Зоран Степиќ

Zoran Stepić was born in Smederevska Palanka, Yugoslavia. He first studied music at the "Petar Konjović" music school under Smiljana Isaevski. After winning a number of national competitions he entered the "Dr. Vojislav Vučković" Conservatoire and studied with Lyubomir Polojac until 1990. During his studies there he won various national and international competitions in Czechoslovakia, Germany and Italy. In 1990 he also graduated from the Fine Arts Department of the University of Belgrade. This was followed by a period of international study with Gothard Paula Pop in Detmold.

Zoran has been a member of orchestras in Germany and Yugoslavia. In 1997 he became a member of the Thessaloniki State Orchestra and has been a teacher at the State Conservatoire of Thessaloniki since 2000. He researches psychology, pedagogy, anatomy and kinetics in cello playing; his book is officially part of the curriculum in the State Conservatoire for all string players. He has taught in the Summer Academies of the Thessaloniki State Conservatoire and Agios Nikolaos.