Mirko Jevtović
Accordion
For exceptional studying successes he was awarded with the double Prešeren's Award, by the Music Academy in Ljubljana and the University of Ljubljana, which is the most prestigious student recognition in Slovenia.
Jevtović completed his Master's degree with the highest grade and honours —diploma "Summa cum laude"— by the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.
As a soloist or invited member, Mirko performed with the RSO Wien, Klangforum Wien ensemble, Schallfeld ensemble, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and Young Ljubljana Soloists , led by conductors Nacho de Paz, Beat Furrer, Bas Wiegers, Cornelius Meister, En Shao, Darko Butorac and
others. He has performed at festivals such as Ljubljana Festival (Slovenia), Diaghilev Festival (Russia), World Days of Music ISCM 2015 (Slovenia), Tzlil Meudcan (Israel) and Musikprotokoll (Austria).
Jevtović had recorded several times for the archives of RTV Slovenia. In 2015 he participated in the recording of the CD “Poetics of the Gaze” by Spanish composer Alberto Posadas with ensemble Klangforum Wien, published for NEOS Music label. He attended masterclasses of renowned accordionists and seminars such as Impuls Academy (Austria) and the International Summer Academy for New Music in Darmstadt (Germany).
As a scholarship holder of "The Best of South-East" program, he completed his Master's degree of Performance Practice in Contemporary Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz (Austria) under the mentorship of the ensemble Klangforum Wien. Since 2020, Mirko has been a regular member of Schallfeld Ensemble, a contemporary music ensemble based in Graz, Austria.
