Agata Miklavc, violin
Violinist Agata Miklavc began her musical journey at the age of three in Ljubljana, Slovenia where she made her public debut at the age of five at the Great Hall of Cankar Center. Since, her studies and performance career took her all over Europe and the United States. She performed in halls such as the Kennedy Center, Slovenian Philharmonic, RTV Slovenia, Sarajevo National Theater (BiH), The Army Hall (BiH), The Gaillard Center, Musikverein Wien (AU), Mozarteum Salzburg (AU), Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik (HR), Crystal Hall of Slovenia, The Meyerson Symphony Center and Winspear Opera House, to name a few.
She has received awards and distinctions at international competitions such as the Temsig (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Burgos International Festival and Competition (Burgos, Spain) and Glazunov International Competition (Paris, France).
An avid chamber musician, Agata has shared the stage with world-renowned artists such as Andrés Cárdenes, Aaron Boyd, Andres Diaz, Rafael Figueroa, Paul Coletti, Wendy Chen, the Escher Quartet, Yuriy Bekker, Julian Schwarz, Michael Klotz and Gerald Robbins. She regularly performs in a duo with critically acclaimed Greek-American pianist Jason Solounias.
Ms.Miklavc has been a passionate educator ever since her first appointment as a teaching assistant at the studio of Violeta Smailović-Huart in 2013. She has since served as a teaching assistant to Emanuel Borok and Aaron Boyd at Southern Methodist University and Andrés Cárdenes at Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently an associate professor at the Gingold International Chamber Music Festival and a faculty member at Levine Music in Washington D.C.
Since 2021 Ms.Miklavc performs with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in Charleston, South Carolina. In May 2023, she was appointed concertmaster of Georgetown Chorale in Washington, D.C. She also serves as an artistic director of “Georgetown Chamber Players” and leader of “Georgetown Chamber Orchestra” which she co-founded in 2023.
Agata's principal teacher is Andrés Cárdenes who remains her trusted mentor, advisor and friend. She also studied with Emanuel Borok, Aaron Boyd and Violeta Smailović-Huart.
Ms.Miklavc is in high demand as a chamber and orchestral player in addition to her frequent appearances as a soloist in classical and contemporary repertoire.
