Prof. Jelena Milojevic, BMus/MMus Chromatic button accordion and Piano Accordion teacher

Styles: Classical, Popular, Tango, Variety, Folk, Jazz, World music

20+ years of teaching experience

Languages: English, Serbian, Croatian, Italian

 

Jelena Milojevic is one of the foremost accordion performers of today. Born and raised in Croatia, she started playing the accordion at a very young age. She studied both in Croatia and Serbia and ultimately received her Master’s Degree in Accordion Performance and Education, in one of the most recognized accordion centres in the world, the Music Academy in Kragujevac (Serbia), where she is now completing her Doctoral Degree.

Being a versatile musician with an extensive performing history, she has played numerous concerts in Europe, North America and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician and a soloist with various orchestras. She performed in some of the most prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and Berlin Philharmonie. She is the winner of some of the most prestigious international accordion competitions, such as the CMA World Trophy, International Accordion Competition in Castelfidardo, Italy, International Accordion competition in Pula, Croatia, Roland V-Accordion Competition etc. Her performances have been acclaimed as “an explosion of cosmic sensuality” and she has been praised for her “brilliant virtuosity”.

Jelena Milojevic has a successful collaboration with internationally recognized composers, such as Ana Sokolovic, Chris Jarrett, Douglas Schmidt, Farangis Nurulla-Khoja etc, and performs and records new music with Vancouver Symphony, Berlin Symphony, Aventa Ensemble, Turning Point Ensemble, Emily Carr String Quartet, UVic Chorus and Orchestra etc. She released three CD's and is being frequently featured at the TV and radio stations in Europe and North America.. She has worked with acclaimed conductors, such as Bramwell Tovey, Bill Linwood, Leslie Dala, Giorgio Magnanensi, Clyde Mitchel, Yu Xuefeng, Symeon Ioannidis, Owen Underhill, Adam Jonathan Con, Ajtony Csaba.

Jelena Milojevic is the proud mother of three wonderful children. With her family, she lives and creates in the beautiful city of Victoria, BC, Canada. As an educator, Jelena have pioneered the acceptance of the accordion at the University of Victoria, where she is now teaching. Her students have won numerous prizes at various international competitions, such as CMA Trophee Mondial, Australian International Accordion Championships, Victoria International Accordion Competition, Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, “Star Ways” Accordion Competition etc. She is the Artistic Director of the World Accordion and Tango Festival in Victoria and a frequent adjudicator at the biggest international accordion competitions.

 

Jelena Milojevic teaches at Accordion Online Academy Worldwide. 

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