Classical Guitar Magazine review
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 08:45
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«...Petar Culic gave one of the main evening recitals, at a venue that backed onto the Cetina River which feeds into the Adriatic at the port of Omis. A unifying feature of the Croatian guitarists press quotes is a certain tendency towards comments on his stage demeanor. This might not appear to be worthy of note at first, after all its a critics prerogative to offer something in the way of a performers public persona, but those who have encountered Culic in person will have an idea of what this really means. The importance of such behaviour should not be underestimated since many fine players ignore this aspect of their performance to the detriment of their career. What perhaps assisted Culic on this occasion though was the home crowd who had come to hear him, evidence for which could be found in his seven encores. The Koblenz Guitar Academy graduate performed a programme of Sor, Ponce and Giuliani in addition to Henzes Drei tentos and Culics own work M: a title invented by the composer purely to create intrigue in the audience. The high viewing totals for M on You Tube suggest tha Culic was on to something with this idea...»
Guy Traviss, Classical Guitar Magazine, August 2011.
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«...during those 60 minutes of the concert, Petar was emitting charisma and it became absolutely clear why the most respectable music experts think he is one of the most prominent young guitar players in the world...»
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«... the audience showed admiration for each performed tone ...»
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Concierto de Aranjuez review:
«...Besides the skilled techique, the precise rhythm and the articulated expression exhibited in the first few beats of the first part, young guitarist also revealed a poetic note in his interpretation of Rodrigo's composition, which left an extremely strong impression on the listeners. In that sense, we should also point out his musical phrasing in the second part of the concert, Adagio. He approahed the interpretation of this work with knowledge and careful planning, along with the orchestra which was a reliable partner, as well as a great contributor to a more intimate expression...»
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«...Petar displayed all the qualities necessary for being a top world musician: impressive technical skills, unbelievable musicality, excellent tone, remarkable artistic impression, maturity in introducing different historic periods, as well as the artist's praiseworthy choice of the programme, which was diverse...»
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«...Petar Culic provided all the guitar and classical music lovers with a superior experience ...»
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«...if we were only able to listen, and not to see, we would probably never say that such beautiful and mature interpretations are the works of such a young musician...»
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«...Petar Čulić has proved to be an excellent guitar player. His interpretations are calm and stable, with extremely fine tonal articulation, which was especially obvious in his interpretations of J.S.Bach's Second Suita for Cello BWV 1008. technically skilled and beautiful quality-tones, as well as various dynamic and agog nuancungs reveal a talented and promising guitarist...»