Vasko Dukovski - Clarinet

With his virtuosity and mellow sound, the Macedonian clarinetist Vasko Dukovski has mesmerized audiences throughout The United States, Europe and Asia.

Mr. Dukovski is a winner of numerous competition prizes and awards including: First Prize at the International Woodwind Competition in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; Special Prize at the Jeunnese Musicales Clarinet Competition in Bucharest, Romania; 2nd Prize at the National Clarinet Competition and 3rd Prize at the National Chamber Music Competition in Macedonia and at the first Andreas Makris Clarinet Competition in Fort Collins, Colorado; Fine Arts Award from the Interlochen Arts Academy, and Honors Award from the Eubie Blake Foundation in New York.

Dukovski is a great admirer, advocate and performer of contemporary music. He has collaborated with many young upcoming and established composers and has premiered several newly composed chamber works as well as a great deal of ensemble pieces. In addition, Mr. Dukovski is a member of the Grneta Ensemble, Future In REverse F .I. RE Ensemble, Argento New Music Project, Mimesis Ensemble and Ensemble 212.

As an orchestral player, Mr. Dukovski has played under the batons of many important conductors of our time such as Maestro James Conlon, Michael Tillson Thomas, Yves Abel, David Atherton, Otto-Werner Mueller, Diego Mason, Anne Manson and Thomas Wilkins amongst others. Furthermore, Mr. Dukovski is the principal clarinetist of the Manhattan Symphonie Orchestra, The Garden State Philharmonic and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra.

Mr. Dukovski was born in Ohrid, the Republic of Macedonia and began his clarinet studies at the age of nine. He made his first solo appearance at the age of ten, and in January of 2006 he made his New York debut with the New Juilliard Ensemble performing the world premiere of the Triple Clarinet Concerto by Guus Jansen.

Mr. Dukovski holds a Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the Juilliard School as a student of Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima. Mr. Dukovski has been a core member of Ensemble 212 since 2006.