{"id":1578,"date":"2025-12-22T09:48:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anarucner.com\/about-ana\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T20:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:52:33","slug":"about-ana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anarucner.com\/en\/about-ana\/","title":{"rendered":"About Ana"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1578\" class=\"elementor elementor-1578 elementor-199\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd1972 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bd1972\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6eae94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b6eae94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501ddf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"501ddf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Ana Rucner<\/span><br>Croatian Cellist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2186f1b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2186f1b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b08b34a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b08b34a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c91bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c91bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebcd3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ebcd3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ana Rucner (Zagreb, February 12, 1983) is a Croatian cellist who performs on concert stages in Croatia and abroad. She is recognized for her performance approach that connects classical music with modern, ethno, and contemporary musical expression. <\/p><p>She comes from a distinguished Zagreb family of academic musicians \u2013 her mother Snje\u017eana Rucner (cello), father Dragan and brother Mario Rucner (viola). She has been playing the cello since the age of seven. She began her musical education at the Elly Ba\u0161i\u0107 Music School and graduated from the Music Academy in Zagreb in 2005.   <\/p><p>She is one of the first cellists in Croatia to introduce the electric cello into her repertoire, thereby expanding the performance possibilities of the instrument and opening space for new musical forms and audiences.<\/p><p>In 2016, she represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm with the song &#8220;Ljubav je&#8221; (Love Is). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d5725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0d5725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/anarucner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/quill-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1574\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2486f818 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2486f818\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f03bc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70f03bc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7607642 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7607642\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6931ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6931ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cfe1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88cfe1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2023, she has been actively working in China, where she performs at cultural and musical events, collaborates with Chinese artists and orchestras, and develops projects that connect Croatian and Chinese musical and cultural scenes. <\/p><p>In 2025, she participated in the international project One World, One Family in India, which entered the Guinness Book of Records as the concert with the largest international symphony ensemble, bringing together hundreds of musicians and singers from dozens of countries around the world. <\/p><p>In the same year, she became a global &#8220;Pioneer Experience Ambassador&#8221; for Waterfall AI and part of the global TCL brand campaign in March 2025. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71238ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71238ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards and Recognition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c77f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c77f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For her work, she has received numerous domestic and international awards. Among the most significant is the international award Das Goldene Stadttor (Berlin), awarded for the music video Ode to Joy, filmed to promote Croatia, often referred to as the &#8220;tourism Oscar.&#8221; <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45653ac e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45653ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f828d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards for Video and Tourism Films<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f818a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f818a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>&#8220;Alkarski ponos&#8221; (Pride of Alka)<\/strong><ul><li>International Tourfilm Festival \u2013 ITF&#8217;CRO 2015 \u2013 the most prestigious national award &#8220;Baldo \u010cupi\u0107&#8221; for the best Croatian national film.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>&#8220;Ode to Joy&#8221; (music video)<\/strong><ul><li>Grand Prix CIFFT (Comit\u00e9 International des Festivals du Film Touristique), Vienna \u2013 nomination for Grand Prix.<\/li><li>Das Goldene Stadttor, Berlin \u2013 award in the music video category at the international tourism film festival as part of the ITB trade fair.<\/li><li>Film, Art &amp; Tourism Festival \u2013 FilmAT, Warsaw \u2013 prestigious award in the tourism film category.<\/li><li>Grand Prix of the 50th International Tourism Film Festival, Lecce, Italy. <\/li><li>Zagreb Tourfilm Festival \u2013 award for best promotional film up to seven minutes.<\/li><li>Best Croatian tourism film up to seven minutes \u2013 Zagreb Tourfilm Festival.<\/li><li>New York Festivals \/ World&#8217;s Best TV &amp; Films \u2013 Bronze World Medal.<\/li><li>Tourism Ecological Film Festival Silafest, Serbia \u2013 special award.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d15dd animated-fast e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29d15dd\" 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Two&#8221;<\/strong><ul><li>Best Croatian tourism film \u2013 &#8220;Baldo \u010cupi\u0107&#8221; award.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>&#8220;Zagreb, Zagreb&#8221;<\/strong><ul><li>Baldo \u0106upi\u0107 \u2013 international tourism film festival in Italy.<\/li><li>Grand Prix Italia \u2013 international film festival.<\/li><li>Third prize \u2013 TourFilm Brazil.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>&#8220;Moonlight Sonata&#8221;<\/strong><ul><li>Das Goldene Stadttor \u2013 award for best music video.<\/li><li>First prize \u2013 International Tourfilm Festival \u2013 Tourfilm Riga, Latvia.<\/li><li>Grand Prix Italia \u2013 festival in Lecce, Italy.<\/li><li>Awards at international festivals Silafest and Art &amp; Tur.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Personal Titles and Recognition<\/strong><ul><li>F.E.S.T. Charter Award 2011 \u2013 recognition for contribution to the development of culture in the service of tourism. <\/li><li>Proclaimed Tourism Ambassador of Beijing in 2011.<\/li><li>Golden Interstas 2015 \u2013 special award for artistic work and contribution to the development of cultural tourism in Croatia. <\/li><li>Regional Oscar of Popularity, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2015.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Other Recognition<\/strong><ul><li>Diploma di merito \u2013 at the International Competition for Young Cellists, 1999.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ac180 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21ac180\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e69f53 elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-widget 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bandoneonist and accordionist<\/li><li>Muye Wu \u2013 Chinese pianist<\/li><li>Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra<\/li><li>Maribor Philharmonic Orchestra (permanent honorary member 1999\u20132003)<\/li><li>Lalo Schifrin<\/li><li>Sannong Chinese Orchestra<br>\u4e09\u5f04\u56fd\u4e50<\/li><li>Shanghai Chinese Orchestra \u2013 principal pipa performer Tony Yu<br>\u4e0a\u6d77\u6c11\u65cf\u4e50\u56e2 \u9996\u5e2d\u7435\u7436\u6f14\u594f\u5bb6 \u4fde\u51b0<\/li><li>Oliver Poole \u2013 British pianist and composer<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">In recent years, she has established significant collaborations with Yamaha \u2013 Shanghai, performed at major musical events in China such as <em>Music China Expo<\/em> and <em>China International Import Expo (CIIE)<\/em>, <em>Shanghai Spring Festival Gala<\/em>, and collaborated with Mercedes-Benz.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118267d e-con-full e-flex e-con 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Ana Rucner was a promoter of dm&#8217;s project &#8220;You Are You Are You \u2013 Initiative for Life Confidence&#8221; and donated two concerts (June 8 at the Bundek Lake summer stage in Zagreb, and the second held on July 1 as the overture to the Split Festival at Split&#8217;s Prokurative).<\/p><p>As part of the project, Ana Rucner dedicated the proceeds from her two concerts to the establishment of the Center for Psychological Assistance and Treatment of Eating Disorders, which was founded at the Clinic for Psychological Medicine of the Zagreb University Hospital Center.<br>In January 2016, Ana Rucner performed in Georgia as a guest of the &#8220;Wish Tree&#8221; association, founded by opera singer Nino Surguladze to help sick children. The performance was part of a humanitarian mission.  <\/p><p>The concert was broadcast live by Georgia&#8217;s most famous television station Rustavi2 and was followed by more than 5 million viewers, which was also excellent promotion for Croatia. The importance of this concert, as well as the work of the humanitarian association Desire Tree, is evidenced by the fact that representatives of the association and all performers were received by Georgian Patriarch Ilia II and Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili. <\/p><p>15 Years of Love for the Joy of Children in Baranja (2017): A grand concert organized with Rotary Club Zagreb to mark her career anniversary.<\/p><p>Performance at a Historic Ceremony (2025): She performed at an event that brought together 450 musicians from 60 countries, entering the Guinness Book of Records, with the concert aimed at promoting unity.<\/p><p>Frequent Humanitarian Performances: Rucner often participates in concerts to help those in need, promoting culture and music.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ed7fe e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00ed7fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9175601 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9175601\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b9054 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37b9054\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a396af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a396af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ana in the City<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7775970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7775970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Ana in the City&#8221; is Ana Rucner&#8217;s long-running original musical project, designed as a combination of classical music, public space, and cultural accessibility. The project began in Dubrovnik and over the years has grown into a recognizable cultural event. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b16a7 elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d8b16a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/anarucner.com\/en\/projects\/traditional-welcome-to-summer-concerts-2011-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c0953 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6c0953\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1577,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/anarucner.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/slider3.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:3000,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:800,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ana RucnerCroatian Cellist Biography Ana Rucner (Zagreb, February 12, 1983) is a Croatian cellist who performs on concert stages in Croatia and abroad. 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