Fourth Edition
4th Edition (2019)
4th Edition 22–27 April 2019
Calendar
Guest Artists
GERGELY SUGAR - AUSTRIA
Gergely Sugar is an internationally acclaimed conductor and horn player with the Wiener Symphoniker. He studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and the University of Music in Vienna before joining the Budapest Festival Orchestra at the age of 21 under Iván Fischer. Two years later, he became a member of the Wiener Symphoniker and continued his conducting studies with renowned maestros including Jorma Panula and Kees Bakels. Throughout his career, he has conducted orchestras and ensembles across Europe and Asia, performing at prestigious venues such as the Musikverein and Konzerthaus Vienna. An accomplished soloist and recording artist, Gergely is also Professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, where he combines his international performing career with a strong commitment to music education.
ORSOLYA KORCSOLAN - AUSTRIA
Hungarian-born violinist Orsolya Korcsolan is an internationally acclaimed performer and educator, recognized for her expressive artistry, technical brilliance, and captivating stage presence. A graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and The Juilliard School, she studied with legendary teachers including Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman. Her recordings have received international critical acclaim, and she has performed with renowned conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, and Valery Gergiev. A passionate advocate for preserving music suppressed during the Holocaust, she combines performance with research and educational projects dedicated to forgotten composers. Alongside her international concert career, Orsolya regularly gives masterclasses and is the founder and director of the Musikschule Wien, where she mentors the next generation of exceptional young violinists.
YULIA MALIKOVA - RUSSIA
Yulia Malikova is a distinguished Russian trumpeter, flugelhorn player, educator, and composer, renowned for her artistic versatility and dynamic performances. Winner of numerous national and international competitions, including the Grand Prix of the Siena Jazz Music Program (Italy), she seamlessly blends jazz, contemporary, ethnic, avant-garde, and acoustic music into her unique artistic style. As a soloist with the Federal Customs Service Pop Orchestra in Moscow, she has collaborated on acclaimed theatrical productions while developing innovative musical projects. Passionate about education, Yulia is actively involved in teaching and organizing competitions for young musicians, inspiring the next generation of performers. Her creativity, expressive musicianship, and commitment to exploring new musical directions have established her as one of the most distinctive voices on the contemporary Russian music scene.
MARCO PIEROBON - ITALY
Marco Pierobon is an internationally acclaimed Italian trumpeter, soloist, and educator. A prizewinner at prestigious international competitions in Germany and Italy, he served as Principal Trumpet of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, collaborating with renowned conductors including Zubin Mehta, Antonio Pappano, and Daniel Barenboim. As a soloist, he has performed with leading orchestras across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, while his recordings have received widespread critical acclaim. An active chamber musician, he is a member of the internationally recognized GomalanBrass Quintet and has released several acclaimed albums. Since 2007, Marco has been Professor of Trumpet at Italian conservatories, regularly presenting masterclasses worldwide and inspiring the next generation of brass musicians.
IRIS HASANI - ALBANIA
Iris was born in 1986 in Korca Albania. She took her first lessons in piano in her hometown from the year 2005-2009 at music school“Tefta Tashko-Koco”. After her studies at Academy of Arts in Tirana with pedagogue Ina Petrollari (2009-2012), she graduated Master Degree for Chamber Music. She had lessons with many profesors of pianio in foreign countries like: Prof. Y. M. Galea Malta, Prof I. Ursula Viena ect. Iris is active in many concerts in different cities and couontries like solist but also in chember music or accompanying voice choir. Actually she is piano Pedagogue at High school of music “Jordan misja” in Tirana.
GREGORY JONES - USA
Dr. Gregory Jones is an internationally recognized trumpeter, conductor, educator, and Director of the School of Music at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He holds degrees from Florida State University, the University of North Texas, and the Eastman School of Music. Throughout his distinguished career, he has performed with leading orchestras and renowned artists, including the Kansas City Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Wynton Marsalis, and Joshua Bell. A recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Grant, Dr. Jones has taught and performed extensively across Europe, Asia, and the United States, with a particular commitment to educational initiatives in the Balkans. An accomplished author and sought-after clinician, he continues to inspire musicians worldwide through his performances, masterclasses, conducting, and leadership in higher music education.
BUSINA BRASS QUINTET - CROATIA
Founded in 2007, the Busina Brass Quintet is one of Croatia’s leading brass ensembles, dedicated to promoting the rich tradition of brass chamber music. Bringing together outstanding musicians from Croatia, Israel, Romania, and Hungary, the ensemble’s members are acclaimed soloists, principal orchestral players, and respected educators. Their diverse repertoire spans original brass quintet works, Renaissance and Baroque arrangements, classical masterpieces, jazz, blues, film music, and contemporary compositions. The quintet has performed extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, appearing in prestigious concert halls and international festivals. They have also premiered numerous works for brass quintet and orchestra and serve as ensemble-in-residence at the Summer Brass Academy Šibenik, combining exceptional performances with a strong commitment to brass education and artistic collaboration.
ALDI AREZA - ALBANIA
Aldi was born in 1987 in Korçë, Albania. After graduating in 2009 from the class of Professor Margherita Kristidhi-Milkani at the University of Arts in Tirana, he worked as a guest lecturer at the University of Arts in Tirana and at the State University of Tetova, North Macedonia, from 2009 to 2013.
His concert career includes both solo performances and chamber music collaborations with renowned artists such as E. Mulla, P. Guralumi, K. Tusha, and others. Since 2015, he has been a full-time faculty member at the “Jordan Misja” Artistic High School in Tirana.
ARBANA FEJZO - ALBANIA
She graduated about music composition at the Academy of Arts in Tirana. Around 20 years of activities, she has been successfully introduced outside Albania such as France, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia. Since 1998 he has been titular for the Analysis of Musical Forms.Also since 2011 she holds the title Prof. Assoc. The author”Aspect 1″ and “Aspect 2” are premiered of .compositions specially for the International Albania Brass Festival
Hrvoje Pintaric - CROATIA
Hrvoje Pintarić is a distinguished Croatian horn player with an extensive career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. A graduate of the Zagreb Music Academy, he continued his studies in Prague under the renowned horn player Zdeněk Tylšar. After serving as Principal Horn of the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, where he frequently appeared as a soloist, he joined the Croatian National Opera Orchestra in 2004 as Associate Principal Horn. A founding member of the acclaimed Simply Brass Quintet, Hrvoje has performed throughout Europe, North America, and the Balkans, appearing in prestigious venues including New York’s Lincoln Center. Alongside his international performing career, he is recognized for his dedication to chamber music and is an official Dieter Otto Horns performing artist.
KLEDIA TOSHI- ALBANIA
Kledia Toshi i nisi studimet e para ne piano prane shkolles se muzikes “Prenke Jakova” Shkoder, e me pas vazhdoi studimet prane Akademise se Arteve , Tirane me Pedagoge Anila Tartari. Ne vitin 2010 angazhohet si Pedagoge e ftuar prane U.A , T.K.O.B. Aktivitetet e saj solistike jane te shumellojshme si soliste dhe ne Muzike Dhome te zhvillara ne qytetet: Shkoder, Tirane, Korce etj. Aktualisht ajo eshte Pedagoge me kohe te plote prane Liceut Artistik “Jordan Misja” Tirane dhe gjithashtu vazhdon aktivitetin e saj koncertale.
DORIAN CENE - ALBANIA
Dorian Çene is an Albanian composer, educator, and academic whose works have gained national and international recognition. Born in Gjirokastër, he graduated with honors from the University of the Arts in Tirana, where he studied composition under Professor Aleksandër Peçi, before continuing his postgraduate studies in Rome. Throughout his career, he has attended masterclasses with renowned European composers and received several prestigious awards for composition. His music, ranging from solo works to large-scale orchestral pieces, has been performed across Europe, the United States, and Australia. Since 2004, Dorian has been a faculty member at the University of the Arts in Tirana, and since 2015 he has served as Head of the Department of Composition, Musicology, Conducting, and Music Pedagogy, combining artistic excellence with academic leadership.
Jurgen Albarjami - ALBANIA
Was born in Elbasan on 07.08.1993. He started his studies at the Onufri music school in Elbasan in 2000, in the violin instrument. Then in 2009 he started his trombone lessons, continuing from 2013 at the University of Arts in the class of Romeo Manes. During this period he has participated in various masterclasses and has been part of various orchestras where can be mentioned the orchestra of Uart, Orkestra e Tkob, Symphonic orchestra of Rtsh, Albanian Youth Orchestra, Wind orchestra ‘Aferdita’ and Orchestra ‘Ibrahim Madhi ‘.
Albanian Brass Ensemble
It is created by famous artists in Albanian. They are very important at the respective Institution where they develop their artistic activity like in: National Opera House Orchestra, Radio Television Orchestra, Pedagogues at University of Arts, Army Orchestra. They reason why they create these ensemble is to unify the Brass Clasess in Albania, to increase the artistic level in general and also to give to the public a profesional inerpretation sharing Albanian and foreing music acros the world.
Enis Mullaj - ALBANIA
Enis Mullaj is an Albanian composer, orchestrator, producer, and educator whose work spans both classical and contemporary music. A graduate of the University of the Arts in Tirana, where he studied composition under Professor Aleksandër Peçi, he later completed a Master’s degree and joined the university as a lecturer in Orchestration, Instrumentation, and Harmony. Alongside his academic career, he is a composer and producer at MUZA House Recording, collaborating with many of Albania’s leading artists. His musical output includes symphonic works, theatre music, musicals, film and commercial scores, as well as numerous successful songs for major national and international festivals. Widely recognized for his versatility, Enis continues to make a significant contribution to Albanian music through both composition and education.
Ergis Spahiu - ALBANIA
Ergis Spahiu is an Albanian composer and pianist whose artistic career combines performance and composition. Born in Berat, he began studying piano at the age of six before continuing his education in composition at the University of Arts in Tirana under Professor Aleksandër Peçi. Graduating with highest honors, he gained recognition for orchestral, chamber, film, and theatre compositions, including his symphonic work Berat Legend. His talent was further acknowledged during a masterclass with renowned Australian composer Alan Holley, who invited him to compose a work for performance in Sydney. Since completing his Master’s degree, Ergis has remained active as both a composer and pianist, with his music performed in Albania and Australia, showcasing his creativity across a wide range of musical styles.
ERIK - DJ
Is performing in the best Clubs in Albania for more than 15 years like stable or guest DJ. He is well known for his style attending to the public the latest hits. Also he is cognitive of the Balkan traditional music.
ISMET VEJSELI - NORTH MACEDONIA (scholarship student)
Ismet Vejseli is a Macedonian tenor and emerging vocal artist recognized for his achievements in national and international singing competitions. Born in Kumanovo, he studied clarinet and solo singing before continuing his vocal education at the Faculty of Music “St. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje under the guidance of the renowned soprano Ana Durlovski. Throughout his career, he has won numerous first prizes and two absolute victories in vocal competitions across North Macedonia, Serbia, and other international events. In 2016, he was selected to participate in a prestigious masterclass in Prizren, which led to further studies and performances in Italy with Spanish soprano Dolores Delgado. Today, Ismet continues to develop his career through concerts, recitals, and advanced vocal studies.
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