The Music Biennale Zagreb and the Croatian Composers’ Society present MBZ 34 Prelude, a two-day program introducing audiences to the upcoming 34th edition of the festival, which will take place from April 10 to 18, 2027. Through a concert and a club evening on April 16 and 17, 2026, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb and KONTEJNER, the Biennale opens a new chapter, presenting its thematic and programmatic frameworks, revealing new partnerships, and announcing projects through which the festival expands beyond the traditional biennial rhythm: MBZ PRO and MBZ PLAY.Guided by the theme PLAY! / IGRA!, the new edition is dedicated to imagination, movement, and collective creation. After several cycles focused on analytical and conceptual approaches, MBZ 2027 shifts its focus back to the experience of art as an act of play – performance, participation, and mutual inspiration.

Thea Soti and Marijan Felver at KONTEJNER

On Friday, April 17 at 7 PM, at KONTEJNER (Odranska 1/1), a night blending concert and club formats will feature Thea Soti – a vocalist, composer, and sound artist who explores the voice as an instrument and questions the boundaries between composition and improvisation. In her work, she combines voice and poetry, examining identity and humanity within digitally mediated environments. The evening concludes with Marijan Felver, a DJ, selector, and promoter, and a key figure of the Zagreb and Croatian club scene, who will present a somewhat unusual and therefore exclusive ambient-experimental set, gradually guiding the night toward more dance-oriented rhythms.

Admission to the MBZ 34 Prelude at KONTEJNER is free.

The Music Biennale Zagreb is an international festival of contemporary music held in Zagreb since 1961, and is one of the most important festivals of its kind in Europe. It takes place every two years and brings together artists and audiences through a wide range of programs, from symphonic and chamber music to experimental, electronic, and multimedia projects. The festival emphasizes innovation, research, and interdisciplinarity, fostering dialogue between local and international musicians, composers, and music professionals. The artistic directors of MBZ 34 are composers Tomislav Oliver, Ivan Skender, and Davor Vincze, and the event is organized by the Croatian Composers’ Society.

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The activities of the Music Biennale Zagreb are carried out with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, the City of Zagreb Office for Culture and Civil Society, the Art Mentor Lucerne Foundation, and the Zagreb Tourist Board. The project is co-funded by the European Union.