Saxophonist Dejan Presicek graduated at the Frankfurt Academy
of Music. He underwent further development in the master
class of Jean-Marie Londeix in Bordeaux, where he received
the honorary award of the town of Bordeaux for playing the
saxophone and chamber music.
At the Pierre Lantier International Competition in Paris he
was awarded the 3eme Grand Prix for chamber music.
As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed at many
festivals (Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Musica Strasbourg,
Ars Nova Mainz, Nova Antiqua Köln, Musika Viva München, Warsaw
Autumn, etc.) and concert halls around Europe (London, Paris,
Berlin, Vienna, Lisbon, etc.) as well as in Canada (Montreal)
and USA (Minneapolis).
He has recorded for various radio and television houses (BBC
London, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutschlandradio, SWR Stuttgart,
SWR Baden Baden, Radio Lisboa, Poljski radio, RTV Slovenija,
etc.) and has participated in recording numerous CDs.
He also collaborates with the following ensembles and orchestras
as an outside colleague: Ensemble Modern from Frankfurt, Ensemble
Aventure from Freiburg, Radio Orchestra SWF Stuttgart, RTV
Slovenija, Mannheim Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Heidelberg Opera,
Darmstadt Opera, Karlsruhe Opera, members of the Strasbourg
Symphonic Orchestra, Slovenska filharmonija, etc.
He has collaborated with the following composers: Nenad First,
Vinko Globokar, Uros Krek, Milko Lazar, Lojze Lebic, Urska
Pompe, Uros Rojko, Primoz Ramovs, Larisa Vrhunc, Mark Anthony
Turnagem (England), Christian Lobaj (France), Francois Rosset
(France), Klaus Obermaier (Austria), etc., and has performed
debuts of their works.
He works with the world-renowned saxophonists Vincent David,
Claude Delanglem, Matjaz Drevensek, Daniel Gauthier, Phillip
Geiss, Jean-Marie Londeix, Zagreb Saxophone Quartet, Bohemia
Saxophone Quartet, etc.
He regularly lectures at international summer schools (Musical
Summer at Podsreda Castle, International Summer School Alpe,
Adrija, Donava) and takes part as member of the jury at Slovenian
and international competitions.
From 2001 he is the co-founder of the Slavko Osterc Ensemble.
He works as a music educator at the Secondary School for Music
and Ballet in Ljubljana.
Dejan Presicek plays Selmer Saxophones, Rico reeds (Fred Hemke) and
BG
ligatures.
