Janez Podlesek

Janez Podlesek is a renowned Slovenian violinist and pedagogue. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana in the class of the renowned professor Primož Novšak, where he also graduated For 15 years he was a concertmaster at the of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chamber String Orchestra Chamber Orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.He is a regular member of Ensemble Dissonance and the trio Clavimerata, with whom he has recorded several CDs.He is happy and inspired mainly by his teaching work. He has taught successfully at the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet and the Ljubljana Academy of Music, where he directs the Chamber String Orchestra and teaches violin and chamber music. In 2012 he was awarded the title of Assistant Professor of Violin and a year later he was awarded the University of Ljubljana's Festive Charter for outstanding teaching and research achievements. He participates in the ambitious EMARS project, which offers regular summer schools and violin masterclasses. Since 2018 he is a full-time assistant professor at the Ul Academy of Music.