Domeniko Briški, Associate Professor

Title:	Associate professor
Location:	Kabinet br. 2
E-mail:	E-mail
Official web page URL:	https://mapu.unipu.hr/mapu/domeniko.briski
Department:	Odsjek studija Glazbene pedagogije

Teaching

undergraduate

• Choir 1 (200858) - Lecturer in charge
• Choir 2 (200859) - Lecturer in charge
• Choir 3 (201825) - Lecturer in charge
• Choir 3 (227747) - Lecturer in charge
• Choir 4 (201833) - Lecturer in charge
• Choir 5 (201838) - Lecturer in charge
• Choir 6 (201843) - Lecturer in charge
• Choir 7 (201861) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 1 (200863) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 2 (200867) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 3 (201946) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 4 (201950) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 5 (201954) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 6 (202261) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 7 (201982) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 8 (201985) - Lecturer in charge
• Study of opera and oratorical roles 1 (201995) - Lecturer in charge
• Study of opera and oratorical roles 2 (201999) - Lecturer in charge
• Study of opera and oratorical roles 3 (202002) - Lecturer in charge
• Study of opera and oratorical roles 4 (202006) - Lecturer in charge

graduate

• Choir 1 (200891) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 1 (221054) - Lecturer in charge
• Orchestra 2 (221055) - Lecturer in charge
• Study of opera and oratorical roles 1 (201224) - Lecturer in charge
• Study of opera and oratorical roles 2 (201236) - Lecturer in charge

Consultations

Wednesdays at 9 a.m.

Biography

Domeniko Briški – Biography

Domeniko Briški (Zagreb, 1978) graduated in Music Theory from the Academy of Music in Zagreb in 2002 and completed his studies in Orchestral Conducting in 2008 at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien), in the class of Prof. Uroš Lajovic, obtaining the degree of Master of Arts.

Already during his studies, he performed in Vienna with the Croatian Chamber Orchestra, conducting the opening concert of the festival Days of Croatian Music in Vienna in 2006, held as part of the Mozart Year celebrations. The following year, he once again brought the Croatian Chamber Orchestra to Vienna, conducting a concert at the Erhbarsaal, presenting Croatian music.

During his studies, his home institution (the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna) selected him as one of four students for a collaboration with the Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland, where he conducted Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1. He further refined his conducting skills with several world-renowned conductors: in 2005 with Maestro Seiji Ozawa, in 2007 with Maestro Mariss Jansons, in 2012 with Maestro Ragnar Rasmussen together with the university choir Mimas in Tromsø, Norway, and in 2017 with Maestro Nicholas McGegan, working with Capella Savaria and the Purcell Choir.

From September 2009 until the end of 2013, he was employed as chorus master and conductor at the Croatian National Theatre (HNK) in Split, where he conducted numerous concerts and performances over four opera seasons. He has been teaching at universities in Zagreb, Split, Mostar and Pula since 2009, and since 2022 holds the academic title of Associate Professor.

At the Academy of Music in Pula, he has presented complete performances of major vocal-instrumental works, including:
Gabriel Fauré – Requiem;
Camille Saint-Saëns – Christmas Oratorio;
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat;
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Stabat Mater;
Ariel Ramírez – Misa Criolla and Nuestra Navidad;
John Rutter – Magnificat;
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Coronation Mass and Requiem;
Albe Vidaković – Third Old Slavic Mass;
Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria;
Gioachino Rossini – Petite messe solennelle;
Giacomo Puliti – Messa concertata;
Franz Schubert – Magnificat;
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana;
Joseph Haydn – Harmoniemesse, among others.

In addition to these full-length concerts, he has led numerous special performances with the Academic Mixed Choir and/or instrumental ensemble of the Academy of Music in Pula. Under his direction, the Academic Mixed Choir has collaborated with the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka on projects such as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Bellini’s Norma, and the premiere of Jasan dan (A Clear Day), a symphony by D. Palanović.

During his tenure as Head of the Solo Singing Department, he organized and conducted many international collaborations of the Academy of Music in Pula. In 2022, he organized and conducted a tour of the Academic Choir through Austria and Germany, featuring two international collaborations and two different programmes, including the Chamber Choir of the University of Augsburg and a German symphony orchestra and choir. At the Academy’s Vocal Department, he staged five opera premieres at the Istrian National Theatre (INK), and in 2016 conducted the world premiere of the first Herzegovinian opera, Diva Grabovčeva. In 2025, he conducted five concerts with the Mittelsächsische Philharmonie in Germany.

He is also active as a répétiteur, accompanying singers in full-length concert performances.

He has conducted the Mittelsächsische Philharmonie, the Croatian Radiotelevision Choir, the Croatian Chamber Orchestra, the Wrocław Philharmonic, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Mostar Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Croatian National Theatre in Split, the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, among others. As a conductor, he has performed in Hungary, Austria, Germany, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia. He is particularly committed to premiering works by contemporary composers.

In the autumn of 2020, he enrolled in the doctoral programme in Musicology at the University of Zagreb. Briški is a member of international juries for choral and orchestral competitions, as well as a member of the international expert panel for the reaccreditation of the Academy of Music in Zagreb (2022). He is the author of several scholarly papers and has served as a reviewer of academic articles and conference proceedings in his field. Among numerous diplomas, letters of appreciation and awards, he is also the recipient of the Rector’s Award for 2019. The choir ensemble of the Croatian National Theatre in Split, prepared by D. Briški for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 project, received the Milka Trnina Diploma in 2013.

Zagreb, 2025

Professional memberships

Croatian Musicological Society

Past employments

• 2001–2002 – Secondary Music School Požega

• 2009–2010 – Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb

• 2009–2013 – Croatian National Theatre Split

• 2009–2015 – UMAS – Arts Academy in Split, University of Split

• 2014–2017 – Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Education, University of Mostar (FPMOZ)

• 2013–present – Music Academy in Pula, University of Pula (UNIPU)