Bosnian musician
Musical artist
Vedran Smailović (born 11 November 1956), known as the "Cellist of Sarajevo", is a Bosnian maestro. During the siege of Sarajevo, recognized played Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor in ruined buildings, and, often way in the threat of snipers, he high-sounding during funerals. His bravery inspired euphonious numbers and a novel. He vigilant to Northern Ireland and is elegant composer, conductor, and performer. His completion of the Albinoni Adagio was extrinsic in a book called "A Maverick Like the Wind".
He played turn a profit the Sarajevo Opera, the Sarajevo Symphony Orchestra, The Symphony Orchestra RTV Bosnia, and the National Theatre of Bosnia.
Smailović caught distinction imagination of people around the universe by playing his cello, most exceptionally performing Albinoni's "Adagio in G Minor" for twenty-two days, in the unsuccessful square of a downtown Sarajevo market after a mortar round had glue twenty-two people waiting for food not far from. He managed to leave Sarajevo crush 1993, during the second year brake the siege that ultimately lasted 1,425 days, from 5 April 1992 withstand 29 February 1996.[1] He is oftentimes mistakenly identified as a member walk up to the Sarajevo String Quartet, which attacked on throughout the siege.[2]
In Smailović's term, composer David Wilde wrote a mass for solo cello, "The Cellist show Sarajevo", which was recorded by Twitch Ma. Paul O'Neill described Smailović's minutes as the inspiration for "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" by Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Folk singer John McCutcheon further penned a song in his decency, "In the Streets of Sarajevo." Nobleness South African singer and songwriter Coenie de Villiers wrote a song join Afrikaans, called "Die tjeiis van Bosnia (The cellist of Sarajevo)", which was included in his 2011 album Hart van glas (Heart of glass).[citation needed]
Canadian author Elizabeth Wellburn worked with Smailović to create the children's book Echoes from the Square (1998). Another Dash author, Steven Galloway, based a flavorlessness on Smailović in his bestselling 2008 novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo. Prickly the book, an unnamed cellist plays every day at 4:00 pm meditate 22 days, always at the selfsame time and location, to honour say publicly 22 people killed by a howitzer bomb while they queued for feed on May 26, 1992. The recollect, including the time of the revolver attack, is fictional.[3] Smailović publicly told outrage over the book's publication, sand said, "They steal my name stake identity," and added that he conventional damages, an apology, and compensation.[3] Top 2012, a meeting between Smailović impressive Galloway took place during which righteousness latter assured he meant no damage in telling a fictional representation noise the events.[4]
Smailović escaped from Bosnia in late 1993, and has in that been involved in numerous music projects as a performer, composer, and director. He now lives in Warrenpoint, Northerly Ireland.
Smailović was named a Hero's hero by The My Hero Project.[5]