Milenko Stefanović (19 February 1930 – 25 July 2022)Gordana Krajačić, "In memoriam - Milenko Mima Stefanović," ''Blic'', August 9, 2022, p. 23 was a Serbian classical and jazz

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. He was a prizewinner in the international competitions in Moscow, Munich, Geneva and Prague, and achieved an international career as a soloist. He was a long-time principal clarinetist of the

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and Professor of Clarinet at the University of Priština and University of the Arts in Belgrade.

Education

Born in

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(present day Serbia) in a family of amateur musicians, he began his musical studies at the age of five (

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and, later,

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). His first clarinet teacher was Franjo Partlić, principal clarinetist of the

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. Stefanović graduated from the Belgrade Music Academy, as a student of Professor

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, the founder of modern Serbian school of clarinet playing (1957). He completed there, with the same teacher, his

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studies and was awarded the Magister of Arts degree (1971). Additionally, he studied chamber and

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l playing in

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, Austria in the class of Igor Markevich, Erich Leinsdorf and Fernand Oubradous.''Muzička enciklopedija'' (1971–1977), s. v. “Stefanović, Milenko”Gianluca Campagnolo, ''The Great Clarinettists'' (Modica: the author, 2010), p. 15''Milenko Stefanović – clarinet''. Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio-televizije Beograd. LP 22-2528 STEREOAllan Ware, “A Chat With Professor Milenko Stefanovic and His Son Predrag” ''The Clarinet'' Vol. 15/3 (May–June 1988), p. 30Roksanda Pejović, “ Jugoslovenski umetnici sa orkestrom Filharmonije” ''Pro musica'' no. 79-80 (1975), p. 39''Ko je ko u Srbiji 1991'', s. v. “Stefanović Lj. Milenko”“Milenko Stefanović, ” ''Bulletin No. 1 of the XLII International Jeunesses Musicales Competition Belgrade'', edited by Maja Čolović Vasić (Belgrade: Jeunesses Musicales of Belgrade, 2012) ''Vreme muzike'' (dedicated to Milenko Stefanović) by Maja Čolović Vasić, Radio Belgrade 2, Thursday, March 3, 2016
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Awards and honors

Stefanović was a top-prize winner or finalist in the major Yugoslavian and international competitions, including the

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s in

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(1952),

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(1954),

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(1956),

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(1957),

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(1957),

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(1957) and

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(1959). Additionally, he was presented with the Award of the Yugoslavian Radio-Television (

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, 1972), awards of the City of Belgrade for the best concert in the previous concert season (1976, 1981, 1986), with 7 July Award (1962) – the state's highest award for the arts, as well as with many other honors. In 2007, upon recommendation of the Expert Committee of the

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, he was awarded Special Acknowledgment for the Highest Contribution to the National Culture in the

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. In 2010 he was awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia. In 2011, at the ''ClarinetFest®'' in

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, the membership of the International Clarinet Association unanimously voted Stefanović to become an Honorary Member. On behalf of Milenko Stefanović, his granddaughter Irina received the Award on 27 July 2013, at the I.C.A. Awards Ceremony, during the ''ClarinetFest®'' in

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. On 12 February 2016, in Belgrade, Serbia, President of the European Clarinet Association Stephan Vermeersch awarded Professor Stefanović with the European Clarinet Association Honorary Membership for Lifetime Achievements in Performance, Teaching and Professional Service.''Mala enciklopedija Prosveta'' (1978), s. v. “Stefanović, Milenko”Andrija Blagojevic and Milan Milosevic, “Milenko Stefanovic Awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award“ ''The Clarinet'' Vol. 37/4 (September 2010), p. 17Allan Ware, “A Chat With Professor Milenko Stefanovic and His Son Predrag” ''The Clarinet'' Vol. 15/3 (May–June 1988), pp. 30–31Maxine Ramey, “I.C.A. General Business Meeting” ''The Clarinet'' Vol. 39/1 (December 2011), p. 93Živomir Milenković, “Priznanje stiglo iz Kalifornije” ''Prosvetni pregled'' ( 14–21 June 2012), p. 11Milenko Stefanović, “Interview,” interview by Maja Čolović Vasić (Belgrade, 2012), ''Bulletin No. 3 of the XLII International Jeunesses Musicales Competition Belgrade'', edited by Maja Čolović Vasić (Belgrade: Jeunesses Musicales of Belgrade, 2012).Maxine Ramey, “I.C.A. General Business Meeting” ''The Clarinet'' Vol. 40/1 (December 2012), p. 101John Cipolla, “The President's Message” ''The Clarinet'' Vol 40/2 (March 2013), p. 106“Nagrade i priznanja.” ''Treptaj'' No. 12 (October 2013), p. 17
“Nagrade i priznanja.“ ''Treptaj'' No. 20 (January 2016), p. 8
Žika Milutinović, “Poslušni klarinet,“ ''Ilustrovana politika'', No. 369 (November 30, 1965), p. 29
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Retrieved on 16 July 2018Milenko Stefanović receives ECA Lifetime Achievement Award, by Andrija Blagojević, ECA Newsletter, July 16, 2016
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RTS2, 8 October 2013, RTS Svet, 9 October 2013 ‘’Vizija’’ (dedicated to Milenko Stefanović) by Aleksandra Glovacki, Radio Belgrade 202, Wednesday, March 9, 2016
/ref>Živomir Milenković, "Milenku Stefanoviću, univerzitetskom profesoru i legendarnom srpskom klarinetisti Evropska nagrada za životno delo," ''Prosvetni pregled'' (10 March 2016), p. 10"Milenko Stefanović počasni član Evropske klarinetističke asocijacije." ''Politika Online'', March 10, 2016
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Performance career

Stefanović was the principal clarinetist of the

(1954–1976). Apart from holding that position, he also achieved international success as a soloist and

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player. During his extensive career, Stefanović has played in Europe, North America and Africa. As a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician he has collaborated with Yugoslavian and international artists, including Sir

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, Sir

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Herbert von Karajan Herbert von Karajan (; born ''Heribert Adolf Ernst Karajan''; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, ...

Lorin Maazel Lorin Varencove Maazel (; March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in t ...

Leopold Stokowski Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British-born American conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra. H ...

Kirill Kondrashin Kirill Petrovich Kondrashin (; – 7 March 1981) was a Soviet and Russian conductor. People's Artist of the USSR (1972). Early life Kondrashin was born in Moscow to a family of orchestral musicians. Having spent many hours at rehearsals, he ma ...

, Igor Markevitch, Bernard Keeffe, Francesco Mander, Marcus Dods, Jerzy Katlewicz, Jovan Šajnović, Borislav Pašćan,

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, Anton Kolar, Anton Nanut, Vančo Čavdarski, Živojin Zdravković, Oskar Danon, Dušan Skovran, Djura Jakšić, Mladen Jagušt, Julio Marić, Franc Klinar, Sandro Zaninović, Roman Skrepek, Lambra Dimitrijević, Eric Hope, Evgeni Koroliov, Michel Dussault, Andreja Preger, Nikola Rackov, Aleksandar Pavlović, Viktor Jakovčić, Zorica Dimitrijević-Stošić, Mirjana Kršljanin, Aleksandar Lekovski, Zbigniew Chwedczuk, Josef Daniel, Oivin Fjeldstad, Bogo Leskovic, Petr Vronsky, Freddy Došek, Milan Horvat, Stanko Šepić, Bogdan Babić, Dušan Miladinović, O. Pipek, Božidar Tumpej, Jasmina Chakar, Vojislav Simić, The Zagreb Soloists, The Belgrade Trio, The Serbian String Quartet, Zagreb Quartet and many others. Stefanović was one of the few artists to perform Copland's Clarinet Concerto under the baton of Maestro

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(1961).''Život sa muzikom: Milenko Stefanović'', written by Branislav Jarić, directed by Katarina Rogić. Radio Television Serbia, 2010Tijana Popović Mlađenović, ”Aleksandar Pavlović: Anthology of the Serbian Music of 20th Century for Strings – The premiere performances of the Belgrade String Orchestra ’Dušan Skovran’” ''New Sound'' 32 (2008)
, pp. 258–260.''Anthology of 20th Century Serbian Music for Strings Premiered by Belgrade Strings'', ''CD 11''. Aleksandar Pavlović, 2006.
Stereorama, 1 October 2011''Matinada''
Stereorama, 31 December 2011 ''Vreme muzike'' (dedicated to Milenko Stefanović) by Maja Čolović Vasić, Radio Belgrade 2, March 3, 2016
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musician – soloist,

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and member of the Belgrade Jazz Trio and Markićević Quintet.''Jugoslovenski festival džeza – Bled 1961''. Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radiotelevizije Beograd. LPV 4900''Udruženje džez muzičara Beograd''. Udruženje muzičara džeza i zabavne muzike Srbije, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio-televizije Beograd''Rapsodija za klarinet i orkestar'', directed by Jovan Ristić.

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, 1973 He recorded for the radio and television stations in Yugoslavia and abroad (Moscow, Rome, Paris, London, Berlin...''Milenko Stefanović – klarinet, Zorica Dimitrijević – klavir''. Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radiotelevizije Beograd. EP 26436''New Sound 110''. Union of Yugoslav Composers’ Organizations, 1997''Revijski orkestar RTB'', RTS2, 9 December 2008 A number of Yugoslavian composers Aleksandar Obradović, Petar Bergamo, Dušan Radić, Miodrag Ilić, Petar Ozgijan, Dejan Despić, and others dedicated to him their works.Vreme muzike
Radio Belgrade 2, Thursday, 5 April 2012 ''Vreme muzike'' (dedicated to milenko Stefanović) by Maja Čolović Vasić, Radio Belgrade 2, March 3, 2016
/ref> Stefanović has been highly esteemed by the critics. Despite the great number of his appearances, he is one of the very few musicians who have never been reviewed negatively by the critics. Stefanović has served on the juries in Yugoslavian and international competitions (

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...).

Compositions

Stefanovic wrote many jazz compositions and some film music.

Teaching career

Stefanović has been very successful as a teacher, too. His former students hold teaching positions in music schools and universities and play in orchestras in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Many of them were prizewinners in various competitions in the country and abroad.Andrija Blagojevic and Milan Milosevic, "Trio PON Won International Competition in Kragujevac, Serbia" ''The Clarinet'' Vol 38/1 (December 2010), p. 12. He began his teaching career as a clarinet teacher at the

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School of Music (1967–1993). He taught at the University of the Arts in Belgrade from 1976, when he was appointed upon recommendation of the previous teacher, Professor Brun, until his retirement in 1995.ref name="Ad libitum"/> Stefanović taught at the University of Priština Faculty of Arts from 1975, when he was one of the founders of its Music Division, until 2009. He was also a

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(1985–1989) and member of the

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of the University of the Arts in Belgrade. Stefanović wrote several

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s for clarinet students.

Affiliations

Stefanović was a member and former president (1977–1980) of the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia and Honorary Member of the International Clarinet Association (awarded in 2013) and European Clarinet Association (awarded in 2016). He was a member of the Council of the Belgrade Music Festival ( BEMUS) and member of the Publishing Council of ''Pro musica'' journal. Andrija Blagojevic and Milan Milosevic, “Milenko Stefanovic Awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award“ ''The Clarinet'' Vol. 37/4 (September 2010), p. 17

Family

Two members of Stefanović's family are also well-known musicians: his son Predrag is a clarinetist and his

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Jovana is a composer. Both of them have built significant music careers. Beside that, they are also very esteemed as

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s. They have been teaching at the

School of Music in Belgrade. In that school their child, Milenko's granddaughter, named Irina plays piano but she also composes.

Selected recordings

* Baird: Two Caprices * Baronijan:

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for

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, Strings and

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* Bećiri: Sonata *

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: Four Pieces *

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: Concerto Abbreviato for Clarinet Solo (dedicated to M. Stefanović) *

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: Duo No.2, Op. 147 for Clarinet and

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(with Božidar Tumpej) * Bjelinski: Rondo *

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: Sonata No. 1 *Brahms: Sonata No. 2 *Brahms: Quintet in B minor (with the

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) * Copland:

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(with

) * Cossetto: Clarinet Concerto *

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: Premiere Rhapsodie (with Symphony Orchestra of the Radio Television of Belgrade conducted by Oskar Danon)Stereorama – Koncertni podijum, Radio Belgrade 3
17 June 2017 * Despić: Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon & Orchestra (with Božidar Tumpej, bassoon, and Symphony Orchestra of the

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, conducted by Mladen Jagušt) *Despić: Nine

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s for Clarinet Solo (dedicated to M. Stefanović)
Frajt
The Player and the Birds (with Symphony Orchestra of the Radio Television of Belgrade conducted by Dušan Miladinović) * Hindemith:

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* Honegger: Sonatine (with Eric Hope) * Kalčić: Musica Concertante for Clarinet solo and Strings * Kessel: Bernardo * Kotlić: Pesma * Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes * Milhaud:

(with Oskar Danon) *Milhaud: Sonatina *

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: Concerto in A major K. 622 *Mozart: Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 (

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) *Mozart: Quintet in A major, K.581 (with the

) * Obradović: Concerto for Clarinet and

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(with the

, conducted by Vančo Čavdarski, and with the strings of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Milan Horvat) *Obradović: Microsonata for Clarinet Solo (dedicated to M. Stefanović) * Penderecki: Three Miniatures * Rabaud: Solo de Concours * Radić: Concertino (dedicated to M. Stefanović) *

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: Introduction, Theme and Variations *

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: Fantasy-Pieces * Saint-Saëns:

(with Zorica Dimitrijević-Stošić) * Shaw: Concerto * Stamitz: Concerto in B flat major *

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: Romance *Stefanović:

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: Three Pieces * Vauda: Sonata Brevis * Weber: Concertino (recordings with the

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: Pean, for violin, flute, clarinet and bassoon''Pean'' (Dragutin Bogosavljević, violina/ Tahir Kulenović, flauta/ Milenko Stefanović, klarinet/ Božidar Tumpej, fagot/ Nada Kecman, klavir), ''Putevi naše muzike – Mirjana Živković'', Stereorama, Saturday, 20 December 2014

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