He started an orchestra in Sarajevo
mainDragiša Savic, who has died aged 89, was one of Serbia’s leading conductors. Among his achievements was starting the radio orchestra in Sarajevo.
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A very courageous man. Serbia is a dangerous place for conductors. I know of one who had been contracted by the national radio orchestra in Belgrado, and who found-out that the reason that his salary had stopped to arrive in his bank account was a forged signature on a payment order.