Goran Stevanovich - NOSPR

Goran Stevanovich is a gifted Bosnian accordionist and has already won numerous national and international prizes, including the German Accordion Music Prize 2012. Known for his exceptionally broad repertoire, which ranges from early music to Schubert, Bruckner, Mahler and Hindemith to contemporary composers, he is praised by the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung as an ‘ambassador for the versatility of his instrument’. His debut album Sarajevo was released on 16 May 2025 by Berlin Classics. Sarajevo is both the title and the thematic centre of the album. For this project, the Hanover-based artist has selected works by composers such as Max Richter, Béla Bartók and Bryce Dessner. It was important to him that the pieces had a connection to the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina and its eventful history. These works are complemented by four of his own compositions (‘Der Asra’, ‘Bartók reframed’, ‘Takht’, ‘Kad ja podjoh’), which reflect the theme. The result is a very personal self-portrait for which Goran Stevanovich has immersed himself deeply in the musical tradition of his homeland.