Stefan Milenković

Stefan Milenković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Миленковић, born January 25, 1977 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a concert violinist and a member of the faculty at the Juilliard School and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Biography

Milenković began studying the violin with his father when he was three. Three years later, he made his debut as a soloist with an orchestra, and started touring extensively in 1984. In 1987, he performed for U.S. President Ronald Reagan at a Christmas concert in Washington, DC. The following year, he played for Mikhail Gorbachev in Belgrade. In 1991, he played for Pope John Paul II, and in 1993, Milenković gave his 1000th concert in Monterrey, Mexico.

After graduating from the University of Belgrade in 1994 (its youngest ever graduate), he was invited to study with Dorothy Delay at Juilliard. He continued to tour with major orchestras and was named a faculty member of the Perlman Music Program in 2000. In 2003, he was named a faculty member of Juilliard's College and Pre-College Divisions, where he also serves as Itzhak Perlman's teaching assistant. One of his notable students there was Ryu Goto, now an internationally recognized violinist.

Competitions

* Jaroslav Kozian International Violin Competition (former Czechoslovakia) - First Prize
* Rodolfo Lipizer Competition (Italy) - First Prize
* Ludwig Spohr International Violin Competition (Germany) - First Prize
* International Paganini Competition (Italy) - Second Prize
* Tibor Varga Competition (Switzerland) - Second Prize
* Yehudi Menuhin Competition (United Kingdom) - Third Prize
* Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Belgium) - Twelfth Prize
* International Violin Competition of Indianapolis - Silver Laureate

Discography

*"Paganini "In Cuor Piu Non Mi Sento" (1995)
*"J.S. Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo" (1999)
*"Paganini Recital" (1999)
*"Paganini Complete Music For Violin Solo" (2004)

References

* [http://www.milenkovich.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.concertartist.info/bio/MIL001.html World Concert Artist Directory biography]
* [http://www.juilliard.edu/asp/fsnew/faculty_details.php?FacultyId=444&School=College&Division=Music Juilliard profile]
* [http://www.music.uiuc.edu/facultyBio.php?id=213 University of Illinois profile]