04.07.2023
Karmina Šilec received international award for her oustanding contribution to music art
In honor of a renown artist Darinka Matić Marović KotorArt festival in Montenegro established an international award named after her.
The prize is given to the most prominent artists for works or achievements that represent an outstanding contribution to the development of musical art in the Ex-Yugoslavia area and for female artists originating from this area.An international jury consisting of renowned music artists and theorists decided that 2023 award winner is Karmina Šilec. The prize will be awarded in Kotor, on July 24, as part of the "Vox feminae" events at Philosopher's Square.
In its justification, the international jury emphasized that Karmina Šilec's projects were awarded with important international awards for activities in scenic areas that include music. Karmina Šilec's contribution to the development of musical art in our area is also her special form of activity related to musical heritage and its implementation in modern creativity. Karmina Šilec, a Slovenian artist with a wide range of activities, conductor, theater director and composer, who is constantly looking for new music and new areas of stage expression, creates projects with various opera and drama houses, festivals and ensembles all over the world. With an original and research approach, Karmina brought freshness to choral music and musical theater and built her own style of artistic expression, where is no borders of cultures and nations. With her boldness, provocation and erudition, Karmina Šilec transformed various vocal ensembles into top-class artistic formations of the highest rank", emphasized the president of the jury, Dobrila Popović.
Darinka Matić Marović was a conductor, professor, and first women Dean of University of Art in Belgrade. As a central figure of the cultural life in region she set high standards for new generations of artists.
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