Ernest Ačkun

Ernest Ačkun
FR Yugoslavia
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Musician, teacher
Instrument(s)	Clarinet
Formerly of	Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra

Ernest Ačkun (Ернест Ачкун) (March 27, 1930 – September 28, 2001) was a

.

Early life

Ernest Ačkun was born in Hrastnik, Slovenia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

He completed his studies at the

.

Performance and teaching activities

Ačkun gave concerts as a soloist in nearly all great towns in Yugoslavia, as well as in France, West Germany, Austria, Italy and Bulgaria, playing under the leadership of such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Jean Martinon, Charles Bruck, Krešimir Baranović, Oskar Danon, Milan Horvat, Živojin Zdravković.

Distinguished Yugoslav composers, such as Stjepan Šulek and Zlatan Vauda, dedicated their compositions to him. He also recorded for radio and television.

Ačkun was principal clarinetist of the

of Music in Belgrade.

Awards and honors

He won several important

award for the best music performance achievement in the previous concert season (1984).

He was a jury member on various competitions, including the 1987

(Yugoslavia).

In 1992 he was a jury member on the

(Germany).

Affiliations

Ačkun was a member and president of the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia.

Later life

Ernest Ačkun died in

.

External links

• A record by Ernest Ačkun
• Zlatan Vauda: Clarinet Concerto, performed by Ernest Ačkun

References

• Barker, John Craig: The Jeunesses Musicales Belgrade International Competition, The Clarinet, February/March 1988
• Blagojevic, Andrija. "Bruno Brun (1910-1978) - Founder of the Yugoslav clarinet school." The Clarinet, Vol. 41/3 (June 2014), pp. 46–51.
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• Dizon, Kristine. "Croatian Clarinet Concertos." Clarinet & Saxophone, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Spring 2018), pp. 22-25.
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• Gillespie, James: The International Clarinet Competition of the ARD-Munich, The Clarinet, September 2003
• Jugokoncert: 1946-1971, ed. by Milena Milanović. Belgrade: Yugoslav concert agency, 1971.
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• Muzička enciklopedija, I (1971), Jugoslovenski leksikografski zavod, Zagreb
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