Lana Trotovšek

Violinist Lana Trotovšek has won admiration for her expressive playing and unique musicality. The Washington Post has described her as “Radiant” and praised her “clean, refined tone with a musical sense of phrasing and impeccable intonation”.

She has captivated audiences with her “warm sound and formidable technique” (La Vanguardia) and her talent for bringing “freshness, depth and insight” (Broad Street Review) to her interpretations.

Since her debut in 2012 with Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev, Lana Trotovšek has appeared with some of the world’s finest orchestras. In 2014, she toured with the Moscow Soloists and Yuri Bashmet and in 2016, she performed Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1 with the London Symphony Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda. Her current schedule included performances under Tan Dun with Orchestra Teatro Verdi, the Shanghai and Slovenian Philharmonic, as well as under Uros Lajovic with Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra, the RTV Slovenia and George Pehlivanian, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, where she was described as “an emerging voice to watch” by Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2016/17, Lana performed double violin concertos with Sergey Krylov and the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra on several occasions and performed with them at the Al Bustan Festival in Lebanon. In the summer of 2017, she was touring with actor John Malkovich and Solisti Aquilani, performing Bach’s A minor violin concerto in Emilia Romagna, Ljubljana and festivals Mittelfest.

Trotovšek has performed at some of the most prestigious venues, including the Wigmore Hall, Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw in Eindhoven. Her talent has taken her beyond Europe to perform in China, Japan, the UAE, Canada, and the USA. She has performed with eminent conductors such as George Pehlivanian, Hans Graf, Uros Lajovic, Barry Wordsworth, and Andres Mustonen.
She has also featured as an artist at renowned international festivals, including Rheingau, Aix en Provence, Shanghai International Arts Festival, Festival Internacional de Santander, Emilia Romagna, Ljubljana, Dubrovnik, Bad Kissingen, St Magnus International and Aldeburgh.

Lana Trotovšek was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, into a family of musicians. At 4, she began playing the violin under Majda Jamsek. When she was 17 years old, her prodigious talent was recognised by Ruggiero Ricci, who mentored her at the Academy Mozarteum in Salzburg. She continued her studies at the Academy of Music, the University of Ljubljana, with Volodja Balzalorsky and Primoz Novsak. In 2005, her passion and skill were rewarded with the Prešeren Award, the highest university award for arts in Slovenia, following her performance of the Khachaturian Violin Concerto with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of George Pehlivanian.

From 2006-2011, she was a member of the Greenwich Piano Trio with cellist Stjepan Hauser and pianist Yoko Misumi. They won the Solti Foundation Award, The Tunnell Trust Award, and other first prizes in European chamber music competitions. They were guided by the Beaux Arts Trio cellist Bernard Greenhouse, pianist Menahem Pressler, and Stephen Kovachevich.

Trotovšek continued her studies at Trinity College of Music with Vasko Vassilev, Boris Brovtsyn and Rivka Golani and at London’s Royal College of Music with Itzhak Rashkovsky, winning many international prizes. From 2011-13, she was the leading violinist of the Badke String Quartet and the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition winner.

Lana Trotovšek lives in London and is a Professor at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she completed her postgraduate studies in 2009. She maintains close ties to her home country, where she performs regularly and is a visiting Assistant Professor at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.

She plays the 1750 Pietro Antonio dalla Costa violin.