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Borut Zagoranski, slovenski harmonikar in pedagog, se je rodil leta 1980 na Ptuju (Slovenija). Svojo glasbeno pot je začel na Glasbeni šoli Karol Pahor v rodnem mestu in jo nadaljeval na Konservatoriju za glasbo in balet v Mariboru. Diplomiral je leta 2002 na Glasbeni akademiji v Puli, Univerza Juraja Dobrile v Puli (Hrvaška) in istega leta prejel rektorjevo nagrado za najboljšega študenta. Podiplomski študij (Postgraduate Diploma in Performance) na Kraljevi glasbeni akademiji v Londonu je zaključil leta 2006 s koncertom, za katerega je prejel najvišji certifikat za koncertno dejavnost (Royal Academy of Music Diploma). Njegovi mentorji so bili Marjetka Babić, Slavko Magdić in Owen Murray, izpopolnjeval pa se je tudi pri drugih eminentnih glasbenikih in pedagogih harmonike.

Je zmagovalec in nagrajenec številnih državnih in mednarodnih tekmovanj za harmoniko. Leta 1998 je bil kot predstavnik Republike Slovenije finalist tekmovanja »Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians« na Dunaju. Je tudi dobitnik prestižne nagrade »The Friends of the Royal Academy of Music Wigmore Award« leta 2006.

Sodeloval je na uglednih mednarodnih festivalih, kot so ISCM World Days of Music, ISCM Musica Danubiana, Aldeburgh Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Highgate Music Festival, Glasbeni september Maribor. Kot solist je nastopil z orkestri, kot so Simfonični orkester avstrijskega radia ORF, London Sinfonietta, Slovenska filharmonija, Simfonični orkester SNG Maribor. Sodeloval je z dirigenti, kot so Dennis Russell Davies, Lalo Schifrin, Pablo Zinger, Marko Letonja ter se pojavil na odrih znamenitih dvoran, med njimi Wigmore Hall v Londonu, Wiener Konzerthaus in Konzerthaus Berlin, Benaroya Hall v Seattlu.

Je član žirij na mednarodnih tekmovanjih, recenzent strokovnih publikacij in avtor visokošolskih učnih načrtov za harmoniko. Predava harmoniko, komorno igro, specialno didaktiko in vodi harmonikarski orkester na Akademiji za glasbo, Univerza v Ljubljani ter na Glasbeni akademiji v Puli, Univerza Juraja Dobrile v Puli. Kot gostujoči profesor je bil povabljen na glasbene akademije v Gdansku in Lodzu (Poljska), Vilniusu (Litva), Bratislavi (Slovaška), Trstu (Italija). Od leta 2014 je pridružen član Kraljeve glasbene akademije v Londonu (Associate of Royal Academy of Music). 

 
Borut Zagoranski, a Slovenian accordionist and pedagogue, was born 1980 in Ptuj, Slovenia. His music education started at the Music School in his hometown and continued at the Conservatoire for Music and Ballet in Maribor, Slovenia. He graduated in 2002 at the Music Academy in Pula, University of Juraj Dobrila in Pula, Croatia (Muzička akademija u Puli, Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli), receiving at the same time the Rector's Award for Best Student. He then enrolled for the Postgraduate Diploma in Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and took his final concert diploma DipRAM in 2006. His mentors include Marjetka Babić, Slavko Magdić and Owen Murray, as well as other eminent musicians and accordion teachers.

Zagoranski is a prizewinner of numerous national and international accordion competitions. As the Slovenian representative he reached the finale in the 1998 »Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians« competition in Vienna. He is the recipient of the prestigious award »The Friends of the Royal Academy of Music Wigmore Award« for 2006.

He participated in many renowned international festivals, such as ISCM World Days of Music, ISCM Musica Danubiana, Aldeburgh Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Highgate Music Festival, Glasbeni september (Musical September) Maribor. He was a soloist with orchestras like Symphonieorchester ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra), London Sinfonietta, Slovenska filharmonija (Slovenian Philharmonic), Simfonični orkester SNG (Symphony Orchestra of the Slovenian National Opera) in Maribor. His played under the baton of Dennis Russell Davies, Lalo Schifrin, Pablo Zinger, Marko Letonja and appeared in distinguished concert venues like Wigmore Hall in London, Wiener Konzerthaus and Konzerthaus Berlin, Benaroya Hall in Seattle. 

Zagoranski is a jury member at international accordion competitions, a reviewer of specialized publications and author of university level accordion curricula. He is associate professor both at the Academy of Music, University in Ljubljana and at the Music Academy in Pula, University of Juraj Dobrila in Pula, teaching accordion, chamber music and special didactics and conducting the accordion orchestra. As guest lecturer he was invited to music academies in Gdansk and Lodz (Poland), Vilnius (Lithuania), Bratislava (Slovakia), Trieste (Italy). Since 2014 he has been an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London.

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