Milosev Aleksandar

Biography:

Awarded the highest Slovenian prize for cultural achievement (the Prešeren Award), Aleksandar Milosev is a versatile artist with a broad range of stylistic interests. Recently appointed as Principal Viola of the Philharmonia Orchestra, he has also appeared as a soloist with the Zagreb Soloists ensemble, under the baton of Marc Coppey, En Shao and Uroš Lajovic, and with the Slovenian Philharmonic, Zagreb Philharmonic and Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestras. Aleksandar has collaborated with many renowned artists, such as Bruno Giuranna, Rocco Filippini, Jan Talich, Franco Gulli, Julian Rachlin, Irena Grafenauer, Radovan Vlatkovic, Gautier Capucon, Viktoria Jagling, Alexandar Rudin, Richard Tognetti and Christian Altenburger. He has recently recorded and performed with Grammy Award nominated lutenist Edin Karamazov. An avid chamber musician, Aleksandar is also a founding member of The Tartini String Quartet which has performed in many prestigious venues around the world. He has performed in many chamber festivals including the Colmar Chamber Music Festival (France), Dubrovnik Festival (Croatia), Maribor Musical September, Ljubljana Summer Festival (Slovenia) and Samobor Festival (Croatia). He is currently principal violist with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, and has held previous positions with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra in London, Zagreb Soloists, Deutsche Kammer Orchester and Arturo Toscanini Orchestra. CD recordings include Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Mozart’s flute quartets with Davide Formisano for Italian label Stradivarius, and many recordings with the Tartini String Quartet. Firmly dedicated to pedagogical work, Aleksandar currently teaches viola at the Zagreb Music Academy in Croatia as well as at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.

course description: ensemble music for string