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Watching and listening to this young talent is out of this world.
/ HRAudio /
Vienna-based Serbian accordionist Bogdan Laketic was born in 1994 and is one of the most active accordionists of his generation. Bogdan is a dynamic soloist, chamber musician and member of multiple ensembles of different musical styles. With his Duo Aliada, he pushes the limits of his instrument’s possibilities, regularly performing challenging transcriptions of works written for piano and even full orchestra. Additionally he is an active performer of contemporary music, having worked with such established composers as Wolfgang Rihm, Isabel Mundry, Dirk D’Ase and Wolfgang Liebhart. He actively cooperates with young composers and has contributed to the accordion repertoire by premiering more than fifteen works.
He has performed in over 35 countries at festivals such as Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Kissinger Sommer, Thüringer Bachwochen, Wien Modern, Impuls Graz, Festival de musica de Morelia Mexiko, Chiloe Concertante Festival, Summerwinds Festival, Musical Olympus Festival, Johor Bahru Festival, European Arts Forum, Brückenfestival, Alpenarte Festival, Ohrid Summer Festival to name a few. Bogdan has played in some of the most important concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Musikverein Wien, Tonhalle Zürich, Teatro Del Lago Chile, Hermitage Theater St. Petersburg, Kolarac Belgrade, Katsushika Symphony Hills Tokyo, Tianjin Conservatory of Music and ORF Radiokulturhaus.
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It is a ‘now an 100%’ music making, which absolutely captivates the listener. Fantastic!
/ Remy Franck - President of ICMA /
In 2013, as a member of Duo Aliada, he won a Grand Prix at the 12th Fidelio Wettbewerb, chamber music competition held in Vienna. Consequently he was named “2014 Artist of the year” sponsored by HFP Steuerberater Wien. He is also a prize winner at the M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition (USA). In 2011 he received a prize from the Serbian government for the artistic achievement of winning three national accordion competitions in a single year.
Bogdan has recorded albums with the Austrian ORF, German Hänssler Classic and ARS Produktion. He is a regular member of a LIVE Music Now, an organisation founded by Yehudi Menuhin, which allows him to perform concerts with various ensembles.
In 2021-22 season, Bogdan will be playing with Duo Aliada at festivals such as Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival, Kissinger Sommer, Kempen Klassik, Bad Berleburg, and others. With Duo Aliada he is a Featured Artist of Jeunesse and will be touring Austria and will premier a concerto by Wojtek Chalupka with the Jeunesse Symphony Orchestra in the big hall of Wiener Musikverein. Additionally, he will be performing his solo program “Made in Vienna” in Austria and Switzerland and also play with maestro Paul Gulda, as well as cellist Ana Topalovic. With his ensemble Viennessence he will be at 2022 edition of Bregenzer Festspiele. He will be teaching at his masterclass organised by the Musikforum Viktring-Klagenfurt in July 2022, as well as releasing his debut solo CD with Gramola record label in Spring 2022.
