Join us for the 2025 ITG Regional Conference in Varaždin, Croatia!
Join us September 5-7, 2025 for the first 2025 ITG Regional Conference in Varaždin, Croatia (EUR)!The UNESCO's city of Music, pitoresque town of Varaždin in Croatia will host the ITG EU Regional conference. This will be for the first time after 23 years that the trumpet conference is held in Europe. Trumpet greats from Europe but also from aborad will give recitals, masterclasses, workshops, lectures and panel discussions.
Friday, 5 September - Opening Concert Jazz Orchestra of Croatian Army & Mo. Major Davor Dropuljić with: Jens Lindemann (USA), Davor Križić (CRO), Marko Prepelić (CRO), Gileno Santana (P), Oscar Passley (USA), Alex Sipiagin (IT), Rex Richardson (USA), Andrea Tofanelli (IT), Scott Tinkler (AUSTRALIA)
Saturday, 6 September - Trumpet Gala Gabor Boldoczki (HUN), Pasi Pirinen (FIN), Thomas Reiner (GER), Clément Saunier (FRA), Huw Morgan (SWI), Jens Lindemann (USA), Rex Richardson, Marin Zokić (CRO), Mario Lončar (CRO)
Sunday, 7 September - Closing Concert Les Trompettes de Lyon
Day Concerts: Brian Walker, Ryan Gardner, T.J. Tesh, Tomasz Slusarczyk, Slawek Cichor, José Chafer, Manu Maelarts, Adán Degado ILlada, Steve Leisring, Terry Everson, Tamás Pálfalvi, Fruzsina Hara, Jason Dovel, Krešimir Fabijanić, Dario Teskera, Jure Gradišnik
Panel discussions, Lectures, Masterclasses, Participation classes: Neeme Ots, Peter Wood, Brianne Borden, Franc Kosem, Ladislav Kozderka, Lordan Skenderović, Elisa Koehler, Nenad Marković, Manfred Bockschweiger, Greg Spence, Julie Baxes
Jam sessions and late-night concerts: Marko Prepelić, Oscar Passley, Zvonimir Bajević and B’s FUNstallation
Artistic collaborators: Varaždin strings, Maria Gamboz – harp, Nora Mamić – piano, Piret Randal – piano, Rebecca Wilt - piano
Exhibition of instruments: A Case, A&R, Adams, Breslmair, Buffet Crampon Group (B&S, Antoine Courtois), DaCarbo, Frate, Fubrian, ChangeMaker GmbH, G&P, Hawkins Mutes, I Brass, IM Mutes, Oberrauch, Savût, Stomvi, Yamaha
Jam sessions are also taking place so Varaždin will live trumpet for fully two days. Please visit https://itgconference.org/croatia/ for more information. (Source: Tomislav Spoljar)