Short Biography

Julia Šćepanović graduated her Master study at the Music Faculty of the University of the Arts in choir and orchestra conducting in Belgrade, Serbia.

She is the third generation of musicians in her family and her education was first upgraded with a diploma in music theory and piano.

Later, during her conducting studies she was invited to conduct at the National Opera House of Belgrade as the assistant conductor.

After her graduation, she started working in the Music School teaching orchestra and choir subjects, and took her first Chief conductor position of a Belgrade choir Branko Cvetković.

In 1992, Julia came to the Netherlands, Amsterdam, where she had a cooperation as a choir conductor and piano accompanist with various music ensembles and soloists.

From classical music, Opera, Music theaters, Musical Theater Academy, to the traditional Slavic and Balkan music – Julia has broadened her knowledge and interests further in the Netherlands.

In 2000, her career took her to Florence, Italy, (parallel to her activities in the Netherlands) where she specialized her conducting with symphonic orchestras under the protection of Maestro Carlo Maria Guilini, where she conducted for a year with the Gallileo Orchestra and the Italian Youth Orchestra and conducted the New Years concert in the Teatro Comunale.

With her work in the Opera, Music Theatres, Open air theatres, and with various vocal and instrumental ensembles in the Netherlands, she has given a multitude of remarkable concerts, as a conductor and a singer, earned the accolades, and took parts in studio recordings.

She established an independent music company where she is conducting and producing music projects in a cooperation with other music companies, providing the voice castings from the Eastern Europe network of singers and composers.

Her workshops on traditional music and singing styles in the Balkan and Slavic music have been followed with great interest at the University of Amsterdam, some Music Festivals, Music Conservatory in Zwolle, and others throughout the country.

Julia does not forget to share her knowledge with young musicians and music lovers as well, and in her spare time she teaches conducting, coaches singing and takes part in short music educational programs for the youngest.

She lives in Amsterdam and enjoys her private time with her son and daughter, friends and hobbies.