Življenjepis:

Izidor Erazem Grafenauer je bil kot izredni talent sprejet na Akademijo za glasbo v Ljubljani, kjer je leta 2013 diplomiral v razredu prof. Andreja Grafenauerja. Leta 2017 je magistriral iz historičnih brenkal v Benetkah pri prof. Tizianu Bagnatiju, specializacijo iz kitare pa je končal leta 2018 v Zagrebu pri prof. Istvánu Römerju. Na državnih in mednarodnih tekmovanjih je prejel vrsto najvišjih nagrad. Prejel je tudi dve Prešernovi nagradi Akademije za glasbo v Ljubljani.

Pogosto nastopa kot solist (kitara, baročna kitara, teorba, baročna lutnja, vihuela) in komorni glasbenik po Sloveniji ter na pomembnih festivalih in v glasbenih centrih v različnih evropskih državah (Hrvaška, Srbija, Madžarska, Italija, Belgija, Francija, Nemčija, Avstrija, Poljska, Rusija, Litva …). Večkrat je nastopil kot solist z različnimi orkestri, kot so Slovenska filharmonija, Simfonični orkester SNG Maribor, Musica Viva Moskva, La Voce Strumentale, Komorni orkester Klaipeda, Dubrovniški komorni orkester itd. Kot komorni glasbenik sodeluje s številnimi pomembnimi mednarodnimi umetniki inštrumentalisti in pevci.

V letu 2018 je pri založbi Divya records izšla prva samostojna plošča s skladbami za baročno lutnjo, decembra 2019 pa je pri Baros records izšla njegova plošča z novimi skladbami slovenskih skladateljev za kitaro solo in kitaro v komornih skupinah. Na Akademiji za glasbo v Ljubljani poučuje izbirni predmet lutnjo in historične inštrumente s strunami.

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Izidor Erazem Grafenauer was admitted to the Music Academy in Ljubljana as an exceptional talent. He graduated in 2013 in the class of Prof Andrej Grafenauer. In 2017 he received his master's degree in periodic plucked instruments in Venice, where he studied with Prof Tiziano Bagnati Prof. István Roemer. In 2018 he received his Master's degree in guitar and studied in Zagreb with Prof. István Roemer. He has received a number of highest awards at national and international competitions. He also received two Prešeren prizes for students awarded by the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.

He performs regularly as a soloist on the guitar, baroque guitar, theorbo, baroque lute and vihuela, and as a chamber musician. He has performed at important festivals and music centres in Slovenia and various European countries (Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, etc.) He has been invited to perform as a soloist with the following orchestras: Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Maribor SNG Symphony Orchestra, Musica Viva Moskva, , La voce strumentale, Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra, Dubrovnik Chamber Orchestra etc. As a chamber musician, he has worked with many renowned international instrumentalists and singers.

His first album with music for the baroque lute was published in 2018 by the Divya Records. In December 2019 his second album Baros Records with works for guitar and chamber ensembles with guitar by Slovenian composers was released. He teaches chamber music and the lute and historical plucked instruments at the Music Ljubljana Academy Academy.