Sihana Badivuku-Hoxha

Founder & Artistic Director

At age of 16 she became student of Kiev State Conservatoire”P.I.Tchaikovski”at class of well known Violinist from Ukraina, Bogodar Kotorovich(1983-1984).
From 1984 she became student at the Moscow State Conservatorium “P.I. TChaikowsky” where she graduated with Prof. Eugenia Chugajeva , and completed her M. A. Degree studies in violin (1984 – 1991).
In 1993/94 studied in “Hochshule fur Music” in Detmold (Germany, she got the GFF Detmold scholarship) with Prof. Young Uck Kim.
In August 1994 she attended a Masterclass course in Siena (Italy) at “Academia Chigiana” with Prof. Uto Ughi.
She participated at international competitions for violin (J.S.Bach-Leipzig, R. Lipizer Gorizia, (diploma as a semi-finalist) J. Szigeti Budapest). She participated in several International festivals such as “Ohrid Summer Festival”, Days of Macedonian Music, Contemporary Music Festival in Tirana, “Gubbio Festival” in Italy, Bach’s Week-Prishtina, International Chamber Music Festival ”KamerFest” 2000-2011 in Prishtina , International Contemporary Music Festival ”New Scene of Prishtina/Remusica, Interfest –Bitola, ”Varna Music Festival”, Bulgaria, Festival ”MUZINA”, Slovenia etc.
She participated in the Opening Evening “Ohrid Summer Festival 1998” as a soloist with the Austrian Radio Television Philharmonic Orchestra (ORF Orchestra) with Concert-Fantasia of Macedonian composer Risto Avramovski.
She held concerts in Kosova, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Russia, Finland, Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, Belgium, Canada, USA. From 1992 she is professor at the Arts Faculty in Prishtina; Concert Maestro at the Kosova Philharmony, (from 2000–2012? as well as a violinist at the ensemble “Vivendi”, ”Musica Balkanica” and “String Trio Kosova”( from 2003’).
She played with distinguished artists in chamber ensembles: Pavel Vernikov, Derek Han, Matthew Barley, Pierluigi Camicia, Francesco de Zan, Bertrand Giraud, Alfredo Oyaguez, Frank S.Dodge etc.
Active professional collaboration with pianists: Lejla Pula, Teuta Pllana, Meri Stoilkova, Zana Badivuku, Jouni Sommero, Maja Kastratovich and Derek Han.
From 2000’ she engaged herself to co-organizing as Artistic Director different musical events, icluding ”J.S.Bach Week Festivity”, International Chamber Music Festival, Kosova KamerFest 2000—2015; from 2003 a founder and creator of ArsKosova Music Foundation & ArsKosova music competition for Youth (EMCY membership from 2006-2008), also member of Festival committee board of “Ohrid summer Festival-Macedonia” 2003-2005 and Scholarship Foundation of Albanians in Macedonia from 2004”, Concert-promotions of Young classical music talents” (A.M.A.K., Foundation ”ArsKosova”).
From 2000’she is member of “Association of Albanian music and ballet artists of Macedonia” as well concertmaestro and founder of Philharmony of Kosovo.
From 2008 she is prof. in State Tetova University/Macedonia; Jury member of several International competitions for young musicians in Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania.
From March 2010 she become president of ESTA branch Kosovo (ESTA-European String Teacher’s association), as well an board member and concertmaestro of Albanian Philharmony established from 2011.
In October 2011 Sihana Badivuku published CD “Brahms Sonatas” with pianist JouniSomero in Finland (FC-Records/www.fcrecords.fi)