Srdjan Vukašinović (born 1983) is a
classical and
folk
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accordionist of Serbian-Swiss origin. He was born in
Petrovac, Serbia
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into a musical family. At the age of 16 in 1999, he won first prize for accordion players at the World Trophy Competition in Spain.
He has been noted by the classical music community as one of the best accordion players in the world.
Career
Vukašinović performs with orchestras such as the
Argovia Philharmonic and the Klassik Nuevo Orchestra.
In October 2018 he performed with the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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and became the first accordion player to appear with them. Vukašinović has collaborated with violinist
Gilles Apap
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, pianist
Fazıl Say
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Life and career
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, and
flamenco
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/jazz bassist
Carles Benavent
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Biography
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.
He also performs in the
world music duo Meduoteran with
baglama player Taylan Arikan.
Vukašinović invented the world's first quarter-tone accordion, on which it is possible to play 24 tones in one octave, and which allows the player to combine many different tunings at the same time.
He founded the new "Carboneon" brand of accordion, the first made from carbon fiber, which renders it the lightest accordion in the world.
He is a professor of Balkan Music at the University of Arts in Zurich and also the art director for the Meldoyaarau festival.
He co-founded the Klassik Nuevo festival to promote classical and folk music to a younger audience.
References
External links
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Serbian accordionists
1983 births
Living people