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Nada Kolundžija, pianist Main stage of the Montenegrin National Theatre International
Festival "A tempo" * Very distinct, expressive and inspirative...
* Pianist Nada Kolundžija, an artist whose long-term affinity
for contemporary music formed what is in our terms an entirely specific
career, performed at the main hall of the City Hall on Tuesday,
January 25…
* Kolundžija created a unique atmosphere of "listening for" differences in similarities, without redundant gestures (although in the case of Irena Popović's composition this was quite in the manner of the performers of experimental music, through the examination of the relationship between silence and sound, actually examining the potentials of her own voice/body). By unpretentiousness, which has always been her trademark, she managed to underline the key points in her creative process, thus not allowing the quality of certain works from the programme to be questioned.
* Thus the first concert evening of the project "Composers
in the Firs Person" at the great hall of the Students Cultural
Centre brought to the stage the cult Belgrade pianist Nada Kolundžija...
*…an outstanding dedication of the pianist in seeking out new
works… Guarnerius, BELGRADE *…she was playing in the dark to bring out the sound…
* Kolundžija, that radiating Marianne Faithful and Nico of domestic
avant-garde pianism and the highly inspiring professor of Belgrade
Music Academy, who opened many a window with her subject in the
mostly uncultivated personal states of mind of the students…
* The Centre for Contemporary Art and Photography has published
a CD of Nada Kolundžija, a remarkable and acclaimed interpreter
of newer piano music… We are fortunate that Nada Kolundžija plays
Satie with unhidden inspiration, unusual humour and idiosyncrasy,
and above all, with an entirely elegant, inherent sense of simplicity…
* Nada Kolundžija is indeed a reliable interpreter of compositions
from the classical repertoire, but to our milieu she is particularly
valuable as an enthusiastic performer of contemporary music, making
it possible for us to hear many foreign works which we would otherwise
hear only from recordings, equally promoting domestic production,
thus often providing it with an important incentive as well...
* At last unanimity at the United Nations Palace in New York.
The crowded hall bearing the name of the tragically killed Secretary
General Dag Hammershold marked with standing ovation the end of
the piano concert of our artist Nada Kolundžija, who skillfully
interpreted her "specialty" - 20th century music.
* violinist, pianist shine in varied program...
* An Evening of Modern Music
* The programme of the sonata evening that included works by
Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms revealed not only the artistic seriousness
and high interpretative abilities of the duet, but also the desire
to satisfy the always present need of the audience for the tried
and tested classical music… Playing these works as a perfectly coordinated
chamber duet in which pianist Nada Kolundžija had a prominent and
splendidly developed part. The artists confirmed their reputation
in an impressive way… Absolutely precise, technically impeccable
and musically thought-out, the playing of Nada Kolundžija was more
than a mere piano accompaniment, growing into an act of joint music
statement, inspirational mutual "serving" and unique creation… Jovan and Nada Kolundžija, Little theatre, Bombay * The pianist combined perfectly with the violinist and showed
her sensibility. THE TIMES OF INDIA March 18, 1986.
* Nada Kolundzija came across as a strong gifted pianist in
the works for piano and violin, and it was difficult to tear oneself
away from the Duo's impassioned yet comprehensive interpretations.
With an urgent driving power and lyricism, the Duo took on the Beethoven
Sponata in G, Op. 30, No 3...The piano work was breathlessly vivid.
* …a special quality of this concert that deserves to be mentioned
is togetherness accomplished in music-making with pianist Nada Kolundžija.
With the confidence and subtlety of her playing, Nada Kolundžija
was much more than a mere soloist accompaniment, she was a musical
and coordinated partner that equally shares the success.
* Kolundzija était accompagné su piano par sa sśur Nada et leur
duo fut un cocktail de noblesse et de raffinement dans la grande
tradition romantique...
* Nada Koludzija como pianista fue una eficas colaboradora en
una encomiable labor de plena identificación con las correspondientes
partituras, evidenciando a la vez una gran sensibilidad.
* The Height of Skill
* Playing on the piano alongside Jovan Kolundžija was his sister
Nada Kolundžija, without whose exceptional, full-blooded collaboration
there would not have been the perfect artistic singing of the violin
and the piano. Jovan and Nada Kolundžija, Krčka kripta, KRK * … a superb piano accompaniment of Nada Kolundžija…
* Once again Nada Kolundžija proved to be a remarkable and generous
musical collaborator, imparting a special atmosphere to this extraordinary
concert by her rich musical imagination, temperament, musicality
and technical preparation.
* It should be said early on that his able partner at the piano
was his sister, Nada...Her contribution to the sucess of the evening
was enormous. We heard splendid performances of Cesar Frank's familier
"Sonata in A Major"...
* Before the evening was over, one wished that Nada Kolundzija
had come on stage alone to give the listeners a more penetrating
look at the musical artistry that she unquestionably possesses.
* The violinist was joined by his younger sister, pianist Nada
Kolundzija, billed as his accompanist but turning in a performance
that would do a soloist proud. Like her brother, Ms.Kolundzija lavishes
attention on tone, dynamic contrast and sweeping phrasing - her
Shumann must be something to hier.
* The two performers had such intensity of concentration that
thay made their instruments communicate with fervor, passion and
affection.
* The Cesar Franck "Sonata in A Major" which followed
gave even greater insight into the sensitivities and virtuosity
of both pianist and violinist. The subtle shading from the violin
and the broad melodic sweep of piano as it joined in an interpretation
of the first movement was deeply expressive. In the exciting second
novement, the virtuosity of the pianist nicely balanced the excitement
of the violin. One almost wished to clap at the close of the second
moveent - it was so perfectly proportioned with sensitivity, nuance
and tempestuous excitement.
*…With a great sense of new music (which is one of her basic
preoccupations), these works are performed on the prepared piano
by Nada Kolundžija, one of the most committed members of the music
editorial board of the Student Cultural Centre.
* The fact remains that in our country it is only pianist Nada
Kolundžija who consistently and fearlessly engages in such adventures
as whole-evening recitals at which she has been performing 20th-century
compositions with great inspiration… It was thanks to Nada Kolundžija
that Belgraders had the opportunity to listen to the prepared piano
live…
* Franck's sonata, a veritable symphony for violin and piano, was
superbly performed in the second part of the concert. It was precisely
this sonata that revealed the compact sound of the brother and sister
Kolundžija and their perfectly coordinated interpretation. Their
rendition of Franck's late Romantic music culminated in the third
movement, which will be remembered as one of the finest achievements
of this season.
* Nada Kolundžija approaches these writings from their more
intimate side. Her artistic approach to Schoenberg's compositions
imposes a dimension of likeability which they had always been denied,
thus expanding the expressive modalities of music discourse. Nada Kolundžija, Student Cultural Centre, Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano by John Cage, BELGRADE *Cage and Kolundžija - ahead of everyone else?
* The Height of the Season
*…she confirmed her fascinating affinity for the music idiom
of the second half of the 20th century, sounding the works with
precision in formal-structural terms and pianistic maturity… clarinetist
Nikola Srdić, accompanied on the piano by Nada Kolundžija, performed
that same evening… Their concert was the interpretative pinnacle
of this year's "Days of Music".
* Nada Kolundžija or a cultural event par excellence!
* With extraordinary, concentrated focus on an objective crystallized
expression, a genuine Schoenbergian touch, through the complex accentuation
freed of the subjective sensibility of foregone styles, she arrived
in her investigative approach at new expressive knowledge and new
condensed emotional nuances. Nada Kolundžija has persuaded us that
the path she had chosen in her pianistic orientation is crucial
for her further development and very important for the development
of contemporary piano culture in our country.
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