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enly sound that the cello really has. You’ve been celebrated for your cover versions of rock ‘n’ roll classics by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. How did you select those speci c songs and how did you even go from clas- sical to rock? - With a view to the fact that, through my education in music, I learned to play the works of clas- sical composers on the cello and that I grew up with a varied musi- cal opus that included rock and pop, and even high-quality folk music, upon completion of my Specialist studies at the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade I wanted to depart from the frameworks of classical music and try my hand at other genres of music. I needed the freedom of expression that’s essential to every musician and artist, so Hendrix and the Beatles emerged as the natural choice for the start of my musical ex- travaganza, given that they them- selves are classi ed as “classics” in the history of rock and pop culture. What do you prefer to listen to for your pleasure, and what do you prefer to perform? - I’m a pure example of some- one who loves to play what they love to listen to, so on my reper- toire and during my performances you will also hear compositions like Ruse Kose, Mito Bekrijo and Niška Banja. That’s precisely what I per- formed at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, where the rhythms of the Balkans were enjoyed the most by those in attendance, which in- cluded the likes of James Camer- on, Halle Berry, Sean Penn, Charlize Theron, Robert de Niro and many other stars of lm and music. What were your impressions of them; who impressed you in particular? - The very opportunity to nd myself in the company of James Cameron and a large number of Hol- lywood stars, and to present my mu- sic to them, is a compliment. Hol- lywood is really an industry in the true sense of that word, and all the glamour presented to the world is a well-crafted show behind which stand many beautiful and successful people, but also many sad and un- ful lled dreams. Cameron is certain- ly a gentleman who leaves a strong impression.
MUZIČKI KARUSEL Odnedavno imaš i svoju emisiju na RTS-u... – Sve odluke koje sam donela su me osposobile da svoje znanje i ljubav prema muzici upotrebim u svr- hu edukacije, pa je tako kao plod svih mojih stre- mljenja nastao animirani TV serijal Muzički karusel Jelle Chello , koji se od 5. oktobra emituje na RTS2 svake subote u okviru dečjeg edukativnog progra- ma u jutarnjim satima. Svaka epizoda predstavlja jednog od muzičkih velikana iz istorije muzike (Mo- carta, Betovena, Čajkovskog, Bitlse , Hendriksa...) i predstavlja sjajan način da se deca i mladi u najra- nijoj dobi zainteresuju za klasičnu, pop i rok muziku. THE MUSICAL CAROUSEL As of recently, you’ve also had your own show on Radio-Television Serbia... - All the decisions I’ve made have enabled me to utilise my knowledge and love of music for the purpose of ed- ucation, so the animated TV series “The Musical Carou- sel of Jelo Cello” emerged as the fruit of all my aspira- tions, and has been broadcast every Saturday since 5 th October on RTS 2, under the scope of the children’s ed- ucational programme aired in the morning hours. Each episode presents one of the greats from the history of music (Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, The Beatles, Hendrix etc.) and represents a great way to generate an interest in classical, pop and rock music among chil- dren and youngsters at the earliest age.
with covers of pop and rock classics in arrangements for the cello and orchestra, and has been praised for her interpreta- tions of songs by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles – Purple Haze and Eleanor Rigby. Her performances of Serbian folk songs attracted the attention of a wider audi- ence and world-famous producers and established artists, which resulted in Jela having the opportunity to feel what it’s like to perform at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles or to meet famous lm director James Cameron. At the upcoming Belgrade concert we will be presented with music from Jela’s latest album “The Search for the Magic Cello”, which is a musical journey through space and time... You’ve performed all over the world, but do you have stage fright when facing the Belgrade audience, which knows how to be demanding? - The concert at the Sava Centre on 29 th November is also my rst major so- lo concert in Belgrade, which I will per- form with the Jela Cello Power Sympho- ny Orchestra. The Sava Centre is a venue that has hosted many great world art- ists and witnessed important historical moments, and for that reason it’s a great honour and challenge for me to perform on such a stage. You will present to us your “Search for the Magic Cello”? - The concert bears the same title as my third album in Serbia, released for PGP-RTS, “The Search for the Mag- ic Cello”, and the rst part of the con- cert has been reserved for performing music from that latest album, in which I appear for the rst time as a co-author of the music together with Marko Ma- tović and Boban Petrović, who are fan- tastic artists and composers. The concert will be an audio-visual experience for all generations, given that we will illustrate the story of the search for the magic cello with video animation, while in the second part of the concert we will perform cov- ers of rock and pop songs for which I’ve became known to the general public. We will nd the magic of the cello together, searching through our inner cosmos and dreams, until good defeats evil and the dream-snatcher returns the magic cel- lo to the girl from whom it was stolen, who dreams of conquering all the cel- list’s nesse and performing the heav-
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