BIOGRAPHY
Stevan Jović was born in Šabac, Serbia. He grew up in a family of musicians, and was surrounded by guitars which his father and uncles played. During this period Stevan was studying and playing classical music while still absorbing various musical styles from the Balkans.
Stevan started playing classical guitar at age 9. He finished Music Elementary and Music High School Mihailo Vukdragović in Šabac in the studio of prof. Marko Erdevički and prof. Nenad Kondić. He graduated from the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad in Serbia in the class of professor Zoran Krajišnik. He received the Little Prince award as the best student of his generation. He completed his Masters and Performer Diploma in the United States at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in the studio of maestro Ernesto Bitetti. Stevan received awards at many National and International Guitar Competitions including first prizes in Serbia, Slovenia, France and North America. In the United States he invented Practice-Right, a guitar teaching tool for proper right-hand posture.
Stevan composes and writes arrangements. His recent publications through Les Productions d’OZ include Balkan Capriccio, Variations on an Irish theme, and an arrangement of Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G-minor, op. 23 No. 5. He performs as a soloist and as a chamber musician. Recent concerts include a performance of Tedesco’s guitar Concerto at Vojvodina Guitar Fest at the City Hall of Novi Sad, solo recitals at the VArt Guitar Festival, Classic Art Festival in Šabac and the President’s Palace in Valletta (Malta), a concert at the String Festival Šabac with violinist Robert Lakatoš, a concert with the NS Guitar Quartet at the City Hall of Novi Sad, and duo concert on 19th century guitars with Marko Erdevički at Håkonshall in Bergren (Norway).
Stevan participated at numerous international and national festivals including International Guitar Competition “Alirio Diaz” Rust (Austria), Transylvania Guitar Festival (Romania), Vojvodina Guitar Festival Novi Sad, Guitar Art Festival Belgrade, Valjevo Guitar Competition, ZGuitar Festival Zvornik, “Glasbena čipka” Idria Slovenia, Guitar United Festival Sarajevo, Ubuntu Guitar Fest Banjaluka, 61. Festival of Music and Ballet Schools of Serbia, etc.
Guitarists Association of Vojvodina published his three books: guitar history – Guitar Through the Centuries (2017), and collection of pieces – Maestri 1 (2021) and Maestri 2 (2022).
He teaches at the national Music High School Isidor Bajić in Novi Sad and at the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad.