PACEK, Antonija

  Antonija Pacek, native Croatian, but Austrian citizen based in Vienna, is a neoclassical composer and a pianist. Yellow Rose Records have been publishing singles from her newest, fifth album "Seasons of Life" ("Lost", "Sadness", "Rain Drops", "Life Is..." and "Fall Train" published up to now). Parma Recordings in the USA published Antonija's 4th album "Forever" (available on all major streaming platforms, distributed via Naxos), and Take Effects Review wrote: "Forever often carries a captivating romantic spirit and an exceptional performance that will have you hanging on every note". To promote her second ("Life Stories") and third album ("Il Mare"), Antonija toured Italy in 2018-19 and played in five cities, including the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome and Teatro dal Verme in Milan. Il Giornale Milano wrote: "three styles of the keyboard: Einaudi, Allevi and Pacek - the plan is to tell emotion".

Her critically acclaimed, debut album "Soul Colours", was published in 2014 by Autentico Music in Germany and was signed by Warner Chappell. German and Italian critics referred to her compositions and concerts as follows:“a female response to Ludovico Einaudi”,“resembling Erik Satie’s as well as Keith Jarrett’s The Cologne Concert”,“(it) creates an evocative poetic love”, “Symphony of Emotions”, “(music) close to meditation of angels”, “Pacek, Revival of the Great Classics”, etc. Antonija's music is being played at a number of radio stations worldwide, including: Classic FM in London, Klassik Radio in Vienna, Classic FM in New York, Shades of Classics in Canada, TwentySound in Berlin, etc. The mentioned radio stations have been mostly playing the following compositions: "Sofia", "If Only Time Allowed", "Almost Goodbye", "Lullaby" (Forever); "Before the Storm", "Aloft", "Forgive" (Il Mare) and "Lost", "Sorrow", "For Alina", "Strong", "Reaching Sky" (Life Stories).