First Performances

solo harp / harp with electronics:

Richard Barrett: pektis for vocalizing harpist (2023) , first performed at Studio Z, as part of M.Zarić/R.Barrett residency, St.Paul, USA, April 2023

Pumpak Charuprakom: Soliloquy for harp and electronics (2023), first performed at Bangor Music Festival, February 2023                                                          

Robin HaighNo One Volume 2, for solo harp (2023), first performed at Bangor Music Festival, February 2023                                                                                    

Richard Barrett + Milana Zarić: Restless Horizon (2020)     
First performed on You Tube, Virtual duo concert 7 June 2020

Richard Barrett + Milana Zarić: Sphinx (2020)                       
First performed on You Tube, Virtual duo concert 7 June 2020.

Richard Barrett + Milana Zarić: Nocturnes (2019)            
First performed at Radio Belgrade live broadcast, April 2019

James Erber: Sonata on Laudis Sacrificium Summe (2017)
First performed at York University, UK, October 2019

Jasna Veličković: Stran (2016), for electric harp and coils (2016), first performed at Radio Beograd, Musica Viva, Nov 2016

Richard Barrett: cyme (2016) for harp solo
First performed at Belgrade Philharmonic Hall, 24 March 2016

John Hails: Enlightenment (2015) for harp solo, first performed at City University London, 2015

Svetlana Maraš: Codon 24 (2014)
for harp and electronics, with Svetlana Maraš
First performed at Dom Omladine Beograd, Bicinium project, April 2014

Richard Barrett: tendril (2013)
for harp and optional electronics
First performed at Ring Ring festival, Belgrade, May 2014

Ana Gnjatović: Sidenotes (Usputne beleške) 2012
3 short pieces for solo harp, accompanying the Suite for lute BWV997 by J.S.Bach
First performed at International review of composers festival, Belgrade, November 2012

Falk Huebner: Living Room (2011)
Staged composition for harp, soundtrack and video
first performed in The Hague, April 2011

Hugo Morales: Torque (2011)
For harp and pedal operated DC motors
First performed at De Regentes theatre, The Hague, June 2011

Teodora StepančićHarp in a box (2010)
First performed at Schoenbergzaal, Koncon Conservatoire, The Hague, June 2010

Yedo Gibson: Improvisation 15 (2011) for solo prepared harp
First performed at Spring festival, Koncon Conservatoire, The Hague, April 2011

ensemble:

Ana Gnjatović: Ista daljina, merena raznim potrebama, for the counting woman, chamber ensemble and electronics (2023), commissioned and first performed in Kragujevac, December 2023

Misha Cvijović: Impro-wise, a sound experiment for ensemble (2023), commissioned and first performed by Ensemble Studio 6 in Kragujevac, December 2023

Richard Barrett: codex XXIV (2023), first performed at Studio Z, St.Paul, USA, April 2023

Richard Barrett: codex XXV (2023), first performance at Studio Z, St.Paul, USA, April 2023

Jug Marković: Snake Fiction (2020), commissioned and first performed by Ensemble Studio 6 at International Harp Festival, Kolarac Foundation Hall, October 2020

Sonja Mutićv i   t o j i   s v t o v i (2019)
commissioned and first performed by Ensemble Studio 6 at International review of composers festival, Belgrade, October 2019.

Jonas Kocher: Perspectives and echoes (2019)
First performance by Ensemble Studio 6
October 2019, Jazzire festival, Subotica 

Richard Barrett: close-up (2016)
First performance by Ensemble Studio6 + R.Barrett
29 November 2016, SKC, Beograd

Nemanja Radivojević: nestabilno-uzbudjujuće (2016)
First performance by Ensemble Studio6
10 November 2016, Radio Beograd

Vladan Kulišić: Uvertira, arija i koral (2016)
First performance by Ensemble Studio6
10 November 2016, Radio Beograd

Djordje Marković: Monohromi (2015)
First performance by Ensemble Studio6
Serbian Cultural Centre, Paris, December 2015

Svetlana Maraš: Dirty thoughts (2015)
First performance by Ensemble Phoenix Basel + Ensemble Studio6
Cultural centre Rex, Swiss music days Festival, September 2015

Richard Barrett: Codex XVI (2015)
First performed at Richard Barrett@Spectrum festival in New York, June 2015
with Peter Evans, UIIU, Gleb Kanasevich, Richard Barrett

Richard Barrett, Codex XII (2013)
for 6 improvising musicians
commissioned by Ensemble Studio6
First performed in Belgrade Cultural Centre Rex, April 2013

Branka Popović: Lines and circles (2013)
for recorder, trumpet, accordion and harp – commissioned by Ensemble Studio6
first performed at Student Cultural Centre, Kiseonik project, February 2013

Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer: Out of the settled world (1995/2013)
for oboe and harp, with Borislav Čičovački
first performed at Student Cultural Centre, Kiseonik project, February 2013

Sonja Mutić: Pulsar (2013) for flute, viola and harp
Commissioned by Trio Timbre (with Marina Nenadovic and Boris Brezovac)
first performed at KOMA festival, December 2013

Jasna VeličkovićShadow Study #6 (2010)
for harp with coils, percussion and electronics
With Pepe Garcia, percussion
First performed at International review of composers festival, 2010

Ivan BrkljačićThree little absurdities (2008) for flute, viola and harp
Commissioned by Trio Timbre
First performed at International Review of Composers festival, November 2008

first performances in Serbia:

Georges Aperghis              Compagnie for harp and cymbalom

Luciano Berio                      Sequenza II for solo harp

Differences for flute, viola, cello, harp and tape

Harrison Birtwistle             Crowd for solo harp

Tragoedia for ensemble of 10 musicians

Sylvano Bussotti                 Fragmentations for one player of two harps

Franco Donatoni                  Marches for solo harp

Small for flute, clarinet and harp

Sofia Gubaidulina                Der Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten for trio

Mauricio Kagel                     Sonant for ensemble

Pas de cinq

Con Voce 

Catherine Kontz                    Tea ceremony, for harp solo                                                                                      

Takayuki Rai                         Transparency for harp and tape

Kaija Saariaho                      Fall for harp and electronics

R.Murray Schafer                Crown of Ariadne solo suite for harp, percussion& tape

Simon Steen-Andersen      History of my instrument for harp and video playback

Karlheinz Stockhausen      Freude for two harps and their voices

Toru Takemitsu                    And then I knew ’twas wind for trio

Towards the sea II for alto flute, harp and chamber orchestra

Christian Wolff                    For Harpist

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