A concert entitled "London Calling" was held in the ambience of the Auditorium of the Military Hall in Tivat, where the guitarist performed. Miloš Karadaglić with your guests.
On Wednesday, July 30th, this event was organized in co-production by KotorArt and Tivat Music Festival, and Karadaglić was shared the stage with trumpeter Alison Balsam, violinists Miljana Popovic Maternal i Marija Đuranović, violist Mirjana Jovanovic, cellist Nemanja Stankovic and double bassist Zoran Zakršek.
KotorArt holds an important place in Miloš Karadaglić's career because it was this festival that served as the point of his professional take-off. His connection with KotorArt has lasted for almost two decades, and at that festival he not only performed as a soloist, but also promoted the concept of public cooperation with renowned artists with whom he collaborated on the concert stage or in studio work. Having become one of the favorite artists of the Montenegrin audience over time, he contributed to opening the festival doors to the local audience to meet international musical names. Also, his Miloš Foundation, based in Montenegro, further confirms the artist's dedication to the development and support of young talents. In this regard, KotorArt introduced the latest scholarship recipient of this foundation, guitarist Miloš Pavićević, to the audience just the day before Karaglić's concert.
The concert's program concept reflected the need to make the repertoire accessible to a wider audience, connecting with different types of audiences. Thus, the concert also included Vivaldi, Bokerini, Pjacola, but also arrangements of famous Beatles songs. Accordingly, the artist himself justified such a - essentially segmented, mosaic and stylistically heterogeneous concept - as a reaction to the contemporary perception of classical music by the general public. Namely, he saw a change in the cultural pattern of listening to music in which works are not chosen as a whole, but rather parts (movements) of compositions, which he sees as the influence of digitalization and modern habits of listening to music. In this regard, individual movements of Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for Lute (Guitar), Concerto for Oboe (Guitar) were represented Alexandra Marcella, Luigi Boccherini's Guitar Quintet, Trumpet Concerto John Nebuchadnezzar, Astor Piazzolla's Histories of Tango, as well as the composer's Libertango, and the globally popular Spanish Romance by an unknown author and three Beatles songs.
The audience's reactions during the concert were warm and heartfelt, creating a storm of enthusiastic applause, even during the breaks between songs. The full house not only testified to Miloš Karadaglić's popularity in Montenegro as an artist, but also to the obvious connection he has created with his listeners over time.
Karadaglić further strengthened his position as one of the most beloved musicians in Montenegro with a recent public gesture - his refusal to accept the Thirteenth of July Award. However, this gesture was not only his individual stance, but also a strong impetus for a public debate on the role of art and artists in social change. In the age of digitalization and streaming platforms, where music is available in fragments and playlists, concert programs like this one illuminate how traditional music formats can adapt to the modern habits of listeners.
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