WHAT'S UP
NEW INSTRUMENT
New play "Tuntschi. Eine Häutung"
staged at Bühnen Bern. For this I have composed music and constructed a new instrument:
"Thunder Fiddle 2.0" or "Donner-Geige"
NEW PROJECT!
I am happy to present my new project with great musicians and friends!
I composed for it music to the poetry of Jewish Viennese poet and Polish resistance fighter
Tamar Radzyner (1927–1991), whom I recently discovered through her first book of poetry, published posthumously by Theodor Kramer Gesellschaft in Vienna.
The second part of the program consists of my new instrumental pieces,
composed exclusively for this line up.
Jelena Popržan Quartett
Jelena Popržan - Viola, Vox, Composition
Christoph Pepe Auer - Clarinet & Sax
Clemens Sainitzer - Cello
Lina Neuner - Double Bass
Premiere at Glatt&Verkehrt Festival, July 2021
Vojin Draškoci Award 2020
What an honour to get this award! To be among such great names as Vasil Hadžimanov, Vladko Stefanovski, Nenad Vasilić, Papa Nik and others. Thank you very much World music asocijacija Srbije for this recognition. This award is called after Vojin Draškoci, very important musician who influenced so many big artists in Serbia and abroad. Unfortunately I never had the chance to meet him or to learn directly from him but I guess I may be proud to come as far.
Dezember 2020
NEW CD/LP OUT NOW!
My first SOLO CD/LP are released!
Order the CD via Lotus Records
Or digital/CD/LP via Band Camp
available also after the shows
Release show is on
February 18th 2020 in Porgy & Bess
in Vienna.
"Fascinating and limitless"
– FALTER (AT)
"One of the most versatile musicians in the country ... Jelena Popržan presents with" La Folia "a breathtaking debut album."
– Radio Ö1, Jazz-Magazinn (AT)
"Check out this seriously talented musician who will blow your mind with her viola ...
... she brings a Rock ‘n’ Roll aesthetic to what some see as a bloated violin ...
... Jelena sounds cooler than a cucumber to us!"
– Wurstelstand (AT)
click here for more press reviews
My second STELLA! This time for the music for the stage play "Die Sprache des Wassers" (production NÖ Landestheater). The first one was 2014 for "Warm das Kind in der Polenta kocht". Both directed by Sara Ostertag, who I am thankful for always great cooperation ...
(december 2019)
WIENER FESTWOCHEN 2019
Here are the videos of my performance at the Opening
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(april 2019)
It is a great honor to be on the cover of
freiStil
there is also a big interview inside and a review of Madame Baheux release
"Too big to fail"
Check Press page to read more+
(march 2019)
hat den NESTROY Preis 2018
in der Kategorie Beste OFF-Produktion
gewonenn 🏆🏆🏆
Wiederaufnahme: 10.-12.01.2019 im Kosmos Theater
(december 2018)
New CD "Too Big to Fail" by Madame Baheux out now!
CD-Presentation: Madame Baheux "Too Big ti Fail" on October 4th @RadioKulturhaus, Vienna
For more dates click Calender
(october 2018)
One of the songs I wrote for the theater play "Zrenjanin" by Igor Štiks, directed by Boris Liješević, produced by "Narodno pozorište Toša Jovanović" Zrenjanin, Serbia. This is a story about my hometown, about the traumatas coused by privatisation of the public property, unemloyment, coruption and never the less political ignorance.
Check TheaterMusic for all songs
(mai 2017)