Zagreb Fair, 11–16 November 2025
Pavilion 6, Stand 7f

The Sound of Return – MIC Back at Interliber after 43 Years!

The Music Information Centre of the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall (MIC) returns to Croatia’s largest book fair with a special reason and symbolism: after more than four decades, MIC once again takes part in Interliber, presenting its rich tradition of music publishing and contemporary projects that shape the visibility of Croatian music worldwide.

Founded in 1971, MIC has been a key institution of Croatian musical culture and publishing for over five decades. Its mission goes beyond the publication of sheet music – MIC is systematically engaged in promoting Croatian composers and performers, preserving the country’s musical heritage, and presenting it to the international public. In this sense, publishing activity becomes a means to a broader goal: creating recognition and ensuring the lasting presence of Croatian music on the global scene.

Dora Pejačević – A Story of Success and the Importance of Music Editions

In recent years, through a series of publications and projects, MIC has demonstrated how essential systematic publishing is for the visibility and appreciation of a composer’s work. The Dora Pejačević Project stands out in particular, showing how the publication of expertly prepared music editions can be decisive in popularizing a composer. Thanks to these editions and new performances, Dora Pejačević has become the most frequently performed Croatian composer of today – a prime example of how publishing work can act as a catalyst for living artistic interest.

55 Years of Creation and a Return to the Place of Encounter

Interliber 2025 also marks the beginning of the celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Music Information Centre’s founding – an opportunity to remind the public of MIC’s rich history and the path it has travelled since its last appearance at Interliber in 1982. Over the decades of systematic work, MIC has created an impressive library of scores, critical editions, books, and CDs documenting and promoting Croatian musical creativity – from the country’s most renowned composers to younger authors whose works are just entering the concert repertoire.

An Engaging Programme on the Pavilion 7 Stage

In addition to a wide selection of scores available at its stand (Pavilion 6, Stand 7f), MIC will enrich Interliber with a series of discussions, presentations, and concerts on the Pavilion 7 stage:

WEDNESDAY, 12 November, 13:00–13:45, Pavilion 7
Panel discussion: From Manuscript to Printed Score
Participants:
Matej Meštrović, composer
Tomislav Fačini, conductor
Mirjana Matić, Director of Cantus Publishing House
Felix Spiller, guitarist and music theorist, engraver/editor of sheet music
Ivan Živanović, musicologist, former Head of MIC, moderator

THURSDAY, 13 November, 13:00–13:30, Pavilion 7
Presentation of MIC Editions (1): Musical Pages of Croatian Heritage
Participants:
Ante Knešaurek, composer and organist, editor of MIC scores
Anđelko Krpan, violinist, MIC associate
Davor Merkaš, musicologist, senior editor at MIC, moderator

FRIDAY, 14 November, 17:00–17:45, Pavilion 7
Conversation with a Composer: Berislav Šipuš
Participants:
Berislav Šipuš, composer and conductor
Jelena Knešaurek Carić, musicologist, moderator

SATURDAY, 15 November, 11:00–11:30, Pavilion 7
Presentation of MIC Editions (2): Dora Pejačević – Celebrating the Composer’s 140th Birthday
Participants:
Xhevdet Sahatxhija, guitarist, arranger of Dora Pejačević’s The Life of Flowers cycle
Nada Bezić, musicologist
Jelena Vuković, musicologist, Head of MIC, moderator
Music performance: Vanesa Iličić, guitar (Dora Pejačević: The Life of Flowers, arranged for guitar)

SUNDAY, 16 November, 16:00–17:00, Open Stage (Main Dome)
Concert: Prohaska Big Band and Lana Janjanin – The Music of Miljenko Prohaska
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

This programme provides a comprehensive overview of everything that MIC represents and achieves in its mission to preserve and promote Croatia’s musical heritage – from music edition to performance, from archival manuscript to living interpretation.