E M A K R E Č I Č R O D E
About me
I am a Slovenian cellist, performing as a soloist and chamber musician in Slovenia and across Europe, and I am currently focusing primarily on the connection between the cello and singing. I studied at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg and have received several national and international awards. Singing is an important part of my artistic path, which I have developed through work in various choirs as well as through solo vocal training. In recent years, I have been dedicated to exploring the relationship between the cello and voice, and in 2026 I will release my first album, which will be based on this connection.
Biography
Slovenian cellist Ema Krečič Rode finished her Master studies and a one-year Postgraduate studies with distinction at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg in the class of prof. Clemens Hagen. For her academic achievements, she received twice the Prešeren Prize of the Music Academy of the University of Ljubljana. She currently works as a self-employed artist in the field of culture and as a cello professor.
Ema is the winner of several national and international competitions, including Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize (2023), Musica Goritiensis (2022), TEMSIG (2021), Petar Konjović (2019). In June 2022, she won second prize at the Concorso Mainardi of the Mozarteum University.
She often performs as a soloist with professional orchestras both at home and abroad and actively participates in various chamber ensembles, including the piano trio Janus and the cello quartet Cédez.
Ema has participated in prestigious chamber music festivals, performing with renowned musicians such as Antje Weithaas, Lukas Hagen, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, Jonathan Brown at events like the Pau Casals Festival, Montecastelli Festival, Ljubljana Festival, New Music Forum, Bled Festival, Carpe Artem, GM Oder, Nei Suoni Dei Luoghi, and the Piran Music Evenings.
Her professors Igor Mitrović, Karmen Pečar, Matthias Bartolomey, Enrico Bronzi, Damir Hamidullin, and Jaka Stadler also had a significant influence on her and her cello studies. During her studies, Ema also attended seminars with renowned professors, including Jens-Peter Maintz, Julian Steckel, Marc Coppey, Philippe Muller, László Fenyő, Reinhard Latzko, Giovanni Gnocchi, and Marco Testori.
She also devotes her time to singing. During her studies, she was a member of several girls’ choirs, and in 2024 she completed an eight-year solo singing program under Professor Barbara Nagode at the Ljubljana Vič–Rudnik Music School. In recent years, she has focused on combining the cello and singing, and in 2026 she will release her first album, which will be based on this combination of the two.
Ema Krečič plays an Italian cello that once belonged to Prof. Heinrich Schiff. It was made by Angelo Radrizzani in 1932.