Draško Adžić photo Jelena Janković
DRAŠKO ADŽIĆ has graduated from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade with a degree in composition and is currently finishing his PhD course under the supervision of Isidora Žebeljan. His pieces have been performed in Serbia, Canada, Portugal, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Malta, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Armenia. Some of the ensembles he has collaborated with include: the Belgrade Philharmonic, Serbian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Cantus Ensemble, Metamorphosis, St George Strings and others. He often composes for theatre, film and television and has worked on over 30 theatre productions in Serbia and abroad. In 2012 he was awarded the Sterija prize. His music has been presented at festivals such as: Berlinale, Prague Quadrennial, Maifestspiele Wiesbaden, Raindance, Gaudeamus, ISA PragWienBudapest, Biennale Zagreb, Bitef, Bemus, Sterijino pozorje, MESS, Fest and Cinema City. He has attended masterclasses with Heiner Goebbels, Nigel Osborne and Luca Francesconi. He works as an assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Music and at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.