11th May 1993 During the Siege of Sarajevo: the "cellist of Sarajevo", Vedran Smailović, performs in Fra Grge Martica Square.
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6312 x 8736 px | 53.4 x 74 cm | 21 x 29.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Fra Grge Martica Square, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.More information:
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Vedran Smilović was born 11th November 1956. During the siege of Sarajevo, he played Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor in ruined buildings and, often under the threat of snipers, he played during funerals. His bravery inspired musical numbers and a novel. He moved to Northern Ireland and is a composer, conductor, and performer. His G minor masterpiece was introduced in a book called "a story like the wind". He caught the imagination of people around the world by playing his cello, most notably performing Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor for twenty-two days, in the ruined square of a downtown Sarajevo marketplace after a mortar round had killed twenty-two people waiting for food there. He managed to leave Sarajevo in late 1993 and now lives in Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. After being initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, Sarajevo was besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska from 5th April 1992 to 29th February 1996 (1, 425 days) during the Bosnian War. In total, 13, 952 people were killed during the siege.