The renowned Croatian clarinetist Marija Pavlovic was born in Dubrovnik. Her path took her beyond the borders of Croatia, and the desire to further her development opened the way to an international career. She graduated from the Zagreb Music Academy in the class of Milko Pravdic after which she perfected her art at the Salzburg Mozarteum in the class of Alois Brandhofer. Additionally, she worked with Walter Boeykens, Ivo Lybeert, Pascal Moraguez, and Yehuda Gilad.
Marija is the recipient of numerous awards that include the annual prize of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and PBZ American Express prize for the most successful young musician of the year (1998); the Würdigenpreis (2002) of the Austrian Ministry for Science and Culture (Vienna); the 1st prize at the AudiMozart competition in Rovereto, Italy (2006); the Poulenc Award at the International IBLA Grand Prize
Competition in Ragusa, Italy (2006).
In 2011 she was honored with the “Orlando Prize” at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival for her solo performance with ‘Gli Archi Scaligeri’, La Scala’s chamber orchestra. Her CD “Music… friendship” with collaborating pianist Martina Filjak received numerous discographic awards, including Croatia’s ‘Porin’ award for the best album of the year. In 2018 she recorded with the ensemble Focus a CD “Hidden
Facts” with masterpieces by Flemish composers for woodwind quintet.
She has given a number of solo recitals and chamber music concerts at many international festivals. She is a member of chamber music ensemble ‘DeBewoners’ in Antwerp. She has made guest appearances in many European countries, as well as in the USA, China and in Israel. In 2018 she became “Artist in Residence” in the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of chamber music festival “Stradun Classic”.
Marija Pavlović has been practicing Yoga and Pilates for several years. She applies the experience gained from these disciplines to her breathing techniques as a clarinetist and in her pedagogic work. Since 2021 she has been teaching at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp together with Julien Hervé and Renaud
Guy-Rousseau. ( biography made by Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra/Stradun Classic festival)
