Dušan Panajotović, DMA
Dušan Panajotović was born in Knjaževac in 1992, where he acquired basic musical education in school “Predrag Milošević” in Knjaževac, in the class of Prof. Ognjan Rilak. He continued his musical education in school “Vojislav Vučković” in Niš, in the class of Prof. Zorica Ilić. Dušan gained his BA and Master’s degrees with Prof. Gordana Matijević-Nedeljković at Belgrade Faculty of Music. Currently, he is at the doctoral studies at the Department of performing arts.
He won numerous awards and recognitions, as the most important: award “UMUS” for the best young artist in Serbia, award “YAMAHA”, first prize at the 3rd International Danube Instrumental Competition in Ulm, first prize at the International Competition “Summit Music Festival” in Spain, Winner of first prize at the Republic competition in Belgrade, as well as scholarships from “Miodrag Macić-Miso”, “Meri Zezelj-Majer” and “ Meri Dragutinović” funds.
He participated as a soloist at numerous festivals as at Festival “BEMUS” music festival in Belgrade, concert held in cooperation between GUARNERIUS and BEMUS, at Festival “NIMUS” music festival in Nis, at Festival “NEISUONI DEILUOGHI” in Italy etc. As well through cooperation between GUARNERIUS and the Belgian Embassy, he participated in a charity concert “BELhospice” which was held at the residence of the Belgian ambassador.
He has performed as a soloist with the orchestra “Summit Music Festival” in Spain, with the Ulm Theatre, with the Symphony Orchestra Niš, with the Orchestra “Dušan Skovran” in Kolarac, as in many cultural Centers and theaters in Belgrade, in the hall of the Berlin Philharmonic as a member of the first violins “Deutsch-Skandinavisches Orchestra” and as concertmaster in “Young Euro Classic Orchestra”, and under the direction of Liana Iskadze at “Konzerthaus Berlin”. He has performed in Paris in concert hall “Gaveau” as a member of the first violins of the orchestra „Dušan Skovran“.