Assoc. Prof. ALOJZ SLAVKO KOVAČIČ, academic clarinetist

Department of Music

assoc. prof. Alojz Slavko Kovačič, ACAD. CLARINETIST

Music Art (CLARINET, CHAMBER MUSIC, ORCHESTRA)

ARTISTIC ACTIVITY

Recital at the ”Interntional Clarinet Association Conference, Clarinetfest”, Assisi, Italy, 2013; L. Canji, pno
Recital at the ClarMeet.Porto’ 16 Festival, Porto, Portugal, 2016; S. Coelho, pno
Recital at the ”American Single Reed Summit”, Kirksville, MIssouri, USA; Clarguitar, Z. Ignjatovic, 2018
Concert tour in the USA – New York City, New Paltz, 2 Cambridge, Massachusetts, Clarguitar, Z. Ignjatovic, 2018
Recitals at the ”European Clarinet Festivals” in Katowice, Poland; Ghent, Belgium; Camerino, Italy; Györ, Hungary; Krakow, Poland; 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
Recital at “The 2017 Dream Clarinet Academy, International Clarinet Summer Camp”, Baoding, China, 2017; C. Jing, pno
Recital at the 29th Camerino Music Festival, Camerino, Italy, 2015; J. Yoon, pno
Chamber concert of Microtonal Music, Salzburg, Austria; Maribor, Ens. Arc-en-ciel, 2009
Concert, soloist with ”Austrian Clarinet Choir”, Festival Mid EUROPE, Schladming, Austria, 2019, con. A. Suppan
Closing concert at the ”Clarus International Clarinet Academy (4th Edition), Ohrid, North Macedonia, 2022
Concert tour in Germany – Berlin, Hamburg, Maister trio, 2005

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Head of the Clarinet study group, National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, from 2009 –
Updated curicculum for Clarinet, for Intermediate level (Art High School – Music, Modul B, Singing – Instrument) [prepared by Dusan Sodja, Slavko Kovacic, Borut Vatovec]. – 1st ed. – El. book. – Ljubljana : Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, 2012.

Jury at competitions – abroad

The FINAL round of Royal musical collection international competition – China, 2017 Dream Clarinet Academy, Baoding, China, 2017
SILVERSTEIN global clarinet contest, online, New Jersey, USA, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
International Clarinet Competition ”GUY DEPLUS”, online, Gran Canaria, Spain, 2021
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th International competition Davorin Jenko, Belgrade, Serbia – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
VIROVITICA International Music Meeting 2019, Virovitica, Croatia
International competition Petar Konjović (EMCY), Belgrade, Serbia – 2008, 2012, 2014
International competition for young musicians Ohrid pearls (EMCY), Ohrid, Macedonia, 2015
International online music competition, Musical Lace, Idrija, Slovenia, 2021

Jury at competitions – at home

10th, 16th, 19th Regional competition of young musicians (Celje, Velenje) -2007, 2013, 2016 – president of the jury and 22nd pre – competition of young musicians of the Republic of Slovenia (Novo mesto, Kocevje, Crnomelj, Semic) – 2019 – president of the jury
42nd and 45th competition of young musicians of the Republic of Slovenia (Krsko in Postojna) – 2013 and 2016 – president of the jury in categories I and II; president of the jury in categories III. a and III. b

PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY

Masterclass for clarinet, ”Italian Clarinet University”, Camerino, Italy – 2015
Masterclass for clarinet, Cambridge Music Consortium, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – 2018
Masterclass for clarinet, Dream Clarinet Academy, International Clarinet Summer Camp, Baoding, China – 2017
Masterclass for clarinet “di approfondimento orchestrale”, Summer music twinning, Cremona, Italy – 2021
Masterclass for clarinet, Clarus International Clarinet Academy (4th Edition), Ohrid, North Macedonia – 2022
International Summer Clarinet School, Pucisca, Island of Brac, Croatia – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Masterclass for clarinet, ”Clarinetfest” Kotor, Montenegro – 2009
Masterclass for clarinet, Ohrid, Macedonia – 2015
Masterclass for clarinet ”Virovitica International Music Meeting 2019”, Virovitica, Croatia – 2019
Masterclass for clarinet ,”Summer Music Camp”, Marusevec, Croatia – 2016, 2017, 2018
Workshop for clarinet, Gasen, Austria – 2018
Workshops for clarinet in Slovenia, at ”Emona festival”, KGBL, Ljubljana-2014; at PEF UM, Maribor-2009; at MS ”Slavka Osterca”, Ljutomer-2011; at PMS Maestro, Gornja Radgona-2011; at MS Lasko-Radece, Lasko-2016; at Center for Education and Culture, Trebnje-2018; at MS skladateljev Ipavcev, Sentjur-2009, 2018

AWARDS, MEMBERSHIPS IN IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES

Performing Artist of Royal Global, Carlisle, Massachusetts, ZDA
Performing Artist of D’Addario Woodwinds, Melville, NY, ZDA
Performing Artist of Silverstein Works, Ridgefield, NJ, ZDA
Perlach Award for Artistic achievements , University of Maribor, 2017 (J. Fajhtinger) – mentor
Award of the Faculty of Education for Artistic achievements, 2017 (J. Fajhtinger) – mentor
Award of the Faculty of Education for the best Master’s thesis (G. Marcen) – mentor
Award of the Faculty of Education for Artistic achievements, 2019 (J. Podgrajšek) – mentor (together with assoc. prof. A. Magdovski and assist. prof. T. Vulc)
Young clarinettists and chamber ensembles under his mentorship achivethe highest awards in domestic and international competitions
He has prepared many young clarinettists very successfully for entrance exams at secondary and at art academies at home and abroad

MEMBERSHIPS IN IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS