About Me

I initiated many projects that reflect equality of different music styles. In my strongest background – classical music I performed solo, chamber music and contemporary projects. My love to different violin traditions expresses through constant learning of new violin styles of musically incredibly reach regions, history and cultures of Europe.
BIOGRAPHY

I WORKED AS


principal viola player at Slovenian National opera
violinist – soloist at Cirque du Soleil (Varekai)
BBC Award with Terrafolk
teaching jazz improvisation for students of classical music at the Music Academy in Ljubljana
teaching viola and chamber music at the Conservatory for music in Maribor

Initiatives:


It happened, that I initiated many projects that latter produced beautiful results in music, education and sound ecology. I am happy that some leading Slovenian musicians like Janez Dovč, Jošt Lampret claim, they would not enter a professional career as musicians if they would not meet me. Violinist and composer Matija Krečič said in an interview, that I gave him a chance, before I knew him good enough…
salon za ENO glasbo /
Fiddle Gateway Erasmus+ project /
Godalkanje /
Symbolic Orchestra /
Ida&Other Bears /
društvo za ENO glasbo / society for ONE music  /
Gross Upi /

AWARDS

Best Act of the Folkwoods festival 2005 (Eindhoven, Holland) / BBC Radio World Music Audience Award 2003 (London, UK) / Spirit of the Fringe award 2002 (Edinburgh, Scotland) / Boomerang (best Slovenian live band) 2002 (Ljubljana, Slovenia) / Tap Water Award 2004 (Edinburgh, Scotland)

WORKSHOPS


author, mentor, performer
Godalkanje summer camps, Godalkanje Special Courses, Music schools, Teacher’s trainings, Festival Maribor, Festival Godibodi, ESTA Slovenia, ESTA conference 2016, Musica
Romanica Antiqa (2014-2016), ESTA Slovenia (2014)