Education …

… awards …

… honours.

Musical Education

Master of Music: Orchestral Conducting, Conservatorio G. Tartini, Trieste, 2023 - present (currently in the final year) with prof. Marco Angius.

Master of Music: Choral Conducting, Conservatorio G. Tartini, Trieste, 2023 - present (currently in the final year) with prof. Adriano Martinolli D’Arcy.

Bachelor of Music: Harp, Royal College of Music, London, 2012 - 2016 with prof. Rachel Masters.

Bachelor of Music: Composition, secondary subject, Royal College of Music, London, 2012 - 2016 with prof. Haris Kittos.

Harp, musical high school 2 years, musical primary school 6 years with prof. Bronislava Prinčič.

Singing, 2016 - present with Zala Hodnik.

Piano, 6 years with prof. Sabira Hajdarević and prof. Diana Sekne.

French Horn, 2 years with Timea Erdei.

Awards

SPECIAL AWARDS:

  • Best performe piece at the competition (L. Lebič, Urok), Zlatna lipa Tuhlja, June 2023 with Grudnove Šmikle.

  • Grand Prix Second Place, Zlatna lipa Tuhlja, June 2023 with Grudnove Šmikle.

  • Absolute First Place among vocal ensembles, Zlatna lipa Tuhlja, June 2023 with Grudnove Šmikle.

  • Special Recommendation by a jury member doc. dr. B. Smrekar, Zlatna lipa Tuhlja, June 2022 with MePZ Musica Viva.

  • Promising Young Conductor, JSKD Regional competition, March 2019 with MEPZ Musica Viva Kranj.

GOLD AWARDS:

  • 95/100, Zlatna lipa Tuhlja, june 2023 with Grudnove Šmikle.

  • First Place, Concorso Danielle Ridolfi, harp competition in 20212.

SILVER AWARDS:

  • 85/100, Zlatna lipa Tuhlja, june 2022 with MePZ Musica Viva, Kranj.

  • Silver Award, JSKD Regional competition, March 2019 with MEPZ Musica Viva Kranj.

  • Second Place, Concorso Danielle Ridolfi, harp competition in 20214 and 2010.

BRONZE AWARDS:

  • Praga Cantat, November 2024 with MePZ Musica Viva Kranj.

  • Third Place, International Harp Competition Društvo Harfistov Slovenije 2013.

Honours

CONCERTS:

  • Buckingham Palace Concert for the Royal Family and Donors to the RCM as the harpist in a chamber orchestra in January 2015.

  • Soloist with Slovenian National RTV Symphony Orchestra, TV broadcasted charity concert, R. Gliere: Harp concerto mvt. 3, December 2021.

  • Soloist with Slovenian National RTV Symphony Orchestra, Gallus Hall of Cankarjev Dom Ljubljana, C. Saint-Saens: Morceau de concert, December 2015.

  • Soloist with members of Slovenian National RTV Symphony Orchestra, Novo Mesto, G. C. Wagenseil: Harp Concerto, April 2011.

  • First performance of J. S. Bach: Harpsichord concerto no. V, BWV 1056, on harp.

  • First performance of L. Harries: Chrysalis, for harp and live electronics.

  • Organisation of charity concerts in Autumn 2023 for the victims of Slovenian floods with all three choirs he was leading and opera singers.

COMPOSITIONS:

  • 22 written compositions.

  • 15 premieres.

  • 3 written and staged operas.

  • 2 commissions (one by Slovenian National Opera House Ljubljana).

  • 1 awarded a joint second place at a competition (APZ Tone Tomšič).