Dušan Bavdek

His compositional opus encompasses pieces for symphony orchestra, string orchestra, wind orchestra, opera, ensemble, choir, chamber groups, and soloistic performance. These works have been presented as part of subscription cycles of Slovenian orchestras, choirs, and music theatre, as well as at concerts in Europe, America, Asia, and Australia. He has led many compositional workshops, lectured at various music academies, and served as a jury member for composition competitions in numerous European countries.

He was the Vice Dean for International Affairs at the UL Academy of Music, as well as the Head of the Department of Composition and Music Theory and President of the Academic Assembly at the same institution. He presided over the National Matura Commission for Music and served as a Board Member of the European Composers Forum (ECF), the European Composers and Songwriters Alliance (ECSA), and was a member of the Working Group for ECCO (European Contemporary Composers’ Orchestra). For his work, he received the Knight’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.