Selected Press

Historically and musically developed so that is really great and multifaceted Yugoslavian composer Boris Kovač was the real sound of the mirror of the tragic events in the country in…

“There are those special artists whose entire musical careers accompany one throughout one’s life… Boris Kovač has, with all this, achieved a legendary status with his variegated, exceptional and dazzling…

“…Kovač’s artistry can be described as “a vertiginous mix of recycled and transformed codes, characters and conventions”… belonging to a category outside the diverse artistic classifications. In speaking about his…

Many years ago, when author of this article was seriously interested in Goran Bregovic’s music, he wrote a completely apologetic article about the author of the early 90’s Moscow taxi…

Boris Kovač, Tajj Kvartet, New Ritual Group and friends – Kolarčeva zadužbina, 25th of January 2011. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen Boris Kovač live, following his journey…

If all Serbian composers revisited their old pieces like Kovač does, nobody would even heave to write new music.

„Kovač slips easily across that twilight zone where contemporary composition and folk music touch."

„The King of apocalyptical cabaret“

“Dancing at the Abyss… Kovac proves that we humans, still manage to move the cosmos with our music, to find hope in our inner spirits and seek a way out…

“Kovac’s music is both grounded and path finding a testament to the resileincy of culture and spirit in a region trying to repair itself after a decade of horror.

“This music is future classical…”

MULTISTYLISM could be a rough term used to determine Boris KOVAC’s composition profile, which is not suited to fill any conventional pigeonholes. His music reflects a thorough knowledge of the…

“…all Kovac’s excursions are voyages beyond the expected. His ability to veer from heartbreakingly gorgeous melodies, fluttering wingsof brass symphonies, into breakneck accordion-driven fury isincomprehensible.“

The true revelation appeared only on the last day… Boris Kovac and  his Ritual Nova Ensemble played their endlessly remote odes. It seemed as if those Yugoslavs were not from…

Today, it seems to me like I never heard records which really inspired me that much. One of them is the album of Boris Kovac. … “The Last Balkan Tango”…

One is unable to define his music. It appears as a blend of various styles Kovac was in connection with and is full of personal language and aura… there is…