Opening of the fifth season of the cycle presenting the best students of the Faculty of Music, Belgrade
“FACULTY OF MUSIC and GUARNERIUS REWARDING”
The honor of opening the season was awarded to brilliant young violinist Nemanja Belej
accompanied by the pianist Gordana Marjanović
at the concert which will take place
on Friday 4 March 2016 at 20h
in Art Centre GUARNERIUS, Džordža Vašingtona 12, Belgrade
Program: J. S. Bach, N. Paganini, E. Ysaye, L. v. Beethoven, C. Saint-Saens
FREE ENTRANCE
Cycle is held under the patronage of the NELT Company, and is organized by the Faculty of Music and Guarnerius.
During this fifth season will perform 35 best young artists from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, students of undergraduate, master and doctoral studies, who highlighted their successes on the domestic and international scene, and were named for the best in their departments.
These series of concerts was launched in 2012 by the Faculty of Music and Art Centre GUARNERIUS founded by Maestro Jovan Kolundžija, with the aim to give the opportunity to brilliant young musicians to introduce themselves to the audience and to express their talents and achievements and to get the promotion that they deserve. The past four cycles have shown that these concerts have contributed significantly to these young brilliant artists with special thanks also to the media that have recognized the value of these cycles and helped to spread their concerts.
Nemanja BELEJ was born in 1993 in Niš and quite early has shown interest for music. He plays the violin since the age of six. He achieved elementary music school in Nis, a secondary music school “Kosta Manojlović” in Zemun, department of talent in the class of prof. Maja Jokanovic, professor of the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. Elementary academic studies at the Faculty of Music on 2014/2015. also in the class of Professor Maja Jokanovic. Currently he is a student of master studies at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade in the class of prof. Maja Jokanovic.
He has participated in numerous international and national competitions and festivals where he won first prizes. Since the primary music school has performed as a soloist accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of the city. Since February 2009, is a member of CEI Youth Orchestra conducted by Mr. Igor Koretija.
With this Orchestra has performed in many concert halls (Milan, Rome, Catania, Venice, Bucharest, etc.). In April 2011 in SANU gallery in Belgrade held a solo concert. At the International Competition of string players in Sremska Mitrovica, in May 2011, he won the first prize and laureate of the VII to X category. In May 2012, he has performed as a soloist with chamber orchestra St. George Strings at the opening of an international competition in Sremska Mitrovica.
In August 2012 and 2013 he participated in the international chamber music tour COLLUVIO and on that occasion he performed in Vienna, Munich, Ljubljana, Split, Sarajevo and Belgrade. In November 2012, as a representative of Faculty of Music in Belgrade, participated as a soloist at the closure of A – FEST in Novi Sad. During 2013/2014. as well as 2014/2015 was named the best student of the string department at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and won awards from the Foundation Meri Zezelj Majer. As a member of the Orchestra Camerata Serbica in September 2014, he participated at the prestigious classical music festival in Maribor. In 2015 he won first prize at the International Competition of string players “Petar Konjović”. He is a member of the Orchestra string players Lola classics led by prof. Ljubisa Jovanovic.
He attended master classes with known violinists, among them – Roman Simovic, Stefan Milenkovic, Uto Ughi, Igor Coretti, Debora Neptaun, Ilija Marinkovic, Ken Aiso and other.