Music of Vojislav Ivanovic, composer and guitarist, is one of astonishing diversity, ranging from contemporary classical and jazz thru fusion and rock to traditional music of the world.
Born in Sarajevo where he started playing guitar at the age of 10, Vojislav acquired highest academic degrees both in Guitar from the Athens Conservatory with Costas Cotsiolis and in Composition from the Music Academy of the University of Sarajevo with Vojin Komadina. From the early 1980s he performs regularly both home and abroad, solo and with orchestras including Trinity College Strings (UK), St. George Strings, Camerata Serbica and Macedonia Jeunesse Musicale Symphonic.
His diverse compositional output includes music for solo and accompanied instruments, choral, chamber and orchestral works. Distinguished guitarists as well as many other artists have performed his music extensively all over the globe and orchestras that have performed his music include New Russia Symphony – Yuri Bashmet, Zagreb Soloists, Vienna Pons Artis Orchestra and the Tijuana Festival Orchestra. As a film composer Vojislav has several documentaries and feature films to his credit out of which “Halda” (1991) won prestigious “Prix D’Italia” award.
He has also recorded with some world renowned Jazz musicians: double-bass player Arild Andersen, saxophonist Bendik Hofseth, drummer Paul Vertico (ex Pat Metheny group) and trumpetist Paolo Fresu.
In 2008 he founded Levante Guitar Duo with his wife Aleksandra Ivanovic performing a program that includes works specially written by him for the Duo. They have appeared with great success all over Europe and in season 2019/2020 on 3 consecutive tours in USA for concerts, master classes and lectures scoring exceptional success with the audience and critics alike. In addition to playing in concert halls, Vojislav lectured on some of the distinguished American universities such as Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY, Hart School of Music, Hartford, CT, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA and Minneapolis University, MN, among others. In 2011 the Duo released their highly praised CD “Levantine Journey”.
Vojislav is founder and the director of the International Guitar Festival "Guitar United", held annually since 2016 in Sarajevo East.
In addition to his performance tours, composing and recording, Vojislav Ivanovic is highly sought after for his teaching and master classes in composition and guitar and is a member of juries at international festivals and competitions. Among these, greatest achievement is his participation as a lecturer and jury member in the world’s most prestigious guitar Convention and Competition GFA - Guitar Foundation of America in Miami in 2019. Since 2010 he is a Full professor of Guitar, Methodology and Composition at the Music Academy of the Sarajevo East University.
The prestigious publishers Schott (Germany) and Doberman Yppan (Canada) are publishing his music. In addition to his own releases various artists have released over 20 CDS world-wide over the years that include his work.