The Faculty of Arts of the University of Niš is pleased to announce the guest appearance of two exceptional artists and pedagogues: clarinetist Prof. Roman Vidaszek and flutist Ildiko Juhas.

Professor Roman Vidaszek, one of the most prominent Polish clarinetists, is known for his rich international career, collaborations with leading orchestras and ensembles, as well as more than twenty discographic releases nominated for the Fryderyk Prize. As a soloist, he has performed with almost all leading Polish orchestras. He regularly holds international master classes throughout Europe and Asia.

Flutist Ildiko Juhas, the first soloist of the Sudeten Philharmonic in Poland since 2009, stands out with an impressive international career. She has performed with orchestras such as the Macao Orchestra, the Münchner Symphoniker, the Neue Philharmonie Berlin, and is the winner of numerous awards, including the Trebinje Classic 2025 – First Prize and the Beethoven International Competition Vienna 2022 – 1st Prize. As a soloist, she has performed throughout Europe and Asia, performing works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Liebermann, Ibert and others.

Both artists will hold master classes and lectures intended for students of the wind department of the Faculty of Arts in Niš.

The guest appearance is realized within the framework of a project coordinated by prof. Miloš Mijatović, full professor at the Faculty of Arts in Niš.

Design: Anita Milić, full professor, vice-dean for artistic and scientific work

Marta Kržič, spec. expert associate at the Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana, was a guest at the Faculty of Arts in Niš, within the framework of Erasmus+ teacher mobility. During her stay, she held a master class on 4^th February 2026 in the Faculty of Arts in Niš Concert-Exhibition Hall on 5^th February 2026 in Hall no 6.

Faculty of Arts, University of Niš

The concert will be held on 18.2.2026. in the Niš Symphony Orchestra Hall,

from 8 pm. Admission is free!

The concert is organized by Niš Cultural Center

Anastasija Arandjelović – mezzo-soprano, Tamara Stefanović – piano

Let’s celebrate our big holiday with the Christmas concert “Youth on Stage”, performed by our youth and young artists from Niš.

FRIDAY, 09.01.2026, Faculty of Arts in Niš Concert-Exhibition Hall, Knjaževacka 2a, at 7 pm. Admission is free.

Professor Roman Widaszek is one of Poland’s leading clarinetists, celebrated for his extensive international career, collaborations with major orchestras and ensembles, and more than twenty acclaimed recordings nominated for the prestigious Fryderyk Award. He has performed as a soloist with nearly all major Polish orchestras and is a sought‑after lecturer at international masterclasses across Europe and Asia.

Flutist Ildiko Juhasz, principal flute of the Sudeten Philharmonic in Poland since 2009, is recognized for her remarkable international career as both flutist and piccolo specialist. She has performed with ensembles such as the Macao Orchestra, Münchner Symphoniker, Neue Philharmonie Berlin, and is the recipient of numerous awards including Trebinje Classic 2025 – Absolute First and Beethoven International Competition Vienna 2022 – 1st Prize. Her solo appearances span Europe and Asia, featuring concertos by Vivaldi, Mozart, Liebermann, Ibert, and many others.

Both artists will present masterclasses and lectures for students of the Wind Department.

The visit is organized within the project coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Miloš Mijatović, Full Professor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Niš.

On 4^th December 2025, at the headquarters of Erste Bank in Belgrade, in the presence of representatives of all art faculties and academies, as well as the rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade, prof. PhD Mirjana Nikolić, scholarships were awarded to exceptional young artists – art students.

The honor of being scholarship recipients went to Lazar Mutavžić, a violin student, and Isidora Očaj, a graphic design student. The Faculty of Arts was represented, by the authorization of the Dean, by prof. DMA Ljubinko Lazić.

Attached is a link with all information related to this event. The Faculty of Arts Administration congratulates our students on their successes and thanks prof. Lazić for his support to the students and for the worthy representation of the Faculty of Arts at the scholarship award ceremony, as well as at the working meeting of the Association of Faculties and Art Academies of Serbia at the Rectorate of the University of Arts in Belgrade.

https://www.erstebank.rs/sr/o-nama/press/saopstenja/2025/12/05/erste-banka-i-umetnicki-fakulteti-produzili-partnerstvo-dodeljene-nagrade-najboljim-studentima-u-srbiji

At the just concluded V International Festival “The Heart of Serbia – Interfest”, held in Kragujevac, a vocal competition for students in the classical music category was organized. At the competition, Andjela Jokić, a second-year student at the Faculty of Arts in Niš, Solo Singing Department, in the class of Associate Professor Saša Arsenkov, MA, won the first prize (98 points), as well as the Special Award – LAUREAT in the classical music category.

The digital edition “Diptych and Argentine Fantasy” is a selection of cyclical works by Jovan Bogosavljević that have achieved a notable performing and critical life on the domestic and international stage in the past few years.

The composition “Diptych”, a two-movement concerto with a cadenza in the first movement for two solo violins, was premiered in 2021 as part of a project of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of North Macedonia, in collaboration with the Macedonian Chamber Orchestra “Profundis”, under the conductorship of Djurdjica Dašić. The work was then performed in 2022 with the Mostar Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the Concertante na Kolarac chamber orchestra, under the conductorship of Maestro Milena Injac.

“Argentine Fantasy” is a work that was composed for the festival program of the international Ohrid Summer Festival, where it was premiered in 2023, also under the conductorship of Maestro Milena Injac. Critics assessed this performance as a “refreshment of Ohrid Summer”. The work was then performed as part of the Skopje Summer 2023 festival, as well as in RTS programs the same year.

These cyclical works by Jovan Bogosavljević are today among the most performed works of contemporary domestic authors, both in the country and in the region.

Very demanding scores, enriched with contemporary performance elements, were performed by an exceptional generation of students who, in addition to the concert stage, gained valuable experience in professional string music making through working in studio conditions. Recording in a professional studio together with their professors and established musicians, these young performers adopted new skills and standards that represent an important step towards their artistic and professional maturation.

The promotion of the digital edition will be held at the Faculty of Arts in Niš Concert and Exhibition Hall, Knjaževacka 2a, on 27^th December 2025 at 7 p.m.

At “VII Meeting of Guitar Students from Academies and Faculties of Music in the Region”, which took place in Novi Sad from 10^th to 13^th December 2025, organized by the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, the Faculty of Arts from Niš was represented by Aleksandar Krstić (MAS) in the class of Associate Professor DMA Slobodan Milivojević. Aleksandar presented himself to the audience with great success on 13 December, in the Atrium of the Museum of Vojvodina, sharing the evening program with a student from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.

In addition to our faculty, the FMA-Belgrade, the Academy of Arts – Novi Sad, the Academy of Music in Cetinje and the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana also participated in this year’s Meeting of Guitar Students.

Mila Knežević, a student of the MAS at the Department of Visual Arts, is one of fifteen exhibitors at the international exhibition “Reflection of Fear” as part of the Horror Film Festival, which is taking place in the Belgrade Cultural Center Hall. Her graphic work entitled “Mila_Knežević_1”, realized in digital technique, is part of the exhibition as part of the festival program.