Jelena Milojevic

Jelena Milojevic is one of the foremost female classical accordion performers of today.

Her performances have been acclaimed as "an explosion of cosmic sensuality" and
she has been praised for her "brilliant virtuosity".
She had the privilege to be a student at two famous accordion centers, Music Academies in Pula (Croatia) and Kragujevac (Serbia).

During her studies she had intensive collaboration with some of the world's leading accordionists, such as A. Skliarov, Y. Shishkin, P. Soave, J. Crabb, D. Modrusan, O. Murray, M. Vayrynen, R. Tomic.
Jelena Milojevic is a versatile musician with extensive performing history, both as a soloist and chamber musician, in Canada, USA and Europe.
Her appearances include highly recognized venues, such as Vancouver (Christ Church Cathedral, Ubc Recital Hall), New York (Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall), Pula, Croatia (Arena), Belgrade, Serbia (Kolarac Hall).

Her New York debut was the first classical accordion solo-recital in the last thirty years, in Carnegie Hall.

She has won numerous international accordion competitions one of her greatest successes being named a winner of one of the largest international competitions for accordion artists, World Trophy 2003, in Italy.

In 2007, Jelena moved to the West Coast of Canada, where she is promoting and establishing classical accordion as a performer as well as a teacher.

She is currently teaching at Vancouver Community College and her CD "The Art of Accordion" will be released this fall, followed by a Canadian tour.