Aleksandar Tasić, clarinetist (Vranje, 1976) graduated from ’Stanković’, famous music high school in Belgrade in the class of professor Miloš Gerić. He graduated and postgraduated clarinet at The Academy of Arts in Novi Sad in the class of professor Nikola Srdić.
He mastered his skills at the master courses directed by famous clarinetists such as Ricardo Morales, Michael Colins , Michel Arrignon and Jim Ognibene (bass clarinet-Metropolitan Opera of New York)
He won first prizes in the competition of Yugoslav pupils and students of music, but also I prize in the competition of Jeuness Musicale ’Laureats of Orpheus’ in 1998.
The University in Novi Sad awarded him ‘Exceptional Award’ for his artistic activities,
He performed as a soloist with Novosibirsk Philharmonic orchestra, Symphony orchestra of the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Art ensemble Stanislav Binički, with Belgrade string orchestra Dušan Skovran, Novi Sad Chamber orchestra, Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra, Isidora Žebeljan Orchestra, string orchestra Camerata Panonnica, Montenegro Symphony Orchestra and had concerts in his home country and around Europe.
He performed at some of the most important festivals in Serbia and abroad, such as NOMUS, BEMUS, International Tribune of Composers, Les Classiques de Villars (Switzerland), Verbier Festival & Academy (Switzerland), Y4Y - Bangkok (Thailand), Music Festival in Schloss Elmau (Germany), Kotor-Art (Montenegro), Granada Music Festival (Spain), Mostar Spring Festival (BiH), Siena Summer Session for Music (Italy), Bregenzer Festspiele (Austria)…
In the period between 2000 and 2006, Aleksandar Tasić performed as solo clarinetist with Verbier Festival Orchestra (Switzerland) in numerous famous concert halls with world known conductors such as James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Kent Nagano, Wolfgang Sawalisch, Valery Gergiev, Claudio Vandelli and many others.
From 2006 onwards, he is a member of Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra at the position of a solo clarinetist. From 2011. he is a member of International Orchestra of Geneve also at the position of a solo clarinet.
He made recordings for TV and radio stations both in the country and abroad (RTS, BBC, ART TV, RAI, Netherlands Radio 4, Mezzo and Medici TV).
He is an Regular professor of chamber music at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia.
He has been playing with a guitarist Zoran Krajišnik in chamber duo since 2007. and recorded a CD “Ben Ritmato et Deciso” with music for clarinet and guitar.
He is regularly invited as jury member for clarinet and chamber music competitions in Serbia and abroad.
Aleksandar Tasić is the artist of a famous clarinet brand Vandoren France, and plays on their clarinet products exclusively.
Contact:
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