Third-generation cellist Annette Jakovčić performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. She has appeared as a soloist with the Credo Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmónica de San Pedro Sula, TfN Philharmonie, Neues Orchester Basel, Beyond Modern Orchestra, and Universität Mozarteum Orchestra, among others, with performances at the KKL Lucerne, Salzburg Festspielhaus, the MUZA Kawasaki, and the Brahms Saal of Vienna's Musikverein. Her recent concerto appearances have included Haydn's D major cello concerto, Brahms’ Double Concerto with Gérard Poulet, Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, Weinberg’s Cello Concertino, and the premieres of concertos by Keiko Fujiie and Christopher Tyler Nickel.

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Passionate about cultural exchange and the social impact of music, Annette is committed to bringing high-level performance beyond traditional concert halls and into communities around the world. From 2024 to 2026, she toured Nepal, Cambodia, and Japan as a member of a string quartet with Midori through the ICEP “Music Sharing” program, performing in schools, hospitals, prisons, and other community settings while engaging in education and cross-cultural dialogue through music.

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As the winner of the Fritz Leitermeyer Competition, Annette spent two years in the Vienna Philharmonic Academy, performing extensively with the Vienna Philharmonic under conductors including Christian Thielemann, Riccardo Muti, Andris Nelsons, and Zubin Mehta. Her time with the orchestra brought her to many of the world’s major stages, including Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, the Concertgebouw, Berliner Philharmonie, Musikverein, Rudolfinum in Prague, and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. She also appeared in chamber performances with members of the orchestra in Austria, the United States, and Japan.

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Annette studied with Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where she was also mentored in chamber music by members of the Cleveland and Juilliard String Quartets. With her string quartet, she received top prizes at the Plowman and Fischoff International Chamber Music Competitions. She later continued her studies with Clemens Hagen at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg and with Nicolas Altstaedt at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. She is currently pursuing the prestigious Soloist Program at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen with Andreas Brantelid.

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Her artistic development has been further shaped by masterclasses with Gautier Capuçon, Steven Isserlis, Ivan Monighetti, Philippe Muller, and Maxim Vengerov. She has appeared at festivals including the Ravel Festival, Pau Casals Festival in Catalonia, Lavaux Classic, and the Gstaad Menuhin Festival.

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Annette plays a 1740 cello made in Perugia by Giacomo Gavelli.