Croatian Music Information Centre of the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
Croatia
Member since:
1998
Website
CEO
Jelena Vuković
Address
Trg Stjepana Radića 4, 10000 Zagreb,
Croatia
Services
Introduction
The Croatian Music Information Centre (MIC) is the central Croatian hub for documentation, preservation and promotion of Croatian musical culture. Founded in 1971, MIC serves professional musicians, researchers, educators, cultural organisations, students and the broader public by offering reliable information resources, publications, sheet music, databases and digitised heritage materials focusing on Croatian music.
About
The Croatian Music Information Centre was founded in 1971 by a group of composers and cultural professionals as a non-profit organisation dedicated to documenting and promoting Croatian music nationally and internationally. Its work is primarily supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia and the City of Zagreb.
Since 1973, MIC operated within the Zagreb Concert Management, becoming part of the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall after the 2017 merger of the two institutions. As of November 2024, the Croatian Music Information Centre functions as an independent organisational unit within the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, with a professional team consisting of Jelena Vuković (Head), Davor Merkaš (Editor Advisor), Josip Berend (Editor Advisor), and Ivor Zidarić (Marketing Advisor).
MIC’s mission encompasses the preservation, development and dissemination of Croatian musical heritage. Its services support musicians, musicologists, arts academies, cultural institutions, performers, conductors, researchers and all those seeking accurate and accessible information about Croatian music.
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Services
The Croatian Music Information Centre offers the following Services
- Publishing
Since 1973, MIC has established itself as one of Croatia’s most important publishers of music books, studies, monographs, sheet music and recordings. In collaboration with Jugoton, MIC produced more than a hundred gramophone records and cassettes of Croatian composers’ works. It has developed a distinguished publishing catalogue that includes seminal works on Croatian music and a long series of monographs dedicated to Croatian composers.
In recent years, MIC has prioritised sheet music publishing to encourage a stronger presence of Croatian composers in both domestic and international concert repertoires. In 2017, MIC launched the Tomaso Cecchini – Opera omnia series, aiming to publish the complete printed oeuvre of Tomaso Cecchini. The project involves distinguished international scholars specialising in Renaissance and Baroque music and is planned to encompass eight volumes.
- Digitisation
MIC conducts extensive digitisation of musical heritage materials, focusing on rare manuscripts—often existing as single autograph copies—and works classified as part of Croatia’s highest cultural heritage category. The digitisation process includes documentation, scanning, metadata processing and public access.
The project is realised in collaboration with major Croatian heritage institutions such as the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Academy of Music in Zagreb, the Croatian Music Institute, the Croatian State Archives and the National and University Library.
- Quercus Database
SOUNZ houses the largest database on Aotearoa music in the country, including composer biographies, detailed works pages, and performance history - Composer Database
Quercus, the Central Information System for Croatian Musical Life, documents Croatia’s art-music ecosystem by collecting structured information on musicians, institutions, compositions, sheet music editions, sound recordings, literature, events and performances. Developed by Ivan Živanović (founder), Jelena Vuković (manager and structural developer) and Maja Šojat-Bikić (software developer), Quercus has been continuously updated through major technological upgrades (2009, 2016, 2021). It remains the most comprehensive digital resource on Croatian musical life. - Editorial Work
MIC’s editors contribute extensively to the publishing and promotional activities of the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall. They author and edit concert booklets, programme notes, festival catalogues, competition materials and season publications. Their work supports major concert and festival programmes including Cantabile, Forte Fortissimo, Piano Pianissimo, Lisinski Arioso, Youth in Lisinski, Lisinski Saturdays, the Heferer Festival, ZABAF – Zagreb Baroque Festival, Zagreb Summer Evenings, and others. - International Cooperation
The Music Information Centre has been an active member of IAMIC for decades and participates in numerous collaborative international projects. From 2001 to 2005, MIC coordinated the IAMIC Annual List of Works, and from 2012 to 2016 took part in the EU-funded MINSTREL Project (MusIc Network Supporting Transnational Exchange and Dissemination of Music Resources at European Level), involving twelve European countries.
MIC regularly participates in IAMIC’s annual meetings, conferences and General Assemblies, strengthening its connections with music documentation centres around the world.
- Recent Developments
Since 2022, MIC has increasingly expanded its activities and public presence. The Centre now regularly collaborates with music festivals, concert organisers and cultural partners on projects such as exhibition development, panel discussions, public presentations, festival programming support and participation in international music fairs. This growing engagement reflects MIC’s strategic shift towards broader cultural collaboration and international outreach.
Have a look at the MIC website to view all information they have to offer about Croatian music life.
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Insights into our work
Croatian MIC at the InterliberFair 2025, Photo: Croatian MIC
Croation MIC exhibition, photo: Croatian MIC
Croation MIC Team, photo: Croatian MIC
