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The Croatian-born violinist, Bojan Čičić, studied Baroque Violin - Early Music programme at Conservatoire Nat Supérieur de Musique de Paris, graduating in 2004. He continued his studies of Baroque violin at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (2005- 2007).
Bojan Čičić specialises in repertoire ranging from the late 16th century to the Romantic violin concertos of Felix Mendelssohn and L.v. Beethoven. He has recently appeared as a soloist with the Kioi Hall Chamber Orchestra Tokyo in Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and with Instruments of Time and Truth in violin concertos by F. Mendelssohn and L.v. Beethoven. He is the leader of the Academy of Ancient Music and the ensemble Florilegium (Director: Ashley Solomon). He is also a member of Brecon Baroque (Director: Rachel Podger) and European Brandenburg Ensemble (Director: Trevor Pinnock), In 2020 he will appear as director and soloist with several ensembles: Het Gelders Orkest, the Netherlands, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the Washington Bach Consort. His recording of J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins with Rachel Podger was named the best available recording of the work by BBC Music Magazine.
Bojan Čičić formed his own group, the Illyria Consort, to explore rare repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. They have performed at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, the Korkyra Baroque Festival, Festival Laus Polyphoniae, and at the Festival de Sablé. Their debut recording of Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli’s Sonate da camera Nos. 1-6 achieved great critical acclaim and was chosen as one of Presto Classical’s “Presto Recordings of the Year” for 2017. The Illyria Consort’s second disc, a world première recording of Giovanni Giornovich’s London Violin Concertos, was released in March 2019, followed by the second volume of Carbonelli’s Sonate da camera (Nos. 7-12).
In 2016 Bojan Čičić was appointed Professor of Baroque Violin at the Royal College of Music, and is passionate about training the next generation of instrumentalists in historically-informed playing styles. He lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and two children. |
