Got Rhythm? According to the well-known refrain, besides rhythm and music (and a touch of love), who could ask for anything more? The musical magic of George Gershwin, which conquered both Broadway and Hollywood, is brought to life by Viktor Čižić in an intimate solo piano rendition, spanning from the shortest prelude all the way to R... Well, you’ll see! In one moment the foyer of the Croatian National Theatre (HNK) in Zagreb is in Blue, then it's in Paris, through a unique blend of a concert and a theatrical performance. In this concert-play, directed by Ivan Đuričić, anything can happen, but one thing is certain: with Gershwin's greatest hits, it will be hard to resist tapping your feet.
At the piano Viktor Čižić
Script and directing Ivan Đuričić
Music George Gershwin
Viktor Čižić (Zagreb, 1996) is a pianist and musician whose work includes solo and chamber performances, and at times composing, arranging, and improvising. He has performed in Europe and the United States, in prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, and the Amphitheater in Pula. As a soloist, he performed with the CNT Zagreb Opera Orchestra, the Zagreb Philharmonic, the Zagreb Soloists, the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra, the Croatian Radio and Television Tamburitza Orchestra and Choir, the Cantus Ensemble, the Antiphonus Ensemble, and the OMG Orchestra.
During the last two seasons, Viktor performed in numerous CNT Zagreb productions, including the ballet Peer Gynt (performing Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto), the ballet The Firebird/Petrushka (as pianist in the orchestra), the Ballet Gala Concert, and the Classics on Sundays series. Beyond his appearances at the Croatian National Theatre, this season he also premiered Nexus, a concerto for piano and ensemble by Juraj Marko Žerovnik, with the Cantus Ensemble.
After graduating from the XV Gymnasium and Vatroslav Lisinski Music School under Branka Fačini-Vrhovski, Viktor enrolled in piano studies at the Zagreb Academy of Music in 2014, studying under Dalibor Cikojević. He graduated in 2021 in the class of Filip Fak and spent one year as an exchange student at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, studying under Frank van de Laar and Ralph van Raat. For nearly two years, he also worked as a collaborative pianist at the Zagreb Academy of Music. He is currently employed as a pianist with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been the recipient of several awards, including the Annual Award of the Society of University Teachers in Zagreb and the Darko Lukić Diploma.