Neda Hofman Sretenović

Neda Hoffman - Sretenović studied in the class of prof. Dr. h.c. Arbo Waldma at the FMU in Belgrade and at the College of Music in Cologne, as a DAAD scholarship holder. She received her master's degree at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, in the class of prof. Rita Kinka. She received her doctorate in chamber music in the class of prof. Zorica Ćetković at FMU in Belgrade, on the topic "Problems of interpretation and technical realization of electroacoustic works”. She performs contemporary music. In 2011, she founded the Construction Site Contemporary Music Ensemble, with which she held over 30 concerts in the country and abroad. As a soloist and chamber musician, she performed in Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. Neda Hofman-Sretenović premieres works by renowned contemporary composers, as well as compositions by young authors.

She regularly performs at the festival “Tribina kompozitora”, as well as at the KOMA and Lasciar vibrare festivals. She participated in the festival “Compozitori u prove licu". She performed with renowned Serbian orchestras, as well as with the Collegium musicum choir. She is the official accompanist of the SAXperience International Saxophone Competition. In 2020, her book Performing Electroacoustic Music was published by FMU Belgrade. She is employed as an independent artistic associate at the Department of String Instruments, FMU in Belgrade.