Serbia

Serbian composers include Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac, together with Petar Konjović, Stevan Hristić, Miloje Milojević and Ljubica Marić. The Belgrade Choral Society dates from 1853. The National Theatre in Belgrade opened in 1869, and its opera began work as an independent ensemble in 1919; the Belgrade Philharmonic was founded in 1923 by Hristić. The Guča festival presents trumpet music. The Exit festival held its 2025 edition at Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad; its organisers subsequently announced that it would not be held in Serbia in 2026.