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Vedran Ćurić CV

Info:
Date of birth: 07.08.1981
Place of birth: Zadar, Croatia
Current Address: Favoritenstrasse
74/10, 1040, Vienna, Austria
Tel: +43 676 3639903
Email: vexler81@yahoo.com
Soon Toronto, Canada
My Websites:
www.munemnotaion.com
www.dave-media.com
www.geigenunterricht.tk
www.vedrancuric.tk

My Skills, Level degree

Violinist - Performer, Teacher Europe Masters degree

Violist - Performer, Teacher Europe Masters degree
Chamber music - Performer, Teacher Europe Masters degree

Additional:
Music composition, Orchestration and Arranging, Music Transcription, Musicians Management
IT, Web design, Photoshop, Apple iPhone application developer.

Education
1987 to 1991 – Music school Zadar, Croatia
Level Achieved: Elementary - Violin
Prof. Petar Vrbancic

1991 to 1999 – School for musically gifted children ”Horeum Margi” Cuprija, Serbia
Level Achieved: Elementary, High School - Violin
Prof. Ana Meljnik, Svetlana Popovic, Viktor Bailer, Ljiljana Rankovic.

1999 to 2005 – Music University Belgrade, Serbia

Level Achieved: Bachelors Degree, Masters – Violin
Prof. Gordana Matijevic

2006 to 2010 – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Österreich
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria
Level Achieved: Bachelors Degree, Masters - Violin, Viola, Chamber music
Prof. Johannes Meissl
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Master courses and cooperation

Prof. Johannes Meissl - MDW Vienna, Austria Artis-Quartett
Prof. Valentin Erben - MDW Vienna, Austria Alban Berg Quartet
Prof. Pavel Berman - Italy
Prof. Andrea Jacobs - UK

Scholarships and Awards

1991-1999
Won many competition with school quartet and orchestra as tutti, principal 2nd violin and Concertmaster
1993
Won 3rd prize Solo, Yugoslavian Republic competition
2009
Won ”100 best postgraduate students in Serbia” National Scholarship

Teacher Experience
1999 - private lessons in Violin, chamber music
2005 to 2006 – Music School Lazarevac, Serbia
Position: Violin teacher – Contract

Chamber Music
1999 to 2011 – Forma quartet
Position: 1st Violin, 2nd Violin, viola
Many various ensembles in orchestra solo position

Solo Experience
Played as Violin and Viola Soloist with:
Sinfonietta Baden, Junge Philharmonie Wien, Prayner Konservatorium Wien Orchestra

Professional Orchestral Experience, Positions

SERBIA:
2000 to 2002 – St. George Chamber orchestra , Belgrade, Serbia
Position: 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), tutti
2002 to 2006 – Symphony orchestra Radio Television Belgrade,
Belgrade, Serbia
Position: 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), tutti
2002 to 2006 – Army orchestra Belgrade ”Stanislav Binicki”
Position: 1st Violin, 2nd Violin part-time(honorary), principal, tutti
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AUSTRIA, VIENNA: 2006 to 2011

Ensemble Neue Streicher Wien,
2nd Violin, part-time
Sinfonietta Baden
Soloist, 1st Violin, 2nd Violin part-time(honorary), principal, tutti
The Salonorchester "Alt Wien"
Viola, 1st Violin, 2nd Violin part-time(honorary), principal, tutti

Vienna Imperial Orchestra

Viola, 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), principal, tutti

Vienna Hofburg Orchestra

Viola, 1st Violin, 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), principal, tutti

Junge Philharmonie Wien

Soloist, Viola, 1st Violin, 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), principal, tutti

Mitteleuropäische Kammerorchester
Viola, 1st Violin, 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), principal, tutti
Concertmaster
Operapiccola Orchestra Wien
viola, tutti
Mödling Symphony Orchestra
Viola, 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), principal, tutti
Beethoven Symphony Orchestra Wien
Viola, 1st Violin, 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), principal, tutti
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Viola, principal
Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversitat Orchestra
Viola, principal
Prayner Konservatorium Wien Orchestra
Soloist, Viola, 1st Violin, 2nd Violin, part-time(honorary), principal,
tutti, Concertmaster

Orchester der Opernwerkstatt Wien

Viola, Principal, tutti

Countries I played
Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece,
Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria.
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About me
I was born 07.08.1981 in Zadar, former Yugoslavia, and today’s Croatia.
At age of seven I had my first music experience at local school.
1991 war started and my family and I moved to Cuprija, Serbia when I enrolled Special
School for musically gifted children”Horeum Margi”.
With choir, school orchestra and various chamber ensembles very soon I started to play concerts and travel
across Ex Yugoslavia and most Balkan countries. Horeum Margi is a Boarding school with special study program.
I can say that in those 8 years I have played about 500 concerts.

In 1999 I was accepted at Music University Belgrade, Serbia.

As a student from countryside I was forced to study hard and work at same time as well.
I have changed a lot of orchestras searching for my place to fit in but as soon I finished University in Belgrade I
have realized that I have to continue my education more wide.
In 2005 I have started to play Viola and I had serious plans to enroll Viola masters program.
At that time my University was switching to Bologna convention and I have gave up due complications of my
status.
During that year the whole class of 2005 had to wait one year so our status could clarify as Master.
That was seriously disappointing while I invested the whole year studying with University professor and practicing
Viola program for entrance exam.

In 2006 I have passed Violin entrance exam for Chamber Music department at University of Music and Performing
Arts Vienna, Austria. After one year as I already planned I have officially switched to Viola.
During my studies in Vienna I have played in many orchestras, quartets, trios, duos and bands.
Life as double instrumentalist was hard at the beginning. Different instrument size, clef. I can proudly say that after
one year I have mastered switching to both instruments without any stress.

I would like to say for me that I am a modest person, but It is hard. Stakes are today very high and my are
ambitions too.
I was raised as a family person so my goals are to provide my family as much as I can.
I am hard working person and ready to meet new challenges and easily work in different environments.
I can say that I am a very communicative and open person, always happy to meet different people and learn
something new.

In addition I write and speak fluently most Slavic languages, English and German.

My Career Objective, Goal

Principal positions: performer
Soloist – Violin, Viola
String quartet – Violin, Viola
String chamber orchestra – Violin, Viola
Symphony orchestra – Violin, Viola
Principal positions: Teacher
Music school, College, University

My additional Interests
Computers, Programming, Design, Photoshop
Composing and arranging various music genre