In line with its cultural and artistic mission statement, in the thirty years of its existence, the Sava Center has presented the work of the greatest and most important artists from Europe and all around the world.

To put it numerically, 20.000 cultural events organized in that period were seen by ten million people. The number and quality of national and international programs organized in great Hall enable the Sava Center to rightfully claim that it has the most representative and exclusive concert hall in the country.

Sava Center is the organizer of the Summertime Jazz & Blues Festival, the World Music Festival and the Documentary Feature Film Festival. Significant production support was also provided for the following cultural and artistic events: FEST, BITEF, BEMUS, BELEF, GUITAR ART FESTIVAL, DANCE FESTIVAL, to name just a few.

The Great hall of the Sava Center has 3.672 seats and exceptional technical facilities, including state-of-the-art stage equipment and Dolby Digital system for multi-channel sound reproduction.

The Sava Center is a member of the following professional associations:

ILMC ( International Live Music Conference)

ISPA ( International Society of Performing Arts)

Reference List

Many internationally acclaimed artists and ensembles have performed at the Sava Centre, including:

Soloist

• Nigel Kennedy
• Bryan Ferry
• Paco de Lucia
• Julian Rahlin
• Misha Mayski
• Patrick Muller
• Shri
• Sting
• Bugge Wesseltoft
• Gary Burton
• Joshua Redman
• David Geringas
• José Careras
• Henryk Szeryng
• Mstislav Rostropovich
• Vladimir Ashkenazi
• Miles Davis
• Placido Domingo
• Stephan Grapelli
• Chick Corea
• Mikhail Pletnyov
• Mireille Mathieu
• Joe Zavnul
• Michael Brecker
• Brandford Marsalis
• Herbie Hancock
• Toto Cutugno
• Joan Baez
• Al di Meola
• Cesaria Evora
• Omara Portuondo
• Lou Reed
• Montserrat Caballe
• Dizzy Gillespie
• B. B. King
• Emmanuel Pahud

Bands

• NKQ (Nigel Kennedy Quintet)
• Brandford Marsalis kvartet
• Marcus Miller band
• ABBA arrival
• Swingle Singers
• Pink Martini
• Balanescu kvartet
• Jestofunk
• Buena Vista Social Club
• The Blues Brothers Band
• Madredeus
• Gipsy Kings
• The Temptations
• Count Basie Orchestra
• Modern Jazz Quartet
• Simple Minds

Orchestras

• Israle Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Zubin Mehta
• Royal Philharmonic Orchstra, UK
• German Symphonic Orchestra
• Virtuosi Italianni
• Metropole Orchestra, Holland
• Strauss Festival Orchestra
• London Symphony Orchestra
• The Johann Strauss Orchestra
• The Moscow Philharmonics
• The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Washington National Symphonic Orchestra
• The Portland Philharmonics of Young Musicians
• The Stockholm Symphonic Orchestra
• The Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Brescia and Bergamo Festival Orchestra
• The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra

Choirs and National Ensembles

• Slobodan Trkulja & Balkanopolis
• Bilja Krstic & Bistrik
• Academic choir "Obilic"
• The Academic Choir "Collegium musicum", Serbia and Montenegro
• The "Svetoslav Obretenov" Choir, Bulgaria
• The Dora Stratou Theatre, Greece
• Lord of The Dance, Ireland
• Tanec Folk Dance Ensemble, Macedonia
• Lado Folk Dance Ensemble , Croatia

Theatrical and Opera Companies

• Chinese National Circus
• Serbian National Theatre
• The Sankai Yuki Theatrical Company, Japan
• Theatre National de Chaillot , France
• The Beijing Opera and the Wuhan Theatrical Company, PR of China
• The Bolshoi Theatre, Russia
• The New York Harlem Opera Ensemble , USA
• The Taras Schevchenko Theatrical and Opera Ensemble, Russia

Ballet

• National Ballet Marseille
• Teatro di Scalla, Milano Italy
• Ballet ensemble of the Serbian National Theatre
• Ballet ensemble of the National Theatre, Belgrade
• Super stars of the Russian Ballet
• Basheva Dance Co, Israel
• Cullberg Ballet, Sweden
• Holland Dance Theatre
• Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet
• The Kyrov Ballet, St. Petersburg
• The Atter Baletto, Italy
• The Essen Ballet Company, Germany
• The Kiev Ballet , Ukraine
• The Russian International Classical Ballet Copany

Artistic Spectacles

• The Brasil Tropical Ensemble
• The Berioska Academic Choir and Folk Dance Ensemble , Russia
• The Leningrad Music Hall
• The Berioska State Academic Choir and Folk Dance Ensemble , Russia

Festivals

• Belgrade Dance Festival
• Magnificent 7, Festival of European documentary films
• BEMUS – Belgrade International Classical Music Festival
• Belgrade Summer Jazz Festival
• The West Rhythm Festival
• Guitar ART Festival
• The Joy of Europe Festival
• BITEF – Belgrade International Theatre Festival
• FEST - Belgrade International Film Festival
• Yugoslav Documentary and Short Film Festival
• Belgrade Summer Film Festival
• Hungarian Film Review
• French Film Review
• Greek Film Review
• German Film Review
• European Film Festival
• Festival of the film d'auteur
• British Film Festival