Philippe Djokic

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Philippe Djokic was born in Nancy, France on September 3, 1950 to a Serbian father and French mother. After World War II, Philippe's father, a prisoner in a concentration camp, was put in charge by the American troops of organizing displaced Serbian soldiers and immigrants. The Djokic clan's roots are from Pozega, Serbia.

In 1952, the Djokics settled in Trenton, New Jersey. Here, all seven children would study classical music. Learning to play a variety of instruments. Including piano, cello and violin. Philippe attended the acclaimed Juilliard School in New York City. He would meet his bride-to-be, Lynn, there. She was a pianist. Both would eventually move to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1975 to teach at Dalhousie University. Mr. Djokic is now the Professor of Violin. He has also conducted the Dalhousie Orchestra.

In 1977, he won first prize in the CBC Talent Festival. Two years earlier, Djokic won the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibualt competition in Paris, France. Along with the Sibelius Violin Competition in Helsinki, Finland. Upon obtaining his Master of Music degree as a student at the Juilliard School, Djokic also won the school's Fritz Kreisler Prize. He and his wife's musical talents were passed down to their children Marc and Denise Djokic.

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• Profile at Dalhousie University

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