ANA VELIČKOVIĆ IGIĆ, SPEC. (1972) graduated in Flute in the class of prof. Tahir Kulenović at the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade, and finished her post-graduate studies in Chamber music, in the class of prof. Olivera Djurdjević at the same faculty. During her education, she was a winner of numerous awards, not only for a solo flute but also for chamber music. She is one of the founders of the trio Anima, with which she has performed throughout Serbia, as well as in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, England, Greece. This ensemble has realized lasting recordings for Radio-Television Serbia, Radio Belgrade 202, Radio Novi Sad, Radio Niš. She has performed as a soloist with the Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Concertante, Imperio. Many times she was a participant of Niš International Music Festival (NIMUS), as a concert soloist, as well as a member of the chamber ensembles. In February 2012, she participated in a great international project On the roads of Constantinus the Great, where together with her two colleagues from Niš, represented Serbia very successfully at concerts in London and York, performing on that occasion the world premiere of the chamber piece The Tree of Glory of composer Vera Stanojević. The compositions of Dejan Despić and Konstantin Babić are an integral part of her repertoire. Since 2003, she has worked at the Faculty of Arts in Niš, currently in title of the Associate Professor. Her students are the winners of numerous awards at prestigious competitions and festivals in the country and abroad.
