Ana Rucner & Marko Duvnjak

 

 

Ana Rucner is a cello instrumentalist, born in Zagreb, Croatia, into a family of great musical talents. Her parents are both classically trained musicians. Her mother Snježana is a cellist, soloist with the Croatian National Theater, while her father Dragan is a violist, soloist with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Her brother Mario is a violist as well. In 1998 Snježana and Dragan Rucner founded the now internationally acclaimed Rucner String Quartet. Ana cites her parents as greatest musical influence throughout education and career.

 

 

She is one of the most innovative classical artists to emerge over the past several decades with numerous national and international awards. Rucner is one of Croatia’s most successful performers whose shows are well received all over the world. She toured China, Korea, Japan, India, Russia, Scandinavian countries, Australia, US, Canada, Brazil, Holland, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Chech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Monte Negro, Macedonia, Greece, Israel, Turkey and the Emirates, spreading the joy of music and the genius of some of the greatest composer of all times in her modern and unique style.

 

As a child, Marko started off by hammering out rhythms on pots and pans. But as he grew older, his emerging talent began to shine through – and his career unfolded. Aged only 20, he had already worked with a host of major stars of the Croatian music scene, and joined the house band for the TV show “Croatia’s Got Talent” in 2010. One year later he became part of Željko Bebek’s band, working with one of the leading rock stars in the country.

 

 

And since 2012 he’s been on one international stage after another as a permanent member of the band behind dialect rock ‘n’ roll star Andreas Gabalier, recording a slew of CDs and DVDs with the Austrian singer. The production for MTV Unplugged received the Echo Award of the German record industry. Back home, Marko was also part of the well-known Croatian band, Budenje, and scooped the national award for “Best Pop/Rock Drummer” several times.

 

In 2018 he was invited to join the Mat Sinner Band and has been part of the “Rock Meets Classic” megatour ever since, playing alongside members of Status Quo, The Hooters, Saga, Supertramp, Gotthard and many more.