Agata Miklavc, violin
Violinist Agata Miklavc began her musical journey at the age of three in Ljubljana, Slovenia where she made her public debut at the age of five at the Great Hall of Cankar Center.
Her performance career has taken her around Europe and the United States, with appearances at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie hall, Slovenian Philharmonic (SLO), Sarajevo National Theater (BiH), The Gaillard Center, Musikverein Wien (AU), Mozarteum Salzburg (AU), Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik (HR), The Meyerson Symphony Center, and Winspear Opera House.
An avid chamber musician, Agata has shared the stage with world-renowned artists such as Andrés Cárdenes, Aaron Boyd, Andres Diaz, Rafael Figueroa, Paul Coletti, Wendy Chen, the Escher Quartet, Yuriy Bekker, Julian Schwarz, Michael Klotz, and Gerald Robbins.
In 2023, she was appointed as concertmaster of Georgetown Chorale in Washington, D.C.
She also serves as a concertmaster and artistic director of Georgetown Chamber Players.
She regularly performs in a duo with critically acclaimed Greek-American pianist Jason Solounias. The duo's most recent recital tour "Myths, Tales and Fantasies" saw success in Florida, South Carolina, D.C, Maryland, Virginia and New York. Their upcoming tour "Intermezzo Romantique" will become the duo's debut album.
Ms. Miklavc has served as faculty, artistic liaison and guest artist at festivals such as The Gingold International Chamber Music Festival (FL), Puerto Piano & Strings (PR), and Music On The String (BiH).
Ms.Miklavc has been a passionate educator ever since her first appointment as a teaching assistant to the studio of Violeta Smailović-Huart at University of Sarajevo in 2013. She has since assisted Emanuel Borok at Southern Methodist University and Andrés Cárdenes at Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently a faculty member at Levine Music in Washington D.C.
Agata's principal teacher is Andrés Cárdenes who remains her trusted mentor, advisor and friend. She also studied with Emanuel Borok, Aaron Boyd and Violeta Smailović-Huart.
