Ivan Stefanović was born in Belgrade, former Yugoslavia. He enrolled in college at age 16 at Cleveland Institute of music, U.S.A., where he earned Bachelor of Music and Artist Diploma degrees. CIM later awarded him an Alumni Achievement Award “in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in the fields of Violin Orchestral and Chamber Music Performance”. He won a position in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at age 21, eventually moving up to his current position as Associate Principal Second Violin. He has performed numerous times as a soloist with the BSO as well as several other orchestras, has served as Guest Concertmaster in several American orchestras. He regularly records with the All-Star Orchestra, comprising some of the best orchestral players in the country. He is a co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Chamber Music by Candlelight, and performs in multiple chamber music ensembles and orchestra in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area and throughout the United States. Mr Stefanović coaches orchestras and teaches violin and chamber music at the Peabody Preparatory and Baltimore School for the Arts. Mr. Stefanović plays on a 2021 violin made by Ryan T. Fini of Baltimore, Maryland.
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