Belgrade Philharmonic

18.march 2026 B. B.

Belgrade Philharmonic for children: Mozart - small stories about the great composer

The Belgrade Philharmonic under the baton of Vuk Wolkov-Popović performs the most famous numbers from Mozart's work especially for children.

Belgrade Philharmonic

11.march 2026 B. B.

Belgrade Philharmonic concert in memory of Đinđić and conductor Gabriel Feltz

At the traditional concert of the Belgrade Philharmonic dedicated to Zoran Đinđić, works by Jan Sibelius and Franz Šmit will be performed. The Belgrade Philharmonic will dedicate one piece to its former conductor Gabriel Feltz

Belgrade Philharmonic

31.January 2026 Sonja Ciric

The first days of the Belgrade Philharmonic under the direction of Bojan Suđić

Bojan Suđić became the new acting director of the Belgrade Philharmonic, despite the employees' request that the director be chosen by competition. Posts testifying to their displeasure and criticism of the public on that occasion have been deleted from the FB page

Belgrade Philharmonic

30.January 2026 Sonja Ciric

Is the building permit for the Philharmonic building a substitute for the director's competition?

The philharmonic players suspect that the issuance of the building permit for the building is an attempt to divert attention from their demand that the director be selected through a competition, and not appointed by the Government of Serbia.

Belgrade Philharmonic

26.January 2026 S. Ć.

After writing to Vučić and Macut, the Belgrade Philharmonic set up a fake FB page

A fake Facebook page of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra was set up after the Philharmonic players sent letters to President Vučić and Prime Minister Macuto, demanding that their director be selected by a competition

Belgrade Philharmonic

25.January 2026 S. Ć.

Musicians' union: The Ministry of Culture is acting outside the law

In an open letter, the union of musical artists tells the Ministry of Culture to respect the law and to announce a competition for the director of the Belgrade Philharmonic, because the election of Bojan Suđić is not according to the law

Personnel in culture

20.January 2026 S. C,

Belgrade Philharmonic: Bojan Suđić is a morally unacceptable personnel solution

The Belgrade Philharmonic is against Bojan Suđić being their acting director, they remind us that his mandate at RTS ended with a court decision, and that he shared the ownership of the private orchestra with Bokan

Philharmonic Orchestra

17.January 2026 S. Ć.

Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra at Zubin Mehta's birthday in India

The Belgrade Philharmonic opened the world celebration of maestro Zubin Mehta's birthday with concerts in India. Ajvar was one of the surprises at the celebration

In memoriam

30.August 2025 S.Ć.

The chief conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic, Gabriel Feltz, has passed away

Gabriel Feltz, who was the chief conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic for the past eight years and helped this orchestra enter a new stage of development, has passed away.

Incident in Belgrade

12.July 2025 Sonja Ciric

A woman threatened members of cultural institutions: Don't let me send someone to remove your throat (video)

The woman with Seselj's books insulted and threatened representatives of the National Theatre, the Philharmonic, the National Museum and the National Library. One of the attendees, Darko Tomović, says that this is a daily occurrence

Concert: Belgrade Philharmonic with Gidon Kremer

28.May 2025. Zorica Kojic

The future asks questions - the past answers them

In a country that doesn't seem to care about high artistic values (or values at all), this kind of loyalty, commitment, persistence and, dare we say, fanaticism, while a biblical flood is literally falling outside - makes for serious thinking

State and culture

13.May 2025. Sonja Ciric

Shkodër na Bojana: Will the Belgrade Philharmonic once again hang on to the building

The Ministry of Public Investment submitted a request for a building permit for the construction of a new building for the Belgrade Philharmonic. Given that it is known that the project is too expensive and that there is no money for it, it seems that this too is just another colorful lie

Suspension of work

31.march 2025 Sonja Ciric

The strike of the Belgrade Philharmonic, the longest of all in culture, has ended

After almost a month, the Belgrade Philharmonic ended the strike, even though their two demands were not met. They say that they are hostages of bad laws and even worse regulations, and the disinterest of those in charge to change them

Suspension of work

19.march 2025 S.Ć.

Philharmonic: The demands have not been met, we remain on strike

The musicians of the Belgrade Philharmonic are on strike for the third week, and no one from the Ministry of Culture has yet addressed them. They are among the ten best orchestras in the world. They are asking to have salaries equal to the national minimum, and to have a director

Suspension of work

17.march 2025 Sonja Ciric

Cultural strikes: The Philharmonic is in its third week, and so are the museums

The Ministry of Culture is not paying attention to the demands of the Belgrade Philharmonic musicians, who are entering the third week of the strike, and nine institutions, including seven museums, have started a three-day strike.

The rebellion is spreading.

06.march 2025 Ma. J.

Musicians went on strike: There is no music while the fight for a better society continues

Musicians across Serbia have decided to stop working in support of the student protests, announced the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad, the National Theater in Belgrade and the Belgrade Philharmonic.

Suspension of work

03.march 2025 S.Ć.

Belgrade Philharmonic: We are on strike until the demands are met

After a year of waiting for their working conditions to be increased, and above all for their wages to be at the minimum level and to get a director, the members of the Belgrade Philharmonic went on strike. They say it will last until the request is met

Members of the Belgrade Philharmonic with red fists

Yugoslav Drama Theater

28.December 2024 TS

The theater year ended with red fists

The theater year ended with raised red fists in the Yugoslav Drama Theatre. The members of the Belgrade Philharmonic ended the concert with a message of support for the students, with their red fists high in the air

Reactions

09.December 2024 S.Ć.

Musicians and actors: We demand proper punishment for the Philharmonic

The Union of Music Artists of Serbia and the Union of Dramatic Artists of Vojvodina demand that the suspect for trampling four members of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra during the 15-minute action "Stop, Serbia" be properly punished

Solidarity

07.December 2024 S.Ć.

Theater in Terazije canceled the performance due to injured philharmonic players

And the Terazije Theater did not hold a performance on Friday as a sign of solidarity with the four injured musicians of the Belgrade Philharmonic during the tribute to the victims in Novi Sad. In the same way, the orchestras of the National Theater in Belgrade and the SNP in Novi Sad expressed their solidarity

Stop, Serbia

06.December 2024 BB/TS

The driver who ran over four members of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra at the protest was arrested

Four members of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra were run over on Friday when an elderly man drove his car into them at full speed at the "Stop, Serbia" protest, confirmed to "Vremen". The higher public prosecutor ordered the RS driver from Kikinda to be detained for up to 48 hours

State and culture

13.October 2024 Sonja Ciric

Zubin Mehta: The Belgrade Philharmonic needs a building

The Ministry of Culture did not report that Minister Selaković met with maestro Zubin Mehta on Saturday. Maybe because the maestro praised the architectural project of the new building of the Belgrade Philharmonic, and the minister does not mention it when he talks about the Expo.

Celebrated jubilee

13.June 2024 IM / RTS

The Belgrade Philharmonic celebrated its 101st birthday

The brass section surprised the audience with aerial acrobatics

Culture and the state

08.April 2024. Sonja Ciric

Belgrade Philharmonic: State, wake up!

The artists of the Belgrade Philharmonic intend to draw the attention of the Ministry of Culture to the conditions in which they live and work with symbolic concerts every Monday. Apparently, the trend of neglecting culture is passed down from generation to generation, says Aleksandar Radulović, timpanist of this institution

Culture and politics

30.march 2024 Sonja Ciric

The members of the Working Group solving artists' problems are not artists

The Belgrade Philharmonic does not have a representative in the Working Group, which primarily solves the material problems of all artists in Serbia. The same goes for other artists. This is proof that the Working Group was not formed with the real intention and desire to solve the problems of artists, but only to get the job done - says Darko Tomović, president of the Actors' Union of Serbia.

Reward

19.march 2024 Sonja Ciric

Jelena Milašinović: My ordinary day at the Belgrade Philharmonic

PR of the Belgrade Philharmonic, Jelena Milašinović, who received an international award for communications at the PRO PR Globe Awards, says that "as much as the instinct for content hunting is sharpened, the results are better."

Concert

06.march 2024 S.Ć.

World premiere at the Philharmonic concert in honor of Djindjic

On the program of concerts that the Belgrade Philharmonic has been dedicating for 20 years on the second Sunday of March to the assassinated prime minister, there are compositions of visionary and creative expression, which correspond to his politics. This year it is the world premiere of "Legend" by Nimrod Borenstein