The Aleksic String Trio

The Aleksić siblings were born in Jagodina, Serbia.

All three received their initial musical education at the School for Musically Gifted Children in Ćuprija (Serbia), which they completed with distinction. They were prizewinners in several national and international competitions, including the International Competition “Città di Stresa” in Italy, and have performed as chamber musicians at the Belgrade Music Festival (BEMUS) as well as in various European countries.

Since 2002, the Aleksić siblings have been reunited in Vienna. All three have since graduated with distinction from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and are active, among others, with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria, and the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna.

The Aleksić String Trio, founded in 2005, studied chamber music under Prof. Peter Matzka. It also received further musical inspiration from distinguished teachers and musicians such as Josef Luitz, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Johannes Meissl, Wolfgang Aichinger, Teresa Leopold, and Rudolf Leopold.

In numerous concerts, particularly in the Vienna area, the string trio performs both classical and contemporary repertoire. In 2012, the Aleksić String Trio also performed in the Schubert Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus, and in June 2014 it made its debut at the Brucknerhaus Linz, which was praised by critics in the highest terms (“an indescribable chamber music miracle”). Further concerts—among others as part of a project initiated by the Gottfried von Einem Foundation—have taken the ensemble across Austria, including appearances at the Konzerthaus Weinviertel, the Gottfried von Einem Festival in Oberdürnbach, as well as in Lienz and Zell am See.

Aleksa Aleksić

was born in Jagodina, Serbia. Since 1998 he has been living in Vienna, where he studied violin at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. His teachers included Prof. Josef Sivo and Gerald Schubert. He received further musical inspiration from distinguished musicians such as Johannes Meissl (Artis Quartet), Hatto Beyerle (Alban Berg Quartet), Shmuel Ashkenasi (Vermeer Quartet), Elisabeth Leonskaja, Miguel da Silva (Quatuor Ysaÿe), and Peter Matzka (Vienna String Sextet). In 2002, he was awarded scholarships from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Culture and the Tokyo Foundation. In 2005, he founded the Aleksić String Trio together with his two siblings.

In addition to his work as a substitute musician with the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, the Vienna Philharmonic, and the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, he completed his master’s degree in violin performance with distinction in 2009. Since 2010, he has been a member of the chamber music group Atout, which was awarded the “Josef Windisch Chamber Music Prize” in 2012. He has already made his debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Vienna Musikverein with both his Aleksić String Trio and Atout. A further debut at the Brucknerhaus Linz happened in June 2014.

Nadežda Aleksić

was born in Serbia in 1984 and received her first violin lessons at the age of seven at the School for Gifted Children in Ćuprija (Serbia). After completing her secondary education, she moved to Vienna to study at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Prof. Edward Zienkowski and Prof. Gerald Schubert. She also participated in masterclasses and received instruction from, among others, Christian Altenburger, Jan Pospíchal, and Gerhard Schulz, as well as chamber music coaching from Peter Matzka, Johannes Meissl, and Elisabeth Leonskaja.

She has won multiple prizes at the Serbian Youth Competition for Violinists and at the International Chamber Music Competition in Belgrade. As a founding member of the Aleksić String Trio, she has performed extensively both as a soloist and chamber musician. These performances have taken her to venues such as the Brucknerhaus Linz and the Vienna Konzerthaus, as well as to numerous appearances throughout Austria with Jeunesse and a project supported by the Gottfried von Einem Foundation, in addition to regular performances in Vienna and the surrounding region.

She gained orchestral experience with numerous ensembles, including the Vienna Jeunesse Orchestra, the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria, the Vienna Volksoper, the Klimt Ensemble (with members of the Vienna Philharmonic), and at the Salzburg Festival. She also attended several audition training seminars, such as the Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic and audition training with H. Kroisamer. In 2009/2010, she was a member of the Ossiach Orchestra Academy (OAO), and from 2010 to 2012 she held a position at the orchestra academy of the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria.

Ana Aleksić

was born in Serbia and received her first musical and cello training at the School for Musically Gifted Children in Ćuprija (Serbia), which she completed with distinction. She then completed her concert performance studies in violoncello at the University of the Arts in Belgrade with Prof. R. Ćetković, as well as her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in instrumental and vocal pedagogy (IGP) in violoncello at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Prof. Wolfgang Aichinger, graduating with distinction. During her studies, she was a scholarship holder of the Tokyo Foundation. After completing her studies, she received further musical inspiration from Prof. Josef Luitz.

Together with her siblings Aleksa (violin) and Nadežda (violin/viola), she founded the Aleksić String Trio in 2005, which studied chamber music with Prof. Peter Matzka and performed, among other venues, in the Schubert Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus in 2012. Concerts for the 2013/2014 season included appearances for Jeunesse and a chamber music project supported by the Gottfried von Einem Foundation. In addition, the ensemble made its debut at the Brucknerhaus Linz (Festival for New Music) in summer 2014. From 2012 to 2013, she was also a member of the ensemble “Atout,” mentored by Johannes Meissl, which made its debut in the Glass Hall of the Vienna Musikverein during that season.