, and I hope that it brought optimism and hope to her!