About Me
Jelena Milojevic is one of the foremost female accordion performers of today. She was born and raised in Croatia, where she started studying classical accordion, first at Ivan Matetic-Ronjgov Music School and later on at Music Academy in Pula (Croatia). But destiny, and her Serbian roots, led her to one of the most famous accordion centers in the world, the city of Kragujevac (Serbia) and its Music Academy, where she received her Bachelor/Master Degree in Accordion Performance & Education. While a student, she had intensive collaboration with some of the world's leading accordion pedagogues and performers, such as: A. Skliarov, Y. Shishkin, P. Soave, J. Crabb, D. Modrusan, O. Murray, M. Vayrynen, R. Tomic.As a versatile musician with an extensive performing history, she has appeared on concert stages in Europe (Germany, France, Italy, UK, Ukraine, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Serbia), Canada and USA. Her debut concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, NYC was the first solo accordion recital in the last 30 years in this prestigious venue. Her performances have been acclaimed as "an explosion of cosmic sensuality†and she has been praised for her “brilliant virtuosityâ€.While studying, she won 9 international accordion competitions, as a soloist and chamber musician, including highly acclaimed contests in Pula (Croatia) and Castelfidardo (Italy). Her greatest success was winning one of the biggest international competitions for accordion artists, WORLD TROPHY 2003, in Italy.In the summer of 2007, Jelena moved to Vancouver BC, Canada, with her family. While there, she taught at Vancouver Community College, and performed throughout the West Coast to promote the accordion. Suddenly she discovered the amazing accordion community in beautiful Victoria, BC where she currently lives, and now works on putting the accordion onto the map of recognized classical instruments. Jelena is teaching accordion at Camosun College in Victoria.Jelena Milojevic has just released her CD The Art of Accordion, where she is honoring some of the world's most recognized accordion composers.!!! Start Code To Apply Top Banner !!!!
