MITJA REPNIK, has been a wind instrument teacher at the Music School of Slovenj Gradec since 2010. He began his musical education at the Music School of Slovenj Gradec under Prof. Matjaž Isak, continued at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet Maribor with Prof. Valter Petrič, and completed his studies with a degree from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana under Prof. Slavko Goričar.
During his years of study, he participated in numerous national and international competitions, where he received a variety of awards, plaques, and distinctions as both a soloist and a chamber musician. He regularly expands his knowledge through seminars and masterclasses in Slovenia and abroad with renowned teachers and performers.
He is the author of the music collection Compositions for Little Goblins (Skladbe za male škrate), which offers young instrumentalists high-quality and contemporary musical literature, and he has also created numerous arrangements for chamber ensembles and orchestras.
As an instrumentalist and conductor, he collaborates with many orchestras and chamber groups and is regularly involved in concert, artistic, and educational projects both in Slovenia and internationally.
For his pedagogical, artistic, and cultural work, he has received several awards, including the Vrunč Award and the Berneker Plaque from the Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, both of which are important recognitions in the fields of culture and education.
The quality of his work is further demonstrated by the many achievements of his students, who, under his mentorship, have won numerous awards and distinctions at national and international competitions.
Through his work, he makes a significant contribution to the development of music education, cultural life, and young musical talents in the Carinthia region of Slovenia.
His lifelong ambition is to perform Chopin’s Minute Waltz in 57 seconds.

DAVID GREGORC, Began his musical journey in 2003 at the Fran Korun Koželjski Music School in Velenje under the guidance of Professor Matjaž Emeršič. In 2010, he continued his education at the Arts Gymnasium in Velenje. After completing his secondary education, he enrolled at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. Under the mentorship of Professor Jože Kotar and Assistant Jurij Hladnik, he earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with distinction, receiving special commendation summa cum laude. He was also awarded the Prešeren Prize of the Academy of Music.
As a soloist and member of a clarinet quartet, he won three silver and two gold awards at the national TEMSIG competitions (including first prizes in 2012 and 2015). At the international EMONA competitions, he received one silver and two gold awards (including a second prize in 2018). At the end of 2017, his clarinet quartet achieved a gold award and first prize at the international Carlino Competition in Italy. In early 2018, after winning an audition, he became a scholarship recipient of the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe.
He has participated in numerous masterclasses with internationally renowned clarinetists, including Andrew Marriner, Robert Spring, Michel Lethiec, Harri Mäki, and others. In 2011, he made his debut as a soloist with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and later performed as a soloist with them on two more occasions. He also collaborates occasionally with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra.
Since 2018, he has been a member of the orchestra of the Ljubljana Opera and Ballet (SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana). From 2020 to 2024, he served as an assistant at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. Since 2021, he has been teaching at the Fran Korun Koželjski Music School in Velenje and at the Arts Gymnasium in Velenje

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ALJOŠA PAVLINC He began studying the clarinet at the age of seven at the Velenje Music School under Prof. Franc Vrzelak, and later with Prof. Matjaž Emeršič, where he completed both his elementary and secondary music education. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the Academy of Music, where he graduated in 2014 under the mentorship of Prof. Jože Kotar.
During his studies, he participated in numerous national and international competitions, earning a variety of distinctions, plaques, and awards both as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles. He furthered his musical education through masterclasses and studies with renowned professors, including Mate Bekavac, Sylvie Hue, Paolo Beltramini, and Joseph Balogh.
Since 2003, he has been a member of the Premogovnik Velenje Wind Orchestra and has performed with the Claritet Clarinet Quartet as well as other musical ensembles. As a conductor, he led the Veterans Band of the University of the Third Age in Velenje. He has taught at the Fran Korun Koželjski Music School in Velenje, as well as at music schools in Celje, Vrhnika, and Škofja Loka. Since 2019, he has been employed as a clarinetist with the Slovenian Police Orchestra.

ROK RUPREHT Rok Rupreht first encountered the clarinet at the Slovenj Gradec Music School under the guidance of Professor Matjaž Isak. He continued his musical education at the Velenje Arts High School, studying with Professor Matjaž Emeršič.
After successfully passing the entrance examinations, he studied Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy as well as Concert Clarinet, with Jazz Clarinet as a secondary subject, at the Carinthian State Conservatory (now the Gustav Mahler Private University for Music – GMPU) in the class of Professor Hubert Salmhofer, graduating with honours.
He then pursued a master’s degree at the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna (MUK) in the class of Professor Reinhard Wieser, where he also graduated with distinction.
Rok Rupreht is a multiple prizewinner at various national and international competitions. He is a member of several chamber ensembles with which he performs regularly in Slovenia and abroad.
He regularly collaborates with renowned orchestras such as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg, Synchron Stage Vienna, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, and the Carinthian Symphony Orchestra (KSO). As part of the “Masters of Tomorrow” concert series, he appeared as a soloist with the KSO, performing Jean Françaix’s Clarinet Concerto.
Since January 1, 2023, following a successful audition, he has held the position of Principal Clarinetist with the symphony and opera orchestra of Bühne Baden near Vienna.
In the coming year, together with the Claritet Clarinet Quartet, he will release a CD featuring the music of Hugo Wolf.