Well known to the Festival audience, the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra which is made of various academic musicians, delight audiences in Croatia and abroad with their show of baroque, classical and romantic sound. The Slovenian pianist born in Dubrovnik, Dubravka Tomšić, has visited many respectable world festivals, and fond memories tie her with the Dubrovnik Summer Festival. Together with mezzo-soprano Dubravka Šerparović Mušović who performed with leading orchestras in the country and abroad, a one-of-a-kind “Dubrovnik” night has been arranged and performed.
In an excellent ambient of the Rector’s Palace, these two great artists from Dubrovnik have performed the “Idyll” from Blagoje Bersa, “Rückert-Lieder”, songs from Gustav Mahler and, in honor of the 100th anniversary of his death, the play “Hommage à  Sorkočević” by Boris Papandopulo, and finally Liszts Concerto No.1 for piano and orchestra in honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth. Member of the Festival drama ensemble, Doris Šarić Kukuljica recited Mahlers poems. An awed audience awarded the artists with a long applause.