Selected Candidates for the 22nd International Competition of Young Musicians 'Ferdo Livadić'
The jury of the 22nd International Competition of Young Musicians ‘Ferdo Livadić’ has selected the candidates for this year’s competition. They are (in alphabetical order):
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Lucija Borković, piano
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Matej Hermešćec, clarinet
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Lucija Kašnar, piano
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Filip Mišković, guitar
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Iva Primorac, flute
Concerts by the selected competitors will take place during this year’s 50th Samobor Music Festival, on September 28th and 29th in Samobor. The final evening of the 22nd International Competition of Young Musicians Ferdo Livadić and the announcement of the winner will be held on October 1st, 2025.
Once again this year, the organizer has provided valuable prizes.
The winner of the Ferdo Livadić Award for Best Artistic Personality will receive a cash prize of €2,000 (gross), concerts at the Samobor Music Festival, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Osor Musical Evenings, Evenings in St. Donatus, a concert with the Zagreb Soloists, as well as a new composition written for the winner by Dubravko Palanović, commissioned by the Samobor Music Festival, to be premiered at the 2026 Samobor Music Festival.
The Award of the City of Samobor and the Croatian Composers’ Society for the best performance of a work by a Croatian composer will also be presented. It includes a cash prize of €1,200 (gross) and a concert at the 2026 Samobor Music Festival.
The competition is supported by the Croatian Composers’ Society, the City of Samobor, Zagreb County, and the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia.
Jury
Our jury
Martina Filjak
Ivana Kocelj
Branko Mihanović
Mario Ivelja
Ivana Kuljerić
Srećko Bradić
Competition rules
Entry deadline: June 25th, 2025
01 General regulations
The Ferdo Livadić international competition of young musicians is a key component of the Samobor Festival program, which consists of 6 concerts of competitive nature. The competition is intended for young musicians of all music disciplines, aged 28 or younger, turned in the year of the competition.
The participants perform in front of an audience and judges in an all-evening concert performance.
02 Registration of competitors
The application consists of: full name and surname of the candidate, postal address, e-mail address, and phone number. The application MUST include biography, high-resolution photo and program which the candidate will perform at the competition and a video recording with at least two compositions of varying character up to 15 minutes in duration (video not older than 12 months, recorded in one frame without additional editing, with high quality of sound). Compromised formats and generally poor audio and video recordings will not be accepted. In the case of an inadequate recording, the application will not be accepted.
The recording does not need to include the compositions which candidates will apply for the competition. The organizer will not return the recordings.
All applications are to be sent via mail: sgj@samobor.hr until 25th of June, 2025.
Following the admission of all the applications, the judges will select six (6) participants. All candidates will be notified of the results within 15 days of the application closing date.
03 Programme regulations
Participants will propose programmes of their own choice, but at least one composition by a Croatian composer is obligatory. The jury evaluates: artistic personality in programme selection and performance, choice of the composition of Croatian author, stage performance, communication with the audience, and overall realization of the recital.
The duration of the recital is up to 45 minutes.
All participants of the competition and artistic associates agree to participate, without payment, in live or recorded radio or TV broadcasts.
04 Awards
The “Ferdo Livadić” Award for the best concert performance:
- 2 000 € gross
- 5 concerts performances: Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Samobor Festival, Music evenings at St Donatus, Osor Music Festival and Zagreb Soloists in 2026/27 season
- a new composition by Dubravko Palanović (commissioned by SGJ) for the winner of the Competition, which the winner will premiere at the Samobor Festival 2026
The “City of Samobor” Award for the best performance of a piece written by a Croatian composer:
- 1 ooo € gross
- concert on Samobor Festival 2026
05 The Jury
The Jury consists of six (6) members.
The jury consists of distinguished experts from various musical departments.
The Jury will elect a chairman amongst themselves. After the judging is complete, the chairman will write an explanation of the commission’s decision.