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Annette Jakovcic is a third-generation cellist acclaimed for her “heartbreakingly sincere” sound (Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe). She has appeared in recital and chamber music performances across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and is recognized for the clarity and depth of her musicianship.
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Her festival appearances include the Ravel Festival, Pau Casals Festival, Lavaux Classic, and Gstaad Menuhin Festival. As a chamber musician she has performed with artists such as Midori, Pierre Amoyal, Rainer Honeck, Ettore Causa, Pavel Vernikov, Gérard Poulet, and Péter Nagy, and has received guidance from Gautier Capuçon, Steven Isserlis, Ivan Monighetti, Philippe Muller, and Maxim Vengerov.
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Jakovcic began her studies with Wendy Warner and earned her Bachelor’s degree at the New England Conservatory under Laurence Lesser, where she was mentored by members of the Cleveland and Juilliard Quartets. As a chamber musician she won top prizes at the Plowman and Fischoff International Chamber Music Competitions, and was a String Quartet Fellow at the Bowdoin International Summer Festival and the Juilliard String Quartet Seminar.
A graduate of the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, where she studied with Clemens Hagen, Jakovcic performed the Beethoven Triple Concerto at the Salzburg Festspielhaus and appeared in recital under the auspices of the Stiftung Mozarteum.
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From 2022 to 2024 she was a member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy, performing with conductors including Christian Thielemann, Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Jakub Hrůša, and Andris Nelsons in major halls such as the Musikverein, Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, and the Concertgebouw. During this time she won the Academy’s Fritz Leitermeyer Strings Competition and performed chamber music with members of the Vienna Philharmonic in Austria, the United States, and Japan.
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Recent engagements include appearances as guest principal cellist with the Dresdner Philharmonie and Neues Orchester Basel, and tours in Japan, Nepal, and Cambodia as part of Midori’s Music Sharing ICEP program. ​She will also premiere two new cello concertos written for her by Keiko Fujiie and Christopher Tyler Nickel, further expanding her commitment to contemporary music.
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