Born in Sydney, Australia in 1977. Lives in Macedonia since 1987.

Education

(1996–2003)

• Bachelor degree in composition
• University “St’s Cyrilus & Methodius” University
• Faculty of music art, Skopje - Macedonia
• Studied with Prof. Goce Kolarovski

(since 2003)

• Attending Master studies
• University “St’s Cyrilus & Methodius” University
• Faculty of music art, Skopje - Macedonia

Masterclasses

• Bartók International Festival with Brian Fernyhough; Szombathely, Hungary (1997)
• Composing Techniques Summer School with Eric Gaudibert, John Woolrich, Kilian Schwoon, Alexander Radvilovitch; Ohrid, Macedonia (2000)
• European Composers Informal Meeting Masterclasses with Faraj Karaev, Krzysztof Meyer; Bacu, Azerbaijan (2000)

Work

(since 2003)

• University “St’s Cyrilus & Methodius” University
• Faculty of music art, Skopje - Macedonia
• Subjects: Musical Forms & Analysis, Intrumental Counterpoint, Harmonic Analysis

Awards

• 2000 - Jeunesses Musicals of Macedonia "Place on CD" (Concert Piece for piano & strings)

Activities

• since 1997, member of the Composers Association of Macedonia - SOCOM
• 1998-2006, Founder and Art Director of Alea Contemporary Music Ensemble
• 2000, Member of the General Assembly of the Balkan Music Information Network (Tirana, Albania)
• 2000, European Composers Informal Meeting (Bacu, Azerbaijan)
• 2001, Member of the General Assembly of the Balkan Music Information Network (Skopje)
• 2001, Member of European Composers Informal Meeting (Krakow, Poland)
• 2002-2004, Member of the General Assembly of the Society of Authors Rights - ZAMP
• since 2004, Member of the Presidential Board of the Society of Authors Rights - ZAMP
• 2002, Festival “Improvisational Roundabout”, Odessa-Ukraine
• 2005-2007 - Artistic Director of festival “Days of Macedonian Music”, Skopje

Performances at festivals (selection)

• Spring Music Nights, Bitola-Macedonia (1996,1998)
• Musica Viva, Struga-Macedonia (1997)
• Days of Macedonian Music, Skopje-Macedonia (1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009)
• International Bartok Festival, Szombathely-Hungary (1997)
• Altenburger Musikfestival, Altenburger-Germany (1998)
• Heraclea Nights, Bitola-Macedonia (1998, 1999)
• International Jeunesses Musicales Competition, Belgrade-Serbia (1998)
• International Youth Music Forum, Kyev-Ukraine (2000)
• Festival Synthesis, Skopje-Macedonia (2000)
• European Composers Informal Meeting, Krakow-Poland (2001)
• Musica Viva, Skopje-Macedonia (2001)
• Improvisational Roundabout, Odessa-Ukraine (2002)
• Brighton Festival, London-UK (2003)
• Dresdener Zetigenossisches Musik Festival, Dresden-Germany (2004)

Performed by (selection)

• Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra (Macedonia)
• Macedonian Opera & Ballet (Macedonia)
• Niznij Novgorod String Orchestra (Russia)
• Musicales Jeunesses Orchestra (Macedonia)
• FMA Soloists (Macedonia)
• Ixiom Ensemble (UK)
• Reconsil Ensemble (Austria)
• Alea Contemporary Music Ensemble (Macedonia)
• Dimov Saxophone Quartet (Macedonia)
• Trio Internart (Macedonia)
• Michael Finissy, conductor (UK)
• Roland Freisitzer, conductor (UK)
• Edwards Embarcujan, conductor (Russia)
• Sasa Nikolovski Gjumar, conductor (Macedonia)
• Goce Kolarovski, conductor (Macedonia)
• Borjan Canev, conductor (Macedonia)
• Igor Durlovski, bass (Macedonia)
• Ana Durlovski, soprano (Macedonia)
• Monika Langermann, soprano (Hungary)
• Csaba Racz, soprano (Hungary)
• Peter Shepard Skaerved (UK)
• Mihajlo Kufojanakis, violin (Macedonia)
• Vladimir Kostov, violin (Macedonia)
• Blerim Grubi, viola (Macedonia)
• Balazs Horvath, clarinet (Hungary)
• Gustavo Aguilar, percussion (Mexico)

Performed in the following countries: Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Austria, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy.