Ivan von Zajc, was a Croatian composer, conductor, director, and teacher who dominated Croatia's musical culture for over forty years. Through his artistic and institutional reform efforts, he is cred
Croatian Music Institute is the oldest music institution in Croatia. It is the second most important concert hall in Zagreb after the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall.
Ivan Zajc
…Upon his arrival in Zagreb in 1870, Zajc was presented with two posts: director and conductor of the Croatian Opera and director and teacher at the Croatian Institute of Music. It was during this period that Zajc made his major contribution to Croatian musical culture, not only through his compositions, but also through his…
Building of Croatian Music Institute in Gundulićeva Street, in Zagreb.