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Vedran Smailović. Vedran Smailović (born 11 November 1956), known as the " Cellist of Sarajevo ", is a Bosnian musician. During the siege of Sarajevo, he played Albinoni 's Adagio in G Minor in ruined buildings, and, often under the threat of snipers, he played during funerals. His bravery inspired musical numbers and a novel.
Occupation. Writer. Nationality. Canadian. Notable works. The Cellist of Sarajevo. Steven Galloway (born July 13, 1975) [ 1 ] is a Canadian novelist and a former professor at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of the award-winning novel The Cellist of Sarajevo (2008).
The Siege of Sarajevo(Serbo-Croatian: Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockadeof Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska. Lasting from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 (1,425 ...
Classical. Classical rock. Classical crossover. Instruments. Cello. Website. www.hauserofficial.com. Stjepan Hauser (Croatian pronunciation: [stjêpaːn xǎuser]; born 15 June 1986), [1] known professionally as HAUSER, is a Croatian cellist. He was a member of 2CELLOS, along with Luka Šulić, and continues to perform solo.
Welcome to Sarajevo. Welcome to Sarajevo is a 1997 war drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and is based on the book Natasha's Story by Michael Nicholson. The film stars Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Emira Nušević, Kerry Fox, Goran Višnjić, James Nesbitt, and Emily Lloyd.
372 pages. ISBN. 978-0-670-01821-5. OCLC. 123912702. People of the Book is a 2008 historical novel by Geraldine Brooks. The story focuses on imagined events surrounding the protagonist and real historical past of the still extant Sarajevo Haggadah, one of the oldest surviving Jewish illuminated texts. [ 1 ]
Inela Nogić. Inela Nogić (born 1976) became world-famous during the Siege of Sarajevo when she won the 1993 Miss Besieged Sarajevo contest, [1] which was held in a basement in an effort to avoid the barrage of sniper attacks from Serb militias. Nogić and the other contestants held up a banner that read "Don't let them kill us".
During the 1990s he composed many works protesting against human rights abuses in our time and was twice honoured by the city of Sarajevo. "The Cellist of Sarajevo", (1992) dedicated to Vedran Smailovic, was recorded by Yo-Yo Ma [1] for Sony Classical, and the opera London Under Siege, after an idea by Bosnian poet Goran Simic, was produced by ...