Jaka Stadler joined the Bavarian Radio Symphony under the late Mariss Jansons in 2010
after having served as First Principal Cello of the Quatar Philharmonic Orchestra under
Maestro Lorin Maazel for three years. Described as “a virtuoso cellist with no limits in his
technical and musical expression” by the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, he is a consummate
artist, equally known around the world as a recital and concerto soloist and chamber
musician. Prior to his appointment in Quatar and Munich, he was the youngest member of
the prestigious Academy of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at the age of
nineteen.
In recent seasons, Mr. Stadler has appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras of
Slovenian Philharmonic, Maribor Opera Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists, Zagreb Philharmonic,
and the ASO Munich. Jaka Stadler is a frequent guest at international chamber music
festivals, including Bavarian Radio Chamber Music Festival, Ursus International Music
Festival, the Starnberger Musiktage, Slovenian Chamber Music Festival, Lucerne Festival
and Salzburger Festspiele, Grafenegg Festival and the Berlin Musikfest. In past seasons,
he has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Suntory Hall, Hyogo Performing
Arts Center, KKL Luzern and Musikverein Wien. Other appearances as a founding
member of the Bavarian Radio String Quartet have included collaborations with Klaus
Mäkelä, Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham and others.
In addition to performing, Jaka Stadler is also a sought after teacher and regularly serves
as faculty for the Bavarian National Youth Orchestra of Germany and the Hyogo
Performing Arts Center Orchestra in Japan. Mr. Stadler has taught and mentored students
around the world, including the Bavarian Radio Orchestra Academy.
Since 2014 Jaka Stadler has been appointed the Professor of Cello Performance at the
Slovenian Music Academy in Ljubljana.
Born in Slovenia into a musical family, Jaka Stadler began studying cello at the age of
seven and later studied with He later studied with Ciril Skerjanec and Wen-Sinn Yang at
the Musikhochschule in Munich. Other mentors include David Geringas, Boris
Pergamenschikov and Frans Helmerson. During his studies, he won 7 first prizes at
international competitions such as the International Antonio Janigro Cello Competition and
the Concorso Internatinale di Musica Città di Stresa. In 2005 Jaka Stadler was the
recipient of the prestigious Prize of Honor from the European Cultural Foundation in
Vienna.
