Conducting
Symphonic, operatic, wind, string and choral ensembles.
A life in music · Split, Croatia
Jakov Jurić
Conductor · Trumpeter · Composer · Producer
Bringing people together.
Giving music a voice.
Performance. Imagination. Connection.Educator · Arranger · Producer
"Glazba Split" Symphonic Wind Orchestra
64th Split Summer Festival at Peristil, 2019.
01 / The artist
One musical language.
Many ways to speak.
From the conductor’s podium to the voice of the trumpet, Jakov Jurić brings a wide-ranging musical vision to every stage.
Jakov Jurić is a Croatian conductor, trumpeter, composer, arranger, music educator and producer based in Split. His work spans symphonic, operatic, wind, string and choral music, connecting concert performance with education and interdisciplinary music theatre.
He completed trumpet studies at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana and conducting studies at the Richard Wagner Konservatorium in Vienna. His artistic development also includes work with Dario Maleš, Simon Dvoršak, Hari Zlodre and Alim Shakh.
His experience includes Prague Philharmonia, the Croatian National Theatre Split Orchestra, Glazba Split and the orchestras of the Josip Hatze Music School. As a founder and artistic director, he creates opportunities for musicians to meet, develop and perform — from young ensembles to ambitious productions bringing together orchestra, choir, soloists and ballet.
Trumpet
Orchestral, chamber and solo performance across classical and contemporary programmes.
Composition
Original music for orchestra, choir, soloists, ballet and the stage.
Education
Teaching, ensemble development and mentorship of young musicians and composers.
Arranging
New settings of sacred, traditional and popular music for diverse ensembles.
Production
Artistic direction, concert organisation and music-theatre production through Innovibe.
02 / On the podium
Selected conducting
experience.
Prague Philharmonia - Beethoven: Symphony No.5, 2021.
2026
A new chapter
Founded Innovibe in Split for classical and stage-music production, with production collaboration on Nabucco at the Croatian National Theatre Split, assisting Spanish conductor Imarti in symphonic and vocal music. Conducted Vivaldi’s Spring, first movement, with Antonija Markotić and the Josip Hatze Music School String Orchestra.
2024–2025
Orchestra, choir & shared ambition
Assistant to Pavle Zajcev for Grieg’s Peer Gynt suites and, with Future Philharmonic, Beethoven’s Egmont and Choral Fantasy. Conducted the finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the orchestra and choir of CNT Split and the school.
2022–2023
From the concert hall to music theatre
Programmes included Britten, Mozart, Dešpalj, Crausaz and Sparke. Assistant to Christian Schulz for Ravel’s Boléro and Mozart’s Divertimento; directed Betlehemska priča, bringing together approximately 150 performers.
2021
Prague Philharmonia
Work in Prague and at the Richard Wagner Konservatorium included Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Milan Al-Ashhab, Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, Mahler’s Adagietto and Wagner’s Parsifal.
2016–2026
Developing the next generation
Trumpet teacher and conductor at Josip Hatze Music School: wind orchestra from 2016, string orchestra from 2021 and symphony orchestra from 2023. Head of the Wind Department, 2023–2024. Founder and artistic director of Glazba Split, 2019–2024.
Simfonijski puhački orkestar "Glazba Split" 64. Splitsko ljeto Peristil, 31.7.20192008–2018
Building musical communities
Founded and conducted Unica Harmonia, 2008–2015, and established the Musical Mosaic Society chamber orchestra. Conducted Vodička glazba, 2017–2018, and a European Youth Orchestra wind ensemble in Luxembourg.
03 / The music
A repertoire
without boundaries.
Selected conducting repertoire across the concert hall, the opera house and the wind-orchestra tradition.
I Symphonic & orchestral
BeethovenSymphonies Nos. 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9; Egmont; Leonore No. 3; Choral Fantasy
MozartSymphonies Nos. 36, 39, 40 & 41; divertimenti and concertos
Brahms · Mendelssohn · MahlerSymphony No. 2 · Italian Symphony · Symphony No. 5, Adagietto
Rimsky-Korsakov · GriegScheherazade · Peer Gynt
Smetana · Britten · RavelVltava · Simple Symphony · Boléro
II Opera, vocal & stage
MozartThe Magic Flute; Exsultate, jubilate
VerdiRequiem; La forza del destino; Aida; Nabucco
WagnerParsifal; Die Meistersinger
Schulz · Jurić / Khale · BeethovenAuszeit für die Erde · Betlehemska priča · Ode to Joy
III Wind orchestra
Contemporary wind repertoireAppermont, Reed, Sparke, Doss, Crausaz, Yagisawa, de Haan, Iturralde and Williams.
IV Croatian music & arrangements
Croatian composersKabiljo, Tijardović, Dešpalj, Ćićerić, Kuletin, Kalogjera, Milić and Jurić.
Traditional & popular musicOriginal arrangements, including Mamma mia, Amigos para siempre, Naše malo misto and Croatian Christmas Carols.
04 / Original works
Imagined in sound.
Written to be shared.
Selected compositions for the stage, the concert platform and the voices of a community.
Horizont
Composition for a trumpet and piano inspired by New York.
INSTRUMENTAL / CHAMBEREwigkeit
For two sopranos, piano and trumpet, to a text by Vera Watzek. Premiered at the Austria Summer Music Festival.
Vocal / ChamberBetlehemska priča
A music-theatre work for symphony orchestra, choir, soloists and ballet, performed in Split and Šibenik.
Music theatre / Orchestra & choirSea Pictures
& The Old Castle
A work for symphony orchestra, alongside a work for tuba and piano.
Orchestral / ChamberFor young listeners
Mravi, a musical for preschool children performed in Vodice; Mali koncert za trubu, a three-movement work for trumpet and piano inspired by the Imotski region.
Children’s music / SoloVoices & stories
Missa pro unitate, a Latin mass for mixed choir and chamber orchestra, premiered in Ljubljana; Drevo ki je vedno reklo ne, a children’s musical performed in Škofja Loka.
Sacred / Music theatreFurther sacred and choral works include Korizmena misa, Psalm 91, Martinova stopa, Misa Božjega naroda, Psalm 33 and Misa Solinskih mučenika.
05 / Beyond the podium
A musician.
A mentor. A maker.
The voice of the trumpet
Jakov’s performing career spans opera, ballet, orchestral and chamber music. A freelance trumpeter with CNT Split from 2014 to 2019, he performed in productions including Turandot and Aida, as well as symphonic and festival programmes. From 2018 to 2023, he served with the Croatian Armed Forces Orchestra.
His experience includes recitals with organ, academy jazz and symphonic projects, Zagreb Classic and collaborations with the US Navy Band.
Teaching that becomes music
At music schools in Imotski and Split, Jakov has mentored prize-winning trumpet students, chamber groups, orchestras and young composers. He connects student composition with ensemble performance and explores Suzuki, Orff and NTC approaches to music learning.
His professional work includes brass-teacher conferences, arranging lectures, competition jury and organisational roles, and the Erasmus+ projects European Youth Orchestra and Brass Connect in Luxembourg and France.
From idea to performance
As an arranger and producer, he works with mixed choir, organ, string and wind orchestras, brass, percussion and soloists. His projects include opera stage music for CNT Split, Future Philharmonic, a scene in the Hollywood film Bliss and Unica Harmonia’s album Zraka svjetla.
Through Innovibe, founded in 2026, this practice continues in the organisation and production of classical and stage music.
Explore InnovibeEducation & artistic development
2019–2022
Richard Wagner Konservatorium
Conducting · Vienna · Class of Christian Schulz
2009–2014
Academy of Music, Ljubljana
Trumpet · Anton Grčar, Franc Kosem; previously Matej Rihter
Until 2009
Josip Hatze Music School
Trumpet · Split · Class of Jakša Gilić
06 / Distinctions
Awards and
recognition.
Oskar znanja
For mentoring work with students.
Split-Dalmatia County
Recognition for outstanding student results at a national competition.
Education and Teacher Training Agency
Certificates of appreciation for successful work with students and participation in national competitions.
HDGPP & Daleki akordi
Multiple first and second prizes at regional and national HDGPP trumpet competitions and first prize at Daleki akordi.
World Music Contest, 2009
Gold medal with Šibenik People’s Music at the 16th World Music Contest in the Netherlands.
Marijafest, 2014
Mati ljubezni, winner of Marijafest in Slovenia.
07 / In the press
Media Coverage.
- Dalmacija DanasIntervju: Maestro Jakov Jurić — Veličina je glazbenika u njegovoj poniznosti i želji da ostavi pozitivan trag u svijetu
- Splitsko ljetoPrvi cjelovečernji koncert Simfonijskog puhačkog orkestra Glazba Split
- Glazba.hrFilharmonija budućnosti — 7. izdanje
- Hrvatski dom SplitIvo Perkušić, Sanctus Domnio — Fado
- Umjetnička akademija u SplituKoncert ansambla studenata saksofona SAXUMAS
08 / Let’s connect
The next project
starts with a conversation.
For conducting engagements, trumpet performances, commissions, educational collaborations and music production.
juric.jakov@gmail.comBased in Split, Croatia · Working internationally
