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*The program is the subject to change.

 

Miloš Karadaglić
MILOŠ is one of the world’s most celebrated classical guitarists. His career began its meteoric rise in 2011, with the release of his international best-selling Deutsche Grammophon debut album ‘Mediterraneo’.

 

Since then, he has earned legions of fans, awards, and acclaim around the world through his extensive touring, six chart topping recordings and television appearances.MILOŠ-the super star musician who led today’s revival in the classical guitar,Over the past decade, the instrument’s popularity has exploded thanks to MILOŠ’ pioneering approach.

 

Aspiring guitarists can even learn from him through Schott’s ‘Play Guitar with Miloš’ series. In 2016 BBC Music Magazine included him in their list of ‘Six of the Best Classical Guitarists of the past century’.MILOŠ has appeared as a soloist with some of the world’s greatest orchestras. His first sold-out solo recital in the round of the Royal Albert Hall was lauded by the critics and caused worldwide sensation.

 

 

Members:
Simone Pirri (violin)
Jana Jakovljevic (violin) 
Uros Bobic (viola) 
James Toll (viola) 
Nemanja Stankovic 
Sergio Serra 
Sam Becker

 

 

Simone Pirri
Simone Pirri is a passionate Italian violinist and international prize winner characterised by an engaging and enthusiastic personality. Strongly driven by a profound passion for the music of the baroque and classical periods, Simone mainly specialises in period performance and its historical practices.

 

A sought-after soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and orchestral player, Simone performs regularly with some of the world's most renowned early music groups in Europe and beyond. Simone has appeared as concertmaster and soloist under the direction of Christophe Rousset, Thomas Dunford, Lorenzo Ghielmi, Andrea de Carlo, Stefano Veggetti and Predrag Gosta. Simone is also member of the vibrant chamber ensemble "Mozaique"

 

Serbian violinist Jana Jakovljevic, was born in Belgrade and is currently a full scholarship student at the Royal Academy of Music, studying with Sini Simonen.

 

She was the winner of a full scholarship for the Negri Violin Programme in Gstaad, where she studied with renowned violinists Hu Kun and Miguel Negri from 2017-18 before continuing her studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School with Lutsia Ibragimova.

 

Uros Bobic (viola) 
UROŠ BOBIĆ started playing viola at the age of seven in the Dr Vojislav Vučković Music School in Belgrade, under Professor Biljana Stevanović. He was a member of the Symphony Orchestra of the Serbian Broadcasting Corporation, before passing an audition to become a permanent member of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra in 2013, allowing him the opportunity to collaborate with world renowned conductors and soloists such as Zubin Mehta, Gabriel Feltz, Muhai Tang, Howard Griffiths, Nemanja Radulović, Julian Rachlin, Fazil Say and others. He is also a member of Ensamble Metamorphosis.

 

James Toll
Since graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2010, James has performed and recorded with many of Europe’s finest ensembles using both historical and modern instruments; appearing as leader with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Arcangelo, Academy of Ancient Music and as an ensemble leader for major pop artists including Eminem, Bring Me The Horizon, and Sting, among others. As a chamber musician he has travelled internationally and performed at many of the world’s great festivals and music societies.

 

Nemanja Stankovic
Nemanja Stanković is a Serbian cellist recognized as "one of the leading young stars on our scene". (Radio Belgrade 2) He has had solo performances with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, RTS Symphony Orchestra, Italian Youth Orchestra etc. He has collaborated with conductors such as Marcus Bosch, Rafael Payare, Fabrice Bollon.He has performed across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa, at international festivals such as Beethovenfest Bonn, Platonov Arts Festival and more.

 

Sergio Serra
Cellist Sergio Serra undertook his BMus at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (Richard Lester) and his Masters Degree at the Royal College of Music (Helene Dautry). As a freelance cellist, he is part of various orchestras, ensembles and outfits (London Contemporary Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of London and Aurora Orchestra) which allow him to lead and be part of a multitude of recording sessions, projects, outreach workshops and concert performances across the UK’s major concert venues, Europe and abroad.

 

Sam Becker
Sam Becker studied at The Royal Academy of Music and graduated in 2018 with a first class honors degree. He has toured and performed with artists such as Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Sinfonia of London, The Hallé, and Jess Gillam. He has recorded with and for ensembles such as Sinfonia of London, BBC Philharmonic, Voces8 and many film and TV soundtracks.