Slovenia

Jure Gradišnik - graduated from the Academy of Music in the classof prof. Stanko Arnold has won many awards at national competitions, including scholarships Yamaha 2003 Already during his studies he became a trumpet player SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana. Actively participates with other orchestras (Festival Maribor, No Borders Orchestra), various chamber ensembles: the brass quintet Si Brass in Seraphim Trio, a duet (M. Gamboz Gradišnik - harp), since 2004 a full member of the Chamber Orchestra Soloists, which has performed and recorded many new works by Slovenian composers. Heregularly attends masterclasses recognized trumpeters such as: J. Thompson, B. Nilson, B. Shew, A. Vizzutti, F. Reinhold ... In 2008 he was admitted to the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where he further studied in the class of prof. Hans Gansch. As a soloist he has performed with the Symphony Orchestra of RTV Slovenia, Chamber String Orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the Maribor Festival Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, Slovak Chamber Orchestra - Cappella Istropolitana, the orchestra of the Croatian Armyand  the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. To carry out the concert H. Tomasija with the Slovenian Philharmonic received the 2005 Student Prešeren Award. He has performed with renowned musicians (S. Arnold, R. Galliano, B. Slokar, S. Mead, ...) and under the batonof many distinguis hed conductors such as: A. Nanut, U. Lajovic, M. Letonja, E. Shao, D. Rossberg, T. Hanus,. . . Since 2004, he teaches in the School of Music at St. Stanislava, 2011, he became an assistant red.prof. Stanko Arnold at theAcademy of Music in Ljubljana. Gradišnik was from 2003-2012 solo trumpeter Orchestra, Opera and Ballet Ljubljana and is now employed as a solo trumpeter RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra.