Dejan Savic, Biography

DEJAN SAVIC (1957), a prominent Serbian artist, graduated in conducting at the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade, and obtained the title of Master of Conducting at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, as the first in the history of this faculty education institution. He has been the principal conductor of the Belgrade Opera and Ballet since 1993 and the general manager of the Opera and Ballet from 2001-2004. Simultaneously, he is the music director of the PRO CLASSICA Chamber Orchestra, as well as the renowned mixed Choir of the “Baruch Brothers”, founded in 1879.

From 1989 to 1992 he was the artistic director of the Nis Symphony Orchestra, and from 1993 to 1995 he was the artistic director of the Chamber Ensemble PRO MUSICA, the oldest in Yugoslavia. From 2005 to 2007, Dejan Savic, as the first and so far the only music artist in the 150-year history of this institution, was the Manager of the National Theatre, and in 2007 he returned to the position of Opera Director, where he has been working as the principal conductor of the theatre since 2010. In 2012, he returned to the position of the manager of the National Theatre, where he remained until 2018 and achieved exceptional artistic and business results.

With his choir as well as other choirs he conducted, he has participated in numerous prestigious international choir festivals, winning numerous awards and recognitions (Gorizia and Pescara, Italy, Karditsa, Greece, “Yugoslav Choral Festival” in Nis, “Days of Mokranjac” in Negotin, etc.).

As a conductor and also with his ensembles, D. Savic has had guest performances in Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Ireland, Russia, the USA, China, Korea, France, Georgia, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and others, performing with many prestigious orchestras and opera houses of Europe, America and Asia.

D. Savic performed as a permanent guest conductor of the Symphony Orchestra and the Greek Radio Choir (ERT). His pedagogical career includes professorial engagement at several Music Academies in the country and abroad, as well as numerous master classes in several European countries, holding them nowadays as well. He has participated in the work of several famous international competitions and contests, both in the country and abroad. He has collaborated with some of the greatest names in the world of music all over the earth.

D. Savic has recorded in several countries for Radio and TV, creating several permanent recordings, LP releases, audio cassettes, CDs and DVDs published by PGP RTS and other companies. He is the holder of numerous domestic and foreign awards and recognitions, including the Golden Ring (Beochug), Vuk’s Award, the Silver Star of the Italian Republic, the Star of the Maltese Cross Order and others.

Dejan Savic speaks and writes English, French, German, Italian and Russian.