Franko Božac

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Franko Božac (born 3 November 1974 in Croatia) is a classical accordion performer.^[1]

Biography[]

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Božac’s has performed in theatres in several countries, including the Queen Elizabeth Hall (London), Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Cornerstone – Hope at Everton, , , Oxford Playhouse, Nottingham Playhouse, City University London, and Henry Wood Hall. Recently^[when?], he has performed of with and at The New End Theatre in London. He has also performed at festivals such as the Cornerstone Festival in Liverpool, , International Music Forums, Bloomsbury Festival, , .

He has premiered numerous concertos for the button accordion. The most recent^[when?] was The Hall of Horcum (Concerto for accordion and orchestra, which was written and dedicated to him) by British composer . The premiere was held at the of , and he was accompanied by the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, conducted by renowned conductor . Another important accordion premiere was the performance of the Introduction, Choral and Final for accordion and orchestra, (which is also dedicated to him), composed by the Russian composer . Other premieres include: Paraphrase for accordion and strings orchestra composed by , Aproksimato no. 2 and Zujalica composed by Bashkim Shehu (scored for bayan and symphony orchestra). With 10/10 Ensemble (Chamber Orchestra – part of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra), he recorded for BBC Radio 3 the works of contemporary British composer Gary Carpenter. Besides this, he has recorded a project for BBC Scotland, the St Kilda Opera Hiort, which was conducted simultaneously in Britain, France, Belgium, Austria and Germany. The work is scored for five instruments, three choirs and soloists.

Božac has also collaborated with The London Sinfonietta (under the direction of composer and conductor, George Benjamin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, , , Symphonic Orchestra and Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra.

Božac graduated from the University of Pula, Croatia and was the first accordion graduate at the time in his native land (Croatia). He later graduated with a Master's degree from under licence of in Lovran, under the tuition of Prof. , followed by a postgraduate diploma from the Royal Academy of Music- London, in the class of Prof Owen Murray. He is currently an accordion professor at the University of Pula. His students have until now won over 80 prizes in national and international competitions, including: , Coupe Mondiale, state and country competitions.

He is a member of the , the and . He has conduct masterclasses and seminars in Croatia and the neighbouring countries. In 2009, the awarded Božac a medal for outstanding musical achievements.

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• Official website