Milenko Stefanović

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Milenko Mima Stefanović (born February 19, 1930 in Belgrade, Serbia ) is the most famous Serbian clarinetist.

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[edit] Education

He started to study music at the age of five. Later, during his studies (B.M. and M.M.) at the Music Academy in Belgrade with professor Bruno Brun, he continually appeared as soloist at concerts and won the highest prizes at different Yugoslavian musical competitions.

[edit] Awards

Stefanović won the First Prize at the Yugoslav National Competition (1956), several prizes at the international competitions in Moscow (1957), Munich (1957), Geneva (1957), and Prague (1959). He was also rewarded the Award of the Yugoslav Radio-Television (Ohrid, 1972), Award of the Community for Culture of the City of Belgrade (1975), "7 July" Prize (1962), the highest state's prize for the arts, as well as many other honours.

[edit] Recordings and concert tours

Stefanović has played and recorded in concert halls and for radio and TV stations in Yugoslavia, but also in Moscow, Warsaw, Rome, Paris, London, Brussels, Bratislava... He played with or under such conductors as Aaron Copland, Herbert von Karajan, Živojin Zdravković, Jovan Šajnović, Lorin Maazel, Leopold Stokowski, Kiril Kondrashin, with pianists Eric Hope, Zorica Dimitrijević-Stošić and many others. As a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician he played in Europe, North America and Africa. Distinguished Yugoslavian composers Aleksandar Obradović, Petar Bergamo, Dušan Radić, M. Ilić, Petar Ozgijan, Dejan Despić, and others dedicated to him their works.

[edit] Positions held and affiliations

Mr. Stefanović was principal clarinetist of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra,member of the Belgrade Jazz Trio [1] and professor at the School of Music " Josip Slavenski" in Belgrade, the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, the Faculty of Arts of Priština (Stefanović is among the founders of its Music Division and now is professor emeritus at this Faculty), and also a vice-chancellor of the University of Arts in Belgrade. His former students hold teaching positions and/or play in orchestras in Europe, Asia and North America.

He is member and former president of the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia and was president or member of juries at many Yugoslav and several international competitions.

[edit] Selected recordings

  • Copland: Concerto (Copland conducting)
  • Despić: Nine Dances for clarinet colo (devoted to M. Stefanović)
  • Kalčić: Music Concertante for clarinet and orchestra
  • Obradović: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra (devoted to M. Stefanović)
  • Obradović: Microsonata for clarinet solo (devoted to M. Stefanović)
  • J. Stamitz: Concerto in B flat major
  • Vauda: Sonata Brevis
  • Weber: Concertino (with BBC Orchestra)
  • Weber: Concerto No. 2


[edit] References

  • Eberst, A.: Klarinet i klarinetisti (1963), Forum, Novi Sad
  • Maksimović, M.: Beogradska filharmonija 1951-1971 (1971), Beogradska filharmonija, Beograd
  • Mala enciklopedija Prosveta,III (1978), Prosveta, Beograd
  • Mišić, R.: Živeti uz note (2001), Muzička škola "Stevan Hristić", Kruševac
  • Muzička enciklopedija,III (1977), Jugoslovenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb
  • Pedeset godina Fakulteta muzičke umetnosti (Muzičke akademije) 1937-1987 (1988), Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu, Beograd
  • Peričić, V.: Muzički stvaraoci u Srbiji [1969], Prosveta, Beograd

[edit] External links

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