Bios:

Angelika Hudler is a violinist from Vienna, Austria. She studied classical violin at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw), but also has a rich and diverse repertoire of different folk and world music styles. She specializes in music from the Balkans (Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and others), Sweden and Austria, but plays also French and Belgian Balfolk, Irish, Polish, Slovak music and more. She’s interested in improvisation, flirts with Jazz and loves to travel and meet professional and traditional musicians from different cultures and countries. She also teaches private lessons, as well as workshops and group lessons in Austria and abroad. She is currently writing her master’s thesis in the field of ethnomusicology about Serbian Roma violinists and violin music.

Darko Piller is concertmaster of the orchestra Gardemusik Wien and a virtuoso violinist deeply rooted in Serbian musical tradition. Raised in Piroman, a village renowned for its violin heritage, he comes from a celebrated musical lineage that includes his great-grandfather Žikica Piromanac and his grandfather Zlatomir Vasić – Boja. He learned Serbian violin as a child from his uncle Boban Voz, a leading figure in traditional Serbian violin playing. Darko gained early recognition as a street performer in Belgrade before winning Serbia’s Got Talent, and later achieved international success with his brother Danijel, including top prizes. Now based in Vienna, he performs internationally, combining classical music with Serbian traditional repertoire.