Zagreb Classic - from 19 June to 3 July
Organized by the Zagreb Tourist Board (ZTB), the City of Zagreb and partners, Zagreb Classic 2026 will take place from 19 June to 3 July at King Tomislav Square, offering audiences the opportunity to enjoy outstanding open-air classical music concerts free of charge.
This year’s edition of the festival opens on Friday, 19 June at 9:00 p.m., with a live broadcast on Croatian Radiotelevision. The honor of opening the festival has been entrusted to a collaboration between the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and Iranian pianist Ramin Bahrami, one of the world’s most acclaimed interpreters of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. The concert entitled Bahrami Plays Bach will be conducted by Dawid Runtz.
Martina Bienenfeld, CEO of the Zagreb Tourist Board, stated: “I am delighted to invite all our fellow citizens and visitors to join us at Zagreb Classic, which once again brings an exceptional open-air program featuring leading artists from Croatia and around the world. I would especially highlight this year’s celebration of World Music Day on 21 June, when audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy two concerts. For the first time, a programme for children will be held at the Music Pavilion in Zrinjevac Park featuring Italy’s Playtoy Orchestra, while later that evening King Tomislav Square will host the concert Bach is in the Air with two outstanding pianists – Ramin Bahrami and Danilo Rea. During nine festival evenings, audiences will also enjoy performances by other world-class soloists including pianist Polina Osetinskaya, accordion ambassador Richard Galliano, violinist Liya Petrova, trumpet virtuoso Matilda Lloyd, and American opera stars Erin Morley and Lawrence Brownlee, reaffirming Zagreb Classic as one of the most important open-air music events in this part of Europe.”
This year’s program offers a wide range of musical expression – from major symphonic works and opera gala evenings to musicals, jazz and tango. The festival stage will also welcome the Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra and Choir of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, and the ensemble of Zagreb City Theatre Komedija.
All concert programs begin at 9:00 p.m., while the children’s program at Zrinjevac starts at 7:00 p.m. The full program is available at www.infozagreb.hr/zagreb-classic, as well as in program booklets available at Zagreb Tourist Board Visitor Centres. In the event of adverse weather conditions, concerts will, where possible, be rescheduled or cancelled.
