KATJA MARKOTIĆ, mezzo-soprano 17.07.2025. Church of St. Euphemia-21:00 h

Katja Markotić was born in Zagreb, Croatia where she began her music studies as vocalist in the class of tenor N. Žunec. She graduated in Graz at ˝Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst˝, specializing in Lied and oratorio, in the class of renowned mezzo-soprano Prof. Ira Malaniuk. She also studied with Prof. F.X. Lukasowsky in Vienna. As a concert singer, she has been equally successful in performing works from various periods, from Baroque to Contemporary music. Besides Croatian authors, K. Markotić’s repertoire includes works by the most significant representatives of the European vocal tradition (Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mahler, Liszt, Strauss, Rachmaninov). She often performs arias for mezzosoprano (alto) in Bach’s and Händel’s oratorios as well.
As a concert soloist she performed with eminent orchestras and chamber ensembles such as The Zagreb Soloists, The Zagreb String Quartet, The String Quartet of Milan, The String Quartet of Venice, The Cremona Soloists, The Croatian Chamber Orchestra, The Korean Chamber Orchestra (Seoul), The German Chamber Orchestra Frankfurt, The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, The Ljubljana Symphonic Orchestra, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra and Zagreb Symphony Orchestra HRT.
She has made her appearance at all major music festivals in the country, as well in Austria, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Great Britain.
She achieved special success with her solo recitals at international festival „Cervantino˝ XXX in Mexico and in Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City).