St Mary's Perivale Events details

Thursday 17 October 2.00 pm

Anja Milivojevic (violin)

Miloš Milivojevic (accordion)

Vivaldi : Concerto for Violin and Organ in D minor RV541 (9')
Allegro / Grave / Allegro

Bach : Chaconne from Partita in D minor BWV 1004 (14')

Rachmaninov: Vocalise Op 34 no 14 (7')

Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantella Op 43 (solo accordion) (5')

Bloch: Nigun (7')

Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy Op 25 (13')

Serbian violinist Anja Milivojevic obtained her BMus and Masters degree at the Music Academy in Belgrade and has been in demand as a soloist and chamber musician, performing across Europe and Asia. In Serbia, Anja has performed with renowned ensembles, including the Serbian Radio Television Symphony Orchestra, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Contemporary Ensemble Metamorphosis, and Makris Symphony Orchestra. In 2022, Anja appeared with the Radio Symphony Orchestra at the River Festival Belgrade, performing alongside Andrea Bocelli, Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, and Željko Lucic. In 2023, Anja moved to London, working with the Tchaikovsky Camerata Orchestra, Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Marcel Sinfonia, The Rock Orchestra and Longborough Festival Opera. Together with the violinist David Juritz she has appeared at the Dean and Chadlington Music Festival and Burton Bradstock Music Festival. Anja has a number of years of experience as a violin professor at the Josif Marinkovic music school in Belgrade and currently teaches violin with Raised by Music in Streatham, London.

Following his studies in Serbia, award-winning accordionist Miloš Milivojevic was awarded a full scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music where he became the first accordionist ever to win the RAM Club Prize open to all instrumentalists and was the winner of the prestigious Derek Butler London Prize at the Wigmore Hall. In 2014 Miloš was awarded an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music ARAM for his contribution to music. He has premiered many works and appeared with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, London Sinfonietta, The Opera North, Worthing and Ealing Symphony Orchestra. In 2021 he performed the Piazzolla Double Concerto with guitarist Craig Ogden and the Orchestra of the Swan and in 2022 he performed the London Premiere of Jonathan Dove's Accordion Concerto ‘Northern Lights' with St Paul's Sinfonia. Miloš has performed at many venues and festivals across the UK and around the world. He is a member of the London Tango Quintet, Kosmos Ensemble, AccordDuo and the Balkan group Paprika. His playing is featured on the award-winning Bollywood movie 'Barfi'. He has performed tango live in front of millions on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing TV programme. His debut solo CD “Accord for Life” is available on the Nimbus label.

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