Belgrade Summer Festival – BELEF will be held on a several city locations from July 15 to August 15. Diverse and rich cultural program entitled “A Sentimental Journey” will be staged at the Republic Square, in front of the Instituto Cervantes, at the Flower Square, in Cultural Center “House of Petar I” at Senjak, at Barutana and at the Victor Monument plateau. The official opening is on July 15 at 20:00 at Kolarac Hall when visitors will be entertained by Tino Favazza, tenor, Snežana Savičić-Sekulić, soprano and Military ensemble Stanislav Binički. Belef visitors can expect many concerts, theater plays, cabaret evenings.

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At the Great Powder Magazine will be held theater plays produced by Atelje 212, Belgrade Drama Theater, Faculty of Dramatic Art. Jazz program brings concerts by our renowned singer Bisera Veletanlić and Vasil Hadžimanov Band, Jovan Maljoković, Vlada Maričič…Music program also includes of concerts by ethno singer Bilja Krstić and her group Bistrik, Royal String Orchestra of St. George, violin player Jovan Kolundžija, as well as the most popular and very attractive piano duo – LP Duo Sonja Lončar and Andrija Pavlović and many more.

Belef program will be closed on August 15 at the Republic Square with the concert “A Sentimental Journey” by one of the most famous Yugoslav singer Leo Martin and Belgrade Dance Orchestra.

All events during Belef are free of charge!

Program

Tuesday, July 15
20:00 – Republic Square, official opening
“O sole mio”, concert of Italian Cancon
Tino Favazza, tenor (Italy), Snežana Savičić Sekulić, soprano
Military Ensemble “Stanislav Binički”

Thursday, July 17
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
“Summer Serenade” – Royal String Orchestra of St.George, conductor Vesna Šouc-Tričković
Soloists: Snežana Savičić Sekulic, soprano, Tanja Obrenović, mezzo-soprano, Ljubomir Popović, tenor Paul Žarkov, baritone

Friday, July 18
21:00 – Knez Mihailova Street, Instituto Cervantes
Jazz concert by Bisera Veletanlić and Vasil Hadžimanov Band

Saturday, July 19

21:00 – Knez Mihailova Street, Instituto Cervantes
Bilja Krstić and ensemble Bistrik

Sunday, July 20
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Theater Play “Beauty Linejna”
The National Theatre, Kruševac and Art teme, Belgrade

Wednesday, July 23
19:00 – Plateau at Victor Monument
Greek Military Orchestra and Military Ensemble “Stanislav Binički”

Thursday, July 24
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
“Audio Monologues” – Jovan Kolundžija, violin

Sunday, July 27
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Theater Play “The Wizard”
National Theatre Sombor

Tuesday, July 29
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
Musical marathon by students of the Faculty of Music

Wednesday, July 30
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
“Those were the days” – Cabaret by Nebojša Dugalića and Boris Pingović
Special guest: Svetlana Bojković

Thursday, July 31
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
Spiritual songs, old games and arias, ensemble “White Angel” and the “Flauto Dolce”
Soloist: Katarina Božić, soprano

Friday, August 1
21:00 – Flower Square
Jazz Concert – Ensemble Jovana Maljokovića

Saturday, August 2
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
Firework of the old music, concert by ensemble “Renaissance”

Sunday, August 3
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Gypsy cabaret by Ljiljana Stjepanović

Tuesday, August 5
21:00 – Flower Square
Barcelona Gypsy Klezmer Orchestra (Spain)

Wednesday, August 6
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
The performance of students of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts

Friday, August 7
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
The concert “Baroque panorama
Ljubiša Jovanović, flute and Bojana Dimković, harpsichord

Friday, August 8
21:00 – Flower Square
Jazz concert by Vladan Maričić

Sunday, August 10
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Theater Play “Glorious Florence”
Atelje 212

Wednesday, August 13
21:00 – Gunpowder Magazine, Kalemegdan
Theater play “Do not play on the Englishmen”
Belgrade Drama Theatre

Thursday, August 14
20:00 – Cultural Centre House of King Petar I, Senjak
Concert “Four Hands”, LP Duo – Sonja Lončar and Andrija Pavlović, piano

Friday, August 15
20:00 – Republic Square
“Sentimental Journey” – Leo Martin and Belgrade Dance Orchestra