CONCERT
UNESCO Musica
Lara Fortunat, accordion
In collaboration with the "Città di Palmanova" International Competition
Zadar and Palmanova are part of a shared European heritage inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, as part of the serial property 'Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra - Western Stato da Mar'. The Musical Evenings at St Donatus will once again host the winners of the prestigious international music competition Città di Palmanova.
Lara Fortunat began playing the accordion at the age of eight in the class of A. Ipavec at the Music school of Tolmin. In recent years, she has continued her studies with the same professor at the Glasbena matica Friuli Venezia Giulia. She has participated in numerous regional, national, and international competitions, where she has received several awards and recognitions. Among her particularly distinguished achievements is her performance at the International competition for young musicians Euritmia in Povoletto (IT), where in 2019 she was awarded 100 points and won the absolute first prize in her category (for the first time in the 23-year history of the competition, the full 100 points were awarded). She has continued to develop her artistic path in recent years, as confirmed by her first prizes she received in 2026 at the international competitions Tomaž Holmar (IT) and Panoniaccordion (SLO), as well as a second prize at the International accordion competition in Pula (CRO). In the same year, she also won the absolute first prize at the 14th International music competition Città di Palmanova (IT), achieving a score of 98/100. She has further refined her skills with internationally renowned professors such as M. Bjeletić, C. Rojac, M. S. Pietrodarchi, X. Q. Cao and P. Roffi. As a soloist, she has performed at various music series and festivals, including Tminsko poletje (SLO), Glasba z vrtov sv. Frančiška (SLO), Talenti Super Green (IT), Fadiesis Accordion Festival (IT), Harmonika in vitovska (IT), and Harmonika mundijal Gomirje (CRO). In 2021, she released her first CD titled To do a mistake, followed two years later by her second CD Mimogrede. She is currently attending the third year of Bachelor degree in biotechnology at the Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana.
Program:
1. J. S. Bach (1685-1750): Fantasia and fugue in g-minor BWV 542
2. J. S. Bach (1685-1750): Prelude and fugue in f-minor BWV 881
3. D. Scarlatti (1685-1757): Sonata K. 141
4. A. Piazzolla (1921-1992) arr. L. Fortunat (2004-): Ave Maria
5. P. Makkonen (1966- ): Disco-Toccata
6. V. Chernikov (1947-1994): Improvisation on a Theme by B. Mokrousov "The Lonely Harmonica"