Damnjanovich & Padovan, USA
Jovana Damnjanovich, flute
Daniel Padovan, piano
Jovana Damnjanović is a Graduate Assistant in Department of Bands at Georgia State University (Atlanta), pursuing her second Master Degree as a student of Prof. Sarah K. Ambrose. A native of Serbia, she graduated in Flute Performance at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad and received a Master with Honours of Musical Arts. She was a Scholarship winner for International Summer Academy by the Universität für Musik and darstellende Kunst, Vienna; performance award winner of SANU (Serbian Academy of Science and Arts), Privrednik, A Fest and Schumann Fest. She is active as a chamber musician, founding flute trio “Flora”, trio “Vivaldi” and she is a member of Atlanta-based “International counterpoint” trio. Regular attendance in masterclasses all over the Europe gave her chance in working with some of the most distinguished flutists, such as: Kersten McKall, Felix Renggli, Dejan Gavrić, Norbert Girlinger, János Bálint, Lior Eitan, Matei Corvin, Nataša Marić. She has performed in USA, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and other Southeastern European countries.
Daniel Padovan is a graduate student of piano performance at Georgia State University (Atlanta) student of Professor Dr. Sergio Gallo. Native from Brazil, he began his musical studies at the age of six and at twelve he joined the Conservatório Musical e Artístico Carlos Gomes (Music and Artistic Conservatory Carlos Gomes) where he graduated under the guidance of Lourdes Vieira da Silva in 2011. In 2012 he joined the Universidade Estadual de Maringá (State University of Maringá) in the bachelor's course in piano under the guidance of the Professor Ary Yuri Pingo. He transferred and finished his undergraduate degree at the Universidade do Sagrado Coração (University of the Sacred Heart), under the guidance of the Professor Dr. Rosa Maria Tolon in 2015. Among the music festivals he attended are Texas State International Piano Festival and Competition, 1º Festival Internacional de Música de Maringá and Bauru-Atlanta Festival das Américas. He attended masterclasses ministered by Thiago Bertoldi (HUN-BRA), Ney Fialkow (BRA), Marisa Lacorte (BRA), Olga Kiun (RUS-BRA), Marina Lomazov (UKR-USA), Marco Antonio de Almeida (ALE-BRA), Alfredo Corral (ARG), Enrique Graf (URU-USA), Jason Kwak (KOR-EUA), Washington Garcia (ECU-USA) e Joseph Rackers (USA).
