David Tretjak, horn & Ana Miculinić, cello

David Tretjak, horn
Maja Klinar, piano
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Ana Miculinić, cello
Sven Brajković, piano

Programme:
Francis Poulenc, Elegy for horn and piano
Richard Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11
Richard Strauss, Andante for horn and piano
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Dina Slama (1941), Chant for Violoncello 
Johannes Brahms, Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op.38 
Moritz Laßmann (1987), Romanze for violoncello, strings and piano (arr. for cello and piano)

David Tretjak began his musical career at the Slovenj Gradec Music School with Prof. Martin Šmon. He has won several gold plaques and prizes at Temsig and other international competitions (Svirel, Varaždin Woodwind & Brass). He continued his studies in Velenje with Prof. Gregor Dvorjak, at the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet under Prof. Robert Prednik, and is now studying at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana in the class of Prof. Boštjan Lipovšek. He won a gold plaque and first and second prizes at the Temsig national competition (2020 and 2023). He regularly performs with orchestras such as the Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, the Academy of Music Wind Orchestra and the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. In the academic year 2024/25 he took part in an ERASMUS exchange in Düsseldorf, studying under Prof. Mahir Kalmik. He has furthered his knowledge with renowned professors, including Radovan Vlatković, Andrej Žust, Szabolcs Zapléni and Raimund Zell. 

Pianist Maja Klinar graduated from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana in the class of Prof. Aci Bertoncelj. During her studies, Klinar attended international courses, among others with Prof. Pierre Sancan. She is an artistic associate at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana and is also engaged in teaching. As a piano accompanist, she regularly takes part in masterclasses locally and internationally.

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Ana Miculinić was born in 2004 in Rijeka, Croatia. She graduated from lower and secondary music school in the class of Prof. Mauro Šestan. She is currently studying at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana under Prof. Gal Faganel. As a cellist, she won first prize at the international competition Daleki akordi in Split in 2019 and first prize in the fifth category at the same competition in 2023. In 2020, she won the first prize at the HDGPP regional competition. In 2022, she was the winner of the Croatian national competition for music and dance students in the fifth category. She was also awarded the prestigious educational prize in Croatia – the Oscar of Knowledge 2022. In the same year she was also selected for the EMARS seminar and performed as a soloist with the Slovenian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. Last year she was awarded the first prize at the Rudolf Matz International Competition, the award included performances with the Zagreb Chamber Orchestra in the 2024/25 concert season. Last year she performed Variations on a Rococo Theme by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the Split Virtuosi in Dalmatia (Croatia). She regularly hones her skills at seminars in Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Hungary and Denmark. 

Croatian pianist Sven Brajković has already established himself as an up-and-coming concert pianist. Taking part in more than forty regional, national and international competitions, he won twenty first prizes. He regularly performs at renowned festivals in Croatia, the Netherlands, America, Austria and Slovenia. After studying at the Academy of Music in Zagreb, he went on a student exchange to Hangzhou, China, and furthered his knowledge at the Ljubljana Academy of Music in the class of Prof. Serdar. He is a recipient of the Rector's Prize of the University of Zagreb and the Prešeren Prize of the University of Ljubljana. He is a regular accompanist at the Ljubljana Academy of Music.