David Strbac: Devenir

Devenir takes its name from a Spanish verb meaning “becoming,” but also suggesting a natural, unforced transformation. In this spirit, David Strbac presents a program shaped by the quiet evolution of his early adult years and by a lifelong pull toward the music of Spain.

His connection to this music began in his teens, long before he understood its roots. He listened to Spanish guitar obsessively, and by the time he moved from Belgrade to Vienna, this fascination had become so defining that his university professor jokingly called him “Mr. Spain.” Only later did he discover the deeper reason behind this attraction: his ancestors on his mother’s side were Spanish, a heritage that had been distant during his upbringing in Serbia. The music became a way of reaching toward something that had always been part of him, even if he did not yet know why.

Born in Belgrade and now based…