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Feeling very grateful that Double J in UK took my newest single “To You” on their amazing playlist “Piano Love Songs” on Spotify. My composition found home :)!

The singe “To You” dedicated to love of my love, came out on July 1st, published by Yellow Rose Records.

In the link below you can directly find where to purchase this score – bprmusic.

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“Antonija Pacek writes simply beautiful music. Clear lines, gorgeous melodic structures and a great sense of aesthetics define her work. Her music is loved by many and she keeps astounding us with her seamless creativity and output of publications. Like the various colours of the seasons, she touches us all.”
Aleksey Igudesman

I am very honored and grateful for such an amazing review and recommendations by Aleksey, who is known as a virtuoso violinist, composer, conductor, comedian, film maker, actor, writer, poet, and entrepreneur.

What a beautiful venue at “Sponza” in the middle of the Dubrovnik center, warm audience and a perfectly tuned concert piano. The concert that I performed at the end of June in 2022 will always stay in my memory – it was very emotional. Thank you Daria Mikulandra for your great organization and your friendship!

Would you like to play Springtime that was broadcasted on FM Classic Radio in London? Please go to bprmusic.com and search under Antonija Pacek, you will find this score and many more…

Feeling excited, as “To You” composition, dedicated to love of my life was published by Yellow Rose Records yesterday! Here is the link to several streaming platforms to hear the song:

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“Quite emotional concert by Antonija Pacek at the place Sponza”

Emotional concert by Antonija Pacek is a real sensation in the program done by Midsummer Scene Festival in Dubrovnik.

Croatian Austrian cinematic music composer Antonija Pacek performed a beautiful and emotive concert at the place Sponza in Dubrovnik as a part of Midsummer Scene Festival. This monumental palace seems to be made for compositions, inspired by the sea and summer feeling….

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I immensely enjoyed the “Thank You, Mama Workshop”, where I also introduced some ideas on perception, perceptional errors and creative processes. I also played some of my self-composed compositions that would enhance some of the exercises during the workshop.

I would warmly recommend “Thank you, Mama Workshop”, created by Ana Tajder, as it is self-reflective, liberating, full of meaningful exercises and dialogues throughout our quest to explore motherhood (what we cherish from our mothers and how we could better mother ourselves). I appreciated Traude’s meditative exercise that gave us a special energy during this exploration and helped participants to bond with one another. It felt energizing and full of reflective thinking.

Leni Bohrmann, an actress and a screenplay writer from Germany has a very interesting BACKSTAGE podcasts. I am very grateful and honored that she chose to interview me for her podcast no. 99. She was fascinated by the fact that I enrolled myself (on my own) to the music school with the age of 6, that although I am a composer, I studies only psychology, and that after so many years without the piano – when I got one again, I decided that I will never let it go again… So we talked about my childhood, living my country, my studies, my music and my future projects. You can find it on the below links:

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Thank you HUGHES HALL magazine for writing news about my work and music… I keenly remember my time when I studied my masters degree at the University of Cambridge and lived by the Hughes Hall college in 1996/97

My new single “To You” is coming out on July 1st and is dedicated to my dearest men in the whole world! Stay tuned…

Would you like to play or to buy as a present, one of my most listened to compositions on Spotify? “If Only Time Allowed” is now available on www.brpmusic.com. Happy playing!

Dear friends and listeners, for those who might be in Dubrovnik at the end of June, there will be the Midsummer Festival, organized by Darija Mikulandra Zanetic, with the tragedy of “Romeo and Julia” and with monodrama “A Poor Player” from June 21st until June 25th. My concert will take place on June 27th (Monday), which will celebrate the 750 years of Dubrovnik Statute.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Full article in Croatian Jutarnji List

As of April 26th, my newest CD went into production at CSM Organization. Michael Hofbauer, made the beautiful art work for the back side and inserted page inside of the CD box, as well as the print on the CD itself. Back side photography is done by Dean Tosovic. The CD is featuring two songs with Sanja Romic. Mastering was beautifully done by Davor Rocco, who also mixed “Sadness” and “Rain Drops” (piano and oboe). I am incredibly lucky with wonderful people I have been working with.

Thank you Akiko Hori for adding “Fall Train” composition to your International Piano playlist, which is based in Japan. It feels so nice to have my music to travel all the way to Japan. I follow Akiko’s work, she is also a composer. I highly recommend her music as well!

What are great memory on the fantastic audience and a beautiful city of Portugal. I presented The Joys of Stress, on how to not take stress only as a villain and suggested techniques and mindset resetting in order to cope with stress. After my presentation, I played “If Only Time Allowed” to support the audience during their self-reflective exercise.

Dear Ana Tajder interviewed me for her Thank you, Mama podcast (available on Spotify and Apple Music) about my mom Slavica who gave me some important lessons for my life. The major lessons were that everything is possible, that we need to believe in our dreams, invest time and effort in education, leave something behind (I am leaving my music behind), express your creativity and be kind, loving, giving to others (and don’t forget to smile).

You can also find out more about my mom’s life in this episode. Thank you for listening!

“Hi Antonija, I’m still working my way properly and without distractions through your new album and have to say there are 2 compositions in particular which I am in love with. I love the whole album and it certainly takes me to different places at different times of the day. Thank you so much for your amazing compositions. Blown away yet again. Fantastic !!!

‘Life is…’ and ‘Spur of a moment’ are pretty much on repeat. Too beautiful for words and thought provoking in such amazing ways that I’m in awe. ‘Life is…’ started to play and it took me straight back to the night your composition ‘Almost Goodbye ‘ was played on Classic FM (London) and it woke me which I am still bewildered at. You’ve no idea how happy I am that somehow the beauty of it triggered the brain. I can’t recall any other musician being able to do that. Have a super evening  “

My response to Andy was:

“Dear Andy, thank you so much. I feel moved that you would choose these two compositions and thank you for your description how you feel about them. I am endlessly grateful for your sharing this with me. “Life Is…” is a musical vision of what life means for me. Life consists of ups and downs, learning and developing, simply beautiful and intense moments. I intentionally left the title open, so that everyone could define life for themselves while listening to the song. “Spur of a Moment” was created at a moment of happiness, when my heart was full of joy. If I get sad, I play this composition, and it gives me a sense of joy. I wanted to finish my album this uplifting, cheerful melody.

Thank you dear Andy, have a great weekend!

I celebrate 13 years since Whisperings Radio in the USA started broadcasting my first albums. David Nevue, the father of Whisperings Radio, just informed me that his favorite composition from “Seasons of Life” album is “Spur of a Moment” and next to this one, David put also in rotation on solopianoradio.com “Rain Drops” (solo piano), “Life Is…”, “Winter Waltz”, “Dreaming”, “Fall Train” and “Lost and Found”, a total of seven composition. Feeling so honored, delighed, grateful, and encouraged to keep on creating… Thank you so much David!

Despite the dart times, radio TwentySound in Berlin, Germany, did not forget to add my new album “Seasons of Life” into the twentysound “New Arrival” program as of March 19th – during the weekends at 6 pm. Thank you Jörgen Schwarz for your kind impressions!

The new compositions will also be included in the new Relaxed Morning program, as well as Pianissimo program.

To go directly to the radio please klick here

Happy to announce that today my newest album “Seasons of Life” is available on all major streaming platforms.

To choose your favorite streaming platform, choose here

John, the program director of Shades of Classics in Canada, just wrote to me:

“I just wanted to let you know that I will be playing a set of 5 pieces from your new album on my Shades of Classics – March 27 program.  The set will air just after 9:30 AM CDT (Winnipeg time) that morning.  I will be airing the following pieces: “Dreaming”, “Fall Train”, “Sadness”, “Lost” (solo piano) and “Life Is…” (bonus track).

People can listen live to the show at https://ckuw.ca/, or download the podcast later that day at:

https://ckuw.ca/programs/detail/shades-of-classics

Thank you so much John!

I feel delighted and excited that my album “Seasons of Life” is coming out this week on Friday! Stay tuned!

Just on my birthday, One World Music RADIO in UK nominated my album “Forever” for BEST SOLO PIANO ALBUM in year 2021! This year, I have got so many marvellous present for my birthday and they all relate to my music! Feeling so grateful!

Feeling delighted and humbled that Matthew Mayer on SOLOPIANO.COM nominated my previous album “Forever” for Album of 2021 in its category “Solo Piano”. It would be surreal if this album wins this title! I learned about the nomination just one day before my birthday 🙂

On March 18th, as my new CD “Seasons of Life” gets published by Yellow Rose Records, FM Classic radio London will broadcast “Springtime” on Smooth Classics program with Margherita Taylor. I am delighted that next to Aloft and Almost Goodbye, this very prestigious radio station will broadcast also the newest composition from my new album!