Klasinc & Lončar Reviews

"The Klasinc & Lončar duo is an excellent guitar ensemble with a serious and dedicated approach to an interesting and varied repertoire. I was especially impressed with wonderfully transcribed and splendidly executed Gershwin's Preludes and Schumann's Scenes from Childhood; it is this kind of detailed and stylistically well-conceived work that puts this guitar duo on par with not only the first rate guitar ensembles, but on an equal footing with other excellent chamber groups. Mr. Lončar's transcriptions not only give justice to the originals, but add a whole new orchestral dimension to the music the duo plays. Klasinc and Lončar are exciting and highly accomplished performers who know how to thrill their audience, as well as make it think."

― Dusan Bogdanovic
    San Francisco Conservatory of Music

"By the calendar, it was still winter; but last March, the Klasinc & Lončar Guitar Duo literally brought 80-degree summer breezes when they arrived here in Iowa. Likewise, their concert transported us to various climes and places. Their program ranged from Bach to Gershwin; the selections from Mediterranean and Croatian traditions, as well as original works by Miroslav Lončar, were particularly mesmerizing. The duo's subtle and beautiful musicianship was matched by technique and ensemble work that were absolutely solid without being showy. Additionally, Miroslav and Nataša delighted middle school and high school students, as well as an adult group at our public library, in two very enlightening outreach sessions."

― Paula Forrest
    Artistic Director
    Ames Town & Gown Chamber Music Association

Thank you for a wonderful concert here in Tampa, Florida. You two play with such technical precision and musicianship that it is breathtaking. The students have been talking all day today about how much they enjoyed both the concert and the concert programming.

― Mark R. Switzer, DMA
    Associate Professor of Music
    Hillsborough Community College

The duo played with exquisite sympathy a program of intriguing new music and compelling new arrangements of familiar works. An exciting and satisfying show!

― Stephen Aron
    Professor of Music/Chair of the Guitar Department
    University of Akron

Thank you both for performing a fine concert for our Triangle Guitar Society, you guys are really great. Your articulation and control of dynamics and tone selections were fantastic.

― Randy Reed
    Instructor of Guitar
    Duke University
    and President, Triangle Guitar Society

"Recently, our guitar society hosted a concert by the guitar duo Klasinc & Lončar, and it was everything we hoped it would be. This first guitar duo presented in our concert series in years offered our audience something special that even the best soloists can't deliver—exquisite, fresh arrangements of several well-known pieces with challenging and beautiful compositions by Miroslav Lončar himself executed with the sensitivity, precision and interplay that only many years of continuous playing and developing can achieve. This very talented and accomplished husband and wife guitar duo left our audience far better for the experience."

― Duane Waterman
    Tucson Guitar Society

"The Klasinc & Lončar Duo delivered an exquisite performance for an enthusiastically appreciative audience. Their playing was elegant and refined. A varied and innovative program allowed the duo to display their considerable musical gifts to the best advantage. Their engaging stage presence established a rapport with their audience from the first to the last piece and the audience rewarded them with a standing ovation."

― Dr. Elliot Frank
    School of Music
    East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

"The recent performance by the Klasinc & Lončar Duo was a big success for the Columbia Guitar Society. Their performance of original arrangements and compositions was enthusiastically received by our audience, and we would love to have them back. It was simply a great show, with fantastic playing and superb musicianship. We loved it!"

― Jeff Harris
    Columbia Guitar Society, Columbia, SC

"As someone who is unfamiliar with classical guitar, I can say that hearing Klasinc & Lončar has opened my eyes to an entertaining and beautiful form of musical expression. The familiarity this husband and wife have with eachother's playing style creates an air of comfort and an openness which leads to an exciting and utterly enjoyable performance."

― Deidra Walters
    Director of Marketing
    Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS

"We thoroughly enjoyed the experience of having you and your wife in concert. It was a wonderfully uplifting and unique experience for me and, I feel sure, for all in attendance.Thanks, again, and I hope we can do it again in the future."

― Elizabeth Wheatley
    Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Starkville, MS

"Fabulous concert—I like your CD, but you're even better live! Everyone was knocked out by your performance!"

― Douglas James
    Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

"Great concert. This was the first time I have heard you and your wife play live. Really excellent."

― Andrew Zohn
    Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

"As a concert series presenter, I am keen to say that The Klasinc & Lončar Guitar Duo exceeded all expectations to become "hands down" among the most thrilling and well-received programs I have experienced anywhere. The Duo's programming is thoroughly engaging, moving, and exciting throughout, performed with uncommon virtuosity and musicality of the highest order."

― Charles Olegar
    Trinity Episcopal Church, Hattiesburg, MS

"The Klasinc & Lončar guitar duo left the audience spell-bound with their outstanding performance."

― Elias Barreiro
    Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

"Their superb technique brings their duo playing to perfection."

― Marga Bäuml
    The Academy of Music, Graz, Austria

"The highly demanding program was interpreted with extraordinary ease and much respect for the musical detail as well as for stylistic characteristics of various periods."

― Vjesnik
    Zagreb, Croatia

"This was one of the best programs we have had in the fourteen years of our series."

― Beverly Herring
    Public Library Concert Series, Canton, MS

"Very entertaining and enlightening."

― Michael McGee
    The Arts Center, Woodbury, TN

"I found the performance sparkling and enthusiastic, and the communication with the audience of the highest caliber."

― Dr. Richard Greene
    Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

"The Musicianship was outstanding..."

― St. Paul's Chamber Music Series, Meridian, MS

"...beautiful sounds coming from the guitars at the hands of these two very skilled and talented musicians."

― Peggy Burton
    South Jackson Civic Association, Tullahoma, TN

"The playing was superb, colorful, inventive, and clean. Most important, it was a music moving experience."

― David Ott
    First Arts, Ft. Walton Beach, FL