Stringed Instruments

Urh Mrak received his first music lessons at the age of 6 and at the age of 14 was admitted to the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet, where he studied for four years with Prof. Milan Hudnik. In addition to his numerous educational institutions (Royal Academy of Music in London, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Private University of Music and Art of the City of Vienna, Carinthian State Conservatory in Klagenfurt), he was influenced by numerous master classes with renowned soloists and orchestral musicians such as Robert Nagy, Franz Bartolomey, Sebastian Bru, Torleif Thedéen, Thomas Grossenbacher, Thomas Demenga, David Gregorian, Josephine Knight, Gal Faganel, Milos Mlejnik, Andrej Petrač, as well as through his participation in the Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic in Salzburg in August 2019.

Urh performs internationally as a soloist in various concerts, most recently at the University Concert featuring Beethovens' Triple Concerto in January 2020, and is a prize winner in the solo competition of the Slovenian TEMSIG competition. In addition to active chamber music activities, he is also in great demand as a substitute in renowned Austrian orchestras, such as the the Tonkünstler Orchester Niederösterreich.
Since September 2022 he is a member of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in Reykjavik.