Monday, October 19, 2009

Miloš Janjić


Miloš Janjić (b. 1979) is one of the leading Serbian classical guitarists of his generation. He studied with Nadežda Kondić and continued his studies with Srđan Tošić at secondary musical school “Josip Slavenski” and “Faculty of the Musical Art” in Belgrade. From 2004. to 2006. he studied in renowned class of Carlo Marchione at Conservatorium Maastricht in The Netherlands, where he finished postgraduate program and earned “cum laude” diploma.

He attended masterclasses with artists such as: Zoran Dukić, Tilman Hoppstock, Dušan Bogdanović, Roland Dyens, Pablo Marquez, etc.

During his youth, he discovered the joy of playing and since then he is performing regularly in his country and abroad. His repertoire contains works of diverse style from renaissance to contemporary music.

Miloš won numerous prizes at national and international competitions, and the most significant among them are:

- Special prize "XIX Concorsi Internazionali di MusicaCita di Stresa” (Italy) 1995.

- First prize at "6th International Guitar Competition in Mottola" (Italy) 1998.

- Second prize and the audience award at IV Concorso Internazionale di Interpretazione ChitaristicaDe Bonis” – Cosenza (Italy), 1998.

- First prize at “Festivalul International de Chitara Clasica – Sinaia” (Romania),2002.

He is currently teaching at “Faculty of Art” (University of Niš) in Niš, Slobomir P University in Bijeljina, (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and secondary musical school Josip Slavenski in Belgrade.