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Featuring Thursday Musical Members Nickolai Kolarov, cello with guest artist Nathan Kennedy, piano(not pictured); and Dragan Stojkovic, violin.

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Bulgarian cellist Nickolai Kolarov is the founder of the Balkanicus series in 2003 in the Twin Cities, MN. The series has featured music written especially for him. He is the President of the Balkanicus Institute for Balkan Art, Culture and History, a non-for-profit organization that promote the cultures from the Balkans. Kolarov performs actively both classical and contemporary repertoire throughout the country and appears as a soloist with orchestras from the Midwest. The Bulgarian National Radio and TV, as well as various radio and TV stations in Minnesota and Kansas featured some of his performances. Kolarov has taught cello at the University of St. Thomas and has delivered lectures and master classes in several universities and colleges. In 2011 he was invited for a performance-lecture in the Juilliard School. Kolarov holds DMA from the University of Minnesota and he studied with Igor Gavrish from the Moscow Conservatory of Music.

Dragan Stojkovic is a native of Belgrade, Serbia, where he received a Bachelor of Music degree at the Music Academy. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music degree in violin performance from the University of Minnesota. Dragan has been a violin and viola teacher and a freelance violinist for over twenty-five years in the Twin Cities. He currently teaches at his home studio and is a violin instructor at Normandale Community College. Locally he has performed with the Minnesota Opera, Vocal Essence, Minnesota Sinfonia and other ensembles.