Krunoslav Babić, guest professor
Krunoslav Babić (1976) graduated and got the degree of Magister of Music at Hochschule für Musik in Munich (Germany), in the class of Professor Manfred Hoppert. He continued his enhancement in collaboration with world best tubists, such as Mel Culbertson, Roger Bobo, Daniel Perantoni, Jozsef Bazinka, Walter Hilgers, Roland Szentpali, and others.
During his stay in Munich he was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to cooperate with the famous Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and one of the most distinguished conductors of our day Lorin Maazel.
Krunoslav Babić was a member of Croatian Army Orchestra, Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and currently, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra.
In his work, he distinguished himself as an orchestra musician, along with activity as a soloist and chamber musician.
He performed as a soloist with almost all prominent ensembles in Croatia (Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists, Zagreb quartet, Zadar Chamber Orchestra, Croatian Army Orchestra).
He is the founder and leader of XL tuba quartet, the first of the kind in the region, which accomplished numerous distinguished performances in the last more than a decade of work, accompanied with a number of international awards (Thailand, USA). For more than ten years he was a member of Croatian brass quintet, whereas today he is a member of highly accomplished and distinguished quintet Balkan Brass Connection.
He made several recordings of which one world premiere in duo with flute, as well as three albums with XL quartet.
He initiated the creation of numerous works for tuba by Croatian and foreign authors. Currently, he is preparing a CD with works of exclusively Croatian composers.
He is a regular member of Croatian and international juries and holds master classes. He actively participates in the work of The International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA) and regularly presents at its conferences.
From the beginning of his career he has been actively trying to break down prejudices about tuba as an exclusively orchestral instrument, and to contribute to building perception of its equality with other instruments.