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Spring 2014
A FERRY TALE FOR EXCELSIOR'S CENTENARY
Bryan Ferry at the Hotel Excelsior’s Abacus Piano Bar terrace
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egendary English singersongwriter Bryan Ferry, who made his name in the 1970's as the lead vocalist and songwriter for the band Roxy Music, played along with his band on Dubrovnik’s famous
Stradun as part of Hotel Excelsior’s 100th anniversary celebrations on 30 September 2013. Ferry, who has sold a combined total of over 30 million albums worldwide with Roxy Music and as a solo
artist, held a spectacular concert accompanied by the orchestra as a gift to Dubrovnik’s citizens and guests and crowned the celebration of Hotel Excelsior‘s 100th anniversary. What better artist to
have at the main celebration than Bryan Ferry – who in 2013 made music for the Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Great Gatsby’ following the album which celebrates that era – The jazz age. continued on page 34
STARRY SUMMER NIGHTS
The beaches, terraces, and gardens of our 5-star hotels serve as breathtaking open stages where concerts are held under the stars.
This is the tenth year that Adriatic Luxury Hotels is organizing a summer music entertainment program under the expressive name “Stars beneath the Stars”, for the city of Dubrovnik and its guests.
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he beaches, terraces, and gardens of our 5-star hotels serve as breathtaking open stages where concerts are held under the stars. Looking back at the ‘Stars, fact based approach would reveal 9 years
of programme, 450 musicians and performers who where a part of it, 30,000 local residents and tourists who attended it, 9,500 litres of welcome drinks that were served and over 300,000 pictures taken … continued on page 24
Josipa Lisac at Hotel Excelsior’s Palm Terrace