Academy of Music revamped

Founded in 1829 and turned into the National Conservatory in 1921, the Zagreb Academy of Music is finally endowed with a hi-tech building opposite the National Opera House, recognisable by its giant "metronome's needle". Accommodating 115 professors and 580 students, stretching over 12,000 m², the building contains four concert halls, 35 rehearsal studios and 51 ultramodern music classrooms. It also has a recording studio, a multimedia room and a library containing 62,000 works.

2015

15 February

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Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović elected President of the Republic

The fourth head of state since Croatia's independence and the first female President, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, HDZ (centre-right) candidate, prevailed in the second round of the presidential elections over the social democratic candidate Ivo Josipović, by winning 50.74% of the votes. Former diplomat and minister of foreign affairs and European integration, she led the European Union accession negotiations from 2005 to 2008.