Božo Paradžik, born in Zagreb in 1969, studied the double bass with Jirí Hudec at the Academy of Music in Prague. Since 2000, when he released his debut CD on EMI, he has built an impressive career as a soloist and become one of the internationally most renowned and sought after double bassists in the world. As a chamber musician he works with the finest instrumentalists of our time; as a member of various orchestras, he has played under the baton of the most important conductors. He also enjoys passing on his great expertise to younger generations. He has been an assistant professor for double bass at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts since 2010 and has also taught at the academies of music in Amsterdam, Detmold, Freiburg im Breisgau and Lausanne. His extensive repertoire mainly covers works from the early Classical to the late Romantic periods. His YouTube videos have beenviewed more than 4 million times.
He will be accompanied on the piano by Hansjacob Staemmler, who began playing with the Ensemble Berlin, consisting of soloists from the Berlin Philharmonic, while still a student at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. He completed his studies in Berlin under Georg Sava and has attended masterclasses with Daniel Barenboim and Menahem Pressler. Today he accompanies numerous well knownmusicians and singers throughout the world.

Dear visitors to the Ljubljana Festival,

Please be advised that in accordance with the Ordinance on temporary measures to reduce the risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and contain the spread of infection, the use of a protective face mask or other form of protection for the mouth and nose area (scarf, bandana or similar form of protection covering the nose and mouth) and the disinfection of hands are compulsory in enclosed public spaces.
In view of the prescribed compulsory preventive measures, we invite all those attending Festival events to bring with them their own suitable protective covering for the mouth and nose. In order to avoid complications, we recommend bringing a protective face mask.
In order to safeguard the health of other festivalgoers and performers, we reserve the right to refuse entry to the venue to anyone arriving at the venue without a suitable protective covering for the mouth and nose or refusing to disinfect their hands. Please note that in such circumstances, we will not refund the cost of the ticket to the event.
Festivalgoers are further advised that anyone not using a suitable protective covering for their mouth and nose during an event (for example by removing the mask or other covering from their face), or who through any other action presents a risk to the health of other festivalgoers or performers, will not be allowed to remain in the venue and will be ejected with the help of the venue’s security personnel.
Please note that in the event of the introduction of additional restrictive measures (including, but not limited to, the measuring of an individual’s temperature), we reserve the right to refuse admission to the venue to any individual should we have any concerns of a medical nature.
All festivalgoers are requested to consistently observe the compulsory and recommended preventive measures to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and in this way ensure the protection of their own health and that of others.

Thank you for your understanding.