Marko Ševarlić completed his primary education in Čačak (Serbia) under the guidance of Aleksandar Popović, then he completed his further musical education in Kragujevac with Professor Vojin Vasović. He continued his bachelor's degree in Spain at the Musikene San Sebastian with Professor Iñaki Alberdi and after that he completed his master's degree and master classes in Germany at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg with Professor Stefan Hussong. Specializing in the development of new repertoire in chamber music, he continued his studies in France at the CNSMDP in Paris under the guidance of Professor Kang and obtained his master's degree in chamber music in Germany at the Munich University of Music under the direction of Professor Dirk Momertz.

As a soloist and member of the duo "Jeux d'Anches", Marko Ševarlić has been honored with numerous awards, including first prizes at international accordion and chamber music competitions such as the Juventudes Musicales de España, Pula Accordion Competition Coupe Mondiale, Trophée Mondiale, Castelfidardo and Klingenthal. His first prize at the "Arrasate Hiria" competition in Spain is especially impressive.

His international concert activity is characterized by participation in renowned festivals throughout Europe and in concert halls around the world - from Armenia to Russia and Japan. Marko has also led seminars for advanced students in Spain, Slovenia, Serbia and Germany.

In addition to his successes as a concert performer, Marko Ševarlić is actively involved in the creation of a new accordion repertoire. He worked with famous composers such as Verdu, Fedele, Goebbels and Torres and collaborated with talented young composers such as Onishi, Ginzel, Bona, Quintana, Majkusiak and Babajanian.

His students in Munich have been awarded laureate titles at major national competitions such as Jugend Musiziert and Akkordeon-Preis in Germany, as well as at international competitions in Pula, Prague, Graz, Castelfidardo, Klingenthal and Coupe Mondiale. They have received grants from various foundations, including LiveMusicNow in Munich, and have performed with renowned orchestras such as LJAO Bayern and the German Federal Youth Orchestra, both at festivals such as the Arosa Chamber Music Festival in Switzerland and the Pan Tonale in Berlin.

From November 2022, Marko Ševarlić teaches as a professor at the Music Academy MUSIKENE in San Sebastian.

Iñaki Alberdi (Spain) studied with Friedrich Lipps at the National Russian Academy of Music (Moscow, Russia) and with Matti Rantanen at the Sibelius Academy (Helsinki, Finland).

He won first prize at the Coupe Mondiale (Colmar, 1994), at the Permanent Competition of the Musical Youth (Valladolid, 1996) and became the only Western accordionist to have won first prize at the International Competition for Accordionists and Bajanists (Moscow, 1995).

In 2012 he was nominated for the Gramophone Editor's Choice Award for his CD dedicated to Sofia Gubaidulina, with the Basque Country Symphony Orchestra and Assier Polo, conducted by José Ramón Encinar. He has recorded for the Stradivarius, Kairos, Verso, Et'Cetera record labels and the record label of the National Orchestra of Spain.

He is currently a professor at the Higher Centre of Music of the Basque Country - Musikene and teaches courses at some of the most prestigious international centres such as the Royal Academy of Music (London), Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen), Sibelius Academy (Helsinki), FHNW Music Academy (Basel) and Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen). Teaching is his passion. In this regard, he created the digital platform Iñaki Alberdi Virtual Academy to train and connect accordionists from all over the world.

Alberdi has given many concerts and participated in festivals such as La Fenice Theatre, Musikverein (Vienna), Arsenale (Metz), National Audiatorium (Madrid), San Sebastian Music Fortnight, Duke's Hall (London), Hermitage (St. Petersburg), Ostertone Festival (Hamburg), Cairo Opera House, Warsaw Autumn Festival, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Stuttgart Staatsoper, Granada Music and Dance Festival, Venice Biennale - Goldoni Theatre, L'Auditori in Barcelona, Mostly Modern Series in Dublin, Colón Theatre in Buenos Aires and Solis Theatre in Montevideo.

One of Iñaki Alberdi's abiding passions as an accordionist is to perform repertoire that incorporates the accordion into the world of academic concerts. From the beginning of his career, he has therefore considered collaborations with contemporary composers essential to expanding this repertoire, which is the best legacy, for future generations of accordionists.

Through the possibilities of transcription, he able to extend the range of the instrument even further and thus composers such as Thomas Louis de Victoria, J. С. Bach, Antonio Soler, Isaac Albéniz or Alberto Hinaster pass through the emotional and enveloping presence of the instrument.

His entire repertoire as a performer, from the Renaissance to the 21st century, represents a new perspective on classical music that dialogues between the popular and the avant-garde and becomes the sound of our time for classical music.

He collaborates closely with various contemporary composers and premieres works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luis de Pablo, Joan Guinjoan, Gabriel Ercoreca, Ramon Lascano, Jesus Torres, Alberto Posadas, and José María Sánchez-Verdu.

As a soloist, Iñaki Alberdi is regularly invited by orchestras such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Tampere Chamber Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Spain, the Orchestra of Granada, the RTBE Orchestra, the Philharmonia of Galicia, and the Community Orchestra of Madrid, the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, the National Chamber Orchestra of Andorra, the Symphony Orchestra of Magnitogorsk, the Malaga Philharmonic, the Montevideo Philharmonic, the Basque Country Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, among others.

Vladimir Mandic was born in 1965 in Kragujevac, Serbia, where he attended Elementary Music School and made first steps in accordion playing. In High Music School, he  became a student of Mr. Radomir Tomic, probbably the most significant accordion teacher in that time and key man to bring serbian accordion school so many success.Durring the High school years, Vladimir took part in many accordion competitions in former Yugoslavia, both as soloist and as a member of chamber groups and won many prizes.

Next step in his education was Kiev Conservatory ”Tchaikovsky”, where he studied in a class of docent Valery Sergeyevitch Pankov. That educational period was a turning point for him as an accordionist and musician, so after five years of studying, Vladimir finished.

Conservatory accordion performing and teaching course  with a special “Red Diploma with honours” merit which was given only for superb students.

Next, teaching period, he begin in 1991, when he started his work in city of Pancevo Music School, but after two years, free vacance in his “Alma mater”, Elementary and High Music School in Kragujevac, took him to his hometown. Very soon, his work with students was broadly recognized, for distinct playing and musical approach, so after a short time, Vladimir became one of the most successful accordion teachers in Serbia.

His students took part in countless competitions in Serbia and abroad and won many prizes.Especially valuable are prizes won in most significant international concourses, such as Trophee Mondiale, Coup Mondiale, Kligenthal, etc.

Vladimir Mandic is often a member of jury, not only in accordion competitions, but also in chamber music competitions.

Today, his point of interests, besides accordion pedagogy, are transcription of classical music for accordion and chamber music for accordion and other instruments.

Prof. Dobromir Mitev -  Accordionist – performer, teacher, composer. Born in 1964 in the town of Lovech.

1970 –  first started his music education with Dimitar Tzvetkov

1983 graduated” Dobrin Petkov” Secondary Music School in the city of Plovdiv in the classes of Asen Vakarelov and Petar Marinov.

Bachelor`s and Master`s degrees acquired at "St. Kliment Ohridski " Sofia University with associate professor Petar Marinov.
 

Laureate of:

- National Competition for accordionists "Young Musician" - Chirpan 1981 - First prize.
- National Competition for accordionists "Young Musician" Chirpan 1983 - First soloist award, special and extraordinary prize for overall achievement.
- International Competition for Accordionists - Rainach, Switzerland 2000 – First Prize.
- Prizes for pedagogical achievements 2015, for contribution to the development of the Bulgarian culture 2018, for preserving the Bulgarian traditions in the accordion education 2018. Nomination for compositions for accordion – 2016.
 
Released his own solo album "Solo Accordion" 2002 - original music for accordion, transcriptions and original music.
 
Participation  in Europe, Russia, Asia and America.
 
Author of Accordion Initial Training School, 2003, Collection of pieces for accordion, 2015, publications, arrangements.
 
Organizer of dozens of annual accordion concerts in Sofia and the country.
 
Leader of master classes and jury member of national and international accordion competitions.

Since 2009 is an accordion teacher at "Prof. P. Vladigerov "National Academy of Music ,Sofia - Associate Professor, PhD.

His students  are winners of special and first prizes of international and national competitions.