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Stefan MILENKOVICH “Violinist Stefan Milenkovich’S Recital at the Kennedy Center Was So Disarmingly Magical That It Is Not Easy to Describe Its Glories Stefan MILENKOVICH “Violinist Stefan Milenkovich’s recital at the Kennedy Center was so disarmingly magical that it is not easy to describe its glories. This is not so much a matter of a dazzling virtuosity (though he has it all) as of searching musicianship.” —WASHINGTON POST “A bit of luxury casting . [Milenkovich] seemed to celebrate his Slavic origins with special relish in a delightful reading.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES, James Oestreich (from “This Weeks 8 Best Classical Music Moments” ) “Milenkovich has it all: David Oistrakh’s beauty of sound, Henryk Szering’s clarity and logic of phrasing, Jascha Heifetz’s virtuosity, Yehudi Menuhin’s love for the music and Itzhak Perlman’s humor and joy.” —HANNOVERSCHE ZEITUNG, Germany VIOLIN Stefan Milenkovich has remarkable control over his instrument and is blessed with superb intonation and what seems like a limitless capacity for sustaining a big, broad, smooth line.” —LOS ANGELES TIMES Milenkovich is a star, and that's something that comes along only a few times in a century . I know magic when I hear it.” —THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR A remarkable player with fabulous technical acumen and stunning musicality. He brought depth, feeling and intensely focused direction to his performance . as gorgeously lyrical as it was dramatic.” —SALT LAKE MAGAZINE ne of the great violinists of his generation, Stefan O Milenkovich enjoys a prolific career as an internationally sought-after soloist and recitalist, with extraordinary productivity, professionalism and creativity. ilenkovich has appeared on multiple occasions in some of M the world’s most celebrated venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, London’s Cadogan Hall, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, as well as La Fenice (Venice) and San Carlo (Naples) in Italy. His 2016-17 season included some 50 concerts in Italy alone. is numerous appearances with orchestra include the H Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Aspen Chamber Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover Symphony Orchestra (Germany), Orchestra of Radio-France, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (Russia), National Orchestra of Belgium, Mexico State Symphony, Orquestra ilenkovich performed for President Ronald Reagan at the age Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Brazil), and the Melbourne M of 10. The following year, he played for Mikhail Gorbachev in and Queensland Symphonies (Australia). He has performed Belgrade. At 14, he played for Pope John Paul II and at 16, he gave under the batons of such conductors as Sir Neville Marriner, his 1000th concert. At age 17, he won the Young Concert Artists Lorin Maazel, Vladimir Fedoseyev, and Daniel Oren. International Competition, and was a prizewinner in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, the Queen Elisabeth Competition ecent performances include concertos with the Utah, Grand (Belgium), Hannover Violin Competition (Germany), Tibor Varga R Rapids and Mississippi Symphony Orchestras, the Oklahoma Competition (Switzerland), Paganini Competition (Italy), Ludwig City Philharmonic; in Italy with Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Spohr Competition (Germany), and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra Haydn Bolzano, and Orchestra I (England). He was named Serbia’s Artist of the Century, Most Virtuosi Italiani; with the Odessa Philharmonic (Ukraine); and Humane Person, and Brand Personality of the Year. the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also appeared with baritone Nathan Gunn and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard. eeply committed to international humanitarian causes, Milenkovich D has participated in gala concerts for UNESCO with Placido Domingo, Lorin Maazel, Alexis Weissenberg, and Sir Yehudi Menuhin. He was the First Child Ambassador during the Balkan wars in early 90’s. musician of broad stylistic interests, Milenkovich appeared live on A MTV with five-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band Gorillaz in Harlem’s Apollo Theater. ilenkovich taught in collaboration with Itzhak Perlman at Juiliiard M and the Perlman Music Program before accepting his current position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His duo partner for recitals is Rohan De Silva (Itzhak Perlman’s pianist). He plays a 1783 Guadagnini violin. www.stefanmilenkovich.com.
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