Andrej \u017dust received his first horn lessons from Janez Polanc in his home town of Logatec. He later moved on to Bo\u0161tjan Lipov\u0161ek at the Academy of Music and Ballet in Ljubljana. The young horn player received artistic inspiration from renowned musicians such as Hermann Baumann, Fr\u00f8ydis Ree Wekre, Viktor Malisch and Radovan Vlatkovi\u010d. Already during his training, he won first prizes as a soloist and chamber musician at numerous national and international competitions. In May 2004, he was appointed solo horn player in the orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra in Ljubljana. Andrej \u017dust was also a member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra. As an active chamber musician, he is a member of the Ariart Wind Quintet, the Soloists of the Ljubljana Chamber Orchestra and the Trio Triumvirat. From February 2009 to January 2011, Andrej \u017dust was a scholarship holder of the Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker, and since the beginning of the 2011\/2012 season he has been a member of the horn section of the Berliner Philharmoniker, as well as a member of the Scharoun Ensemble since September 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andrej \u017dust received his first horn lessons from Janez Polanc in his home town of Logatec. He later moved on to Bo\u0161tjan Lipov\u0161ek at the Academy of Music and Ballet in Ljubljana. The young horn player received artistic inspiration from renowned musicians such as Hermann Baumann, Fr\u00f8ydis Ree Wekre, Viktor Malisch and Radovan Vlatkovi\u010d. Already … <\/p>\n