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Name: Sabrina   Vlaskalic

Age: 21

Gender: Female

About Me: Sabrina Vlaskalic (1989) was born in Belgrade (Serbia). She has been playing the guitar since
she was 7. In the year of 2006 she graduated from Music High School “Vatroslav Lisinski” in
the class of Professor Aleksandar Hadzi Djordjevic and she is currently studying the guitar at
The Faculty of Music Art in Belgrade with Professor Srdjan Tosic. Sabrina attended a great
deal of master classes with the most eminent guitarists of today, such as: Pepe Romero, Oscar
Ghiglia, Manuel Baruecco, Pavel Steidl, Marcin Dylla, Susana Prieto, Alexis Muzurakis, Roland
Dyens, Sergio and Odair Assad, Dusan Bogdanovic, Gerhard Reichenbach, Costas Cotsiolis, Aniello
Desiderio, Denis Azabagic, Zoran Dukic, Goran Krivokapic and many others. She is the winner
of numerous National and International competitions. Sabrina has won over 10 special and 24
first prizes in solo guitar competitions all over the world: -1st prize and special prize,
European Competition for Young guitarists “Andres Segovia” (Velbert, Germany, 2004) -1st
prize, Sinaia International Guitar Festival (Sinaia, Romania, 2004) -1st prize and special
prize, Concorso Internazionale “Giovani Chitarristi” (Mottola, Italy, 2005) -Many 1st and
special prizes, International competition “Guitar Art Festival” (Belgrade, Serbia, 2004,
2006, 2007) -1st prize, International competition “Guitar Art Summer Fest” (Herceg Novi,
Montenegro, 2006) -1st prize and two special prizes (for the best interpretation of classical
piece and “EMCY Art for Music prize”), “Anna Amalia” Competition for Young Guitarists
(Weimar, Germany, 2007) -1st prize and special prize (“The best upcoming performer”),
International competition “Split Guitar Festival” (Split, Croatia, 2008) -2nd and special
prize (“Award to the best Spanish music player”), “Julian Arcas International Classical
Guitar Competition” (Almeria, Spain, 2008) -1st prize, International competition “Niksic
Guitar Festival” (Niksic, Montenegro, 2008) -2nd prize and special prize (“The best
performer of J.S.Bach’s music”), International Guitar-Competition Iserlohn (Iserlohn,
Germany, 2008) -2nd prize, International competition “Forum Gitarre Wien” (Vienna,
Austria, 2008) -2nd prize, International competition “Music and Guitarfestival
Weikersheim” (Weikersheim, Germany, 2008) -Winner of “Zuidlaren Guitar festival”
(Zuidlaren, Netherlands, 2008) -1st prize,International competition Guitar Art Festival
(Belgrade, Serbia 2009) -1st prize, Scharpach International competition “Twents Gitaar
Festival” (Enschede, Netherlands, 2009) She cooperated with orchestras, such as Ciudad de
Almeria Orchestra conducted by Mr. Michael Thomas, Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, and
Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Many times described as “new Ida Presti” (E.
Assimakopoulos, L. Zoe), Sabrina is considered to be one of the most talented young players and
she has already given many recitals and masterclasses all over Europe (Norway, Finland, Sweden,
Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Spain, Slovenia,
Montenegro, Serbia…). In 2009 she became a part of SAVAREZ family. “The jury's final
decision to appoint Sabrina Vlaskalic as the winner was motivated by her outstanding technique
and interpretation of her music. Her style is balanced and sensitive, with a natural feeling
for rubato. While subtle and expressive in the slow movements, in the fast and ebullient tempi
she plays with extravert power. The jury considers Sabrina Vlaskalic as one of today's most
promising guitar talents..." -Jury of Zuidlaren Guitar Festival

Website: www.sabrinavlaskalic.com

Hometown: Belgrade

Current City: Belgrade

Country: Yugoslavia