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Maestro Jurowski Conducts Belgrade Philharmonic Once Again

Celebrated conductor Michail Jurowski, a representative of the famous dynasty of conductors and a special guest of the Belgrade Philharmonic, will conduct once again at Kolarac Hall on April 12, at 8:00 p.m. The audience will have the unique opportunity to hear Dmitri Shostakovich’s last symphony in his interpretation — in addition to being the […]

New Babie Concerts

The free tickets for the baby concerts organized by the Belgrade Philharmonic on January 9 and 10 were given away in less than 20 minutes. The baby concerts have generated enormous interest since September, when they were held for the first time, so the queue for the limited number of tickets was already formed at […]

Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony – After a Half Century

Belgrade Philharmonic to perform symphony whose premiere was heardby 25 million people! After nearly a half century, the magnificent Eighth Symphony by Dmitry Shostakovich will be on the program of the Belgrade Philharmonic, with conductor Daniel Raiskin, at Kolarac Hall, on Friday, December 21, at 8:00 p.m. First on the program will be Edward Elgar’s […]

Belgrade Philharmonic Formally Opens NOMUS

The Belgrade Philharmonic will formally open the 43d NOMUS (Novi Sad Music Festival) with a concert in the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad, on Thursday, 19 April. Together with piano star Alexander Gavrylyuk, and conductor Dania Raiskin, the orchestra will perform well-known classical music hits – Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Stravinsky’s “Fireworks” […]

Premiere of Belgrade Philharmonic with Santiago Cañón-Valencia for an Oscar

On Friday, April 19, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing with the young cello star Santiago Cañón-Valencia, under the baton of maestro Lio Kuokman at the Kolarac Hall. The Belgrade orchestra will showcase a repertoire featuring music from Oscar-winning composers – Bernstein, Williams, and Korngold. These three American composers have made their name in […]

Vladimir Veljković, principal

Orchestra member since 5 December 1994   I take special pride in my continued twenty year’s success in the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra.   I am a man who respects family, a proud father of two children who will, hopefuly, continue the music tradition of the Veljković family.

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Milovan Jovanović, principal

Orchestra member since 1988   Hugely successful cooperation with several international orchestras – a priceless professional experience! In particular, I would highlight my CD/DVD recordings and the concert tours throughout Europe with LSO Switzerland, brilliant soloists such as Fazil Say, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky and conductors John Axelrod and Neeme Järvi.   […]

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Selena Jakovljević, assistant principal

Orchestra member since October 2002   I take special pride in my membership in the Belgrade Philharmonic. I am also proud of having completed my Master’s studies and of being in the third year of doctoral studies. I regularly give solo performances and I am a member of several chamber ensembles.   I am a […]

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Aleksandra Dimitrijević

Orchestra member since 1994   I take special pride in being a member of the best orchestra in Serbia (and beyond) and in being able to play with such soloists as Fazil Say and conductors as Mehta or Hager. Of course, the opportunity to travel and play in concert halls such as the Vienna Musikverein […]

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Tamara Živković

Orchestra member since 1997   I take special pride in having learned to play the flute after thirty years of playing the violin, so when I retire as a violinist, you can expect to see me at the audition for flautists!   I am… I’m not telling you because you’ll spread it around! 🙂   […]

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Milica Žugić

Member of the Belgrade Philharmonic since 2015   Milica Žugić began studying music at the Kosta Manojlovic lower and secondary music school in Zemun, in the class of Prof. Sanda Dramićanin. She also attended classes under Prof. Vladislav Bobić and other prominent music educators.   In 2011 she enrolled at the Faculty of Music in […]

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Vera Ilić

Orchestra member since 1 April 1994   I take special pride in working in the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, which is the fulfilment of my wishes and professional aspirations. I have tried to gain a broad musical education, so, in secondary school, I completed four departments: the violin, piano, solo singing and theoretical departments, while at […]

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Jovan Marković

Orchestra member since 1 April 1987   I take special pride in being member of our Philharmonic… my other home… to which I owe gratitude for having been a part of magnificent events – exquisite concerts with such conducting geniuses as Vladimir Fedoseyev, Leopold Hager and Zubin Mehta, the events that filled my soul with […]

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Jelena Matović

Member of the Belgrade Philharmonic as of December 2015   Jelena Matović was born in Čačak in 1989. In 2006 she graduated from the Ćuprija School for Musical Talents in the class of Prof. Ljiljana Ranković, as the best student in her generation. She completed her basic academic studies at the Faculty of Music in […]

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Mila Mirković

Orchestra member since 1994   I take special pride in having met many domestic and foreign artists as a member of the Belgrade Philharmonic, which I consider an invaluable experience. Moreover, the opportunity to travel to other countries and visit remote cities has made my life considerably richer.   I was born into a family […]

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Dušica Mladenović

Orchestra member since March 2011   I take special pride in my work as a violin teacher in the Petar Konjović Music School and in my exceptionally talented students, who have won prestigious awards and prizes in many national and international music competitions.   I am:   kind-hearted, intelligent, positive, sociable and ambitious – according […]

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Slavica Perić

Orchestra member since 1 March 2005   I take special pride in being a member of the best orchestra in the region, whose reputation, I AM SURE, will grow beyond this region in the future, despite the fact that I was assessed as not talented for playing the piano by the piano department teachers when […]

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Dušica Stajević

Orchestra member since 1997   I take special pride in the fact that I still love my job and enjoy it every day.   After several years of refining my skills, mentored by my children, I have become a specialist in baking pumpkin pies. My fellow musicians from the second violins group can attest to […]

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Nataša Ranković

Orchestra member since 1997   I take special pride in the diversity of the orchestra’s programme, cooperation with brilliant artists, as well as in countless tours and guest performances, which will always live in my memory. I am also proud of having made friends in the orchestra for life, whose charm and wit make the […]

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Nataša Stefanović

Orchestra member since 1 February 1999   I am proud of and delighted by the privilege to cooperate, as a BPO member, with many distinguished personages of the international music scene – first-class soloists and conductors. Accordingly, I see my engagement in the orchestra as an everlasting inspiration, perpetual artistic development, but also as a […]

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