Biography
Manuel Šavron was born in 1991 in Koper, Slovenia. At the age of ten he starts with the piano accordion as a self taught beginner. The following year he undertakes the study of diatonic accordion with the teacher A. Gropajc. In September 2008 he continues his study with Prof. Z. Lupinc and in 2010 he accomplishes the lower program of diatonic accordion in Slovenia with excellent grades. In 2014 he accomplishes the bachelor's degree diploma in classical saxophone at the Music
Conservatory "G. Tartini" in Trieste and in 2016 the pedagogical diploma and the performing master's
degree for diatonic/styrian accordion at the "F. Schubert Konservatorium" in Vienna with
outstanding, excellent grades. In 2009 he is the first musician to have a solo concert on diatonic accordion in Gravisi Barbabianca Palace in Koper's Music School. As a soloist he appears in various theatres and concert halls as: Cankarjev Dom - Ljubljana, Koper – Capodistria theatre, Giuseppe Tartini theatre in Piran, "Teatro Comunale Luigi Garzoni" in Tricesimo, in Sala Teatro »L'Alpina« in Comeglians, at the Museum in Aquileia, at Teatro Popolare Istriano Aquileia, at Teatro Popolare Istriano di Pola and in various Italian national communities in Slovenia and Croatia. As a soloist he is several times invited to the Accordion Festival of Castelfidardo.
As a guest he takes part in numerous radio and TV transmissions as: Radio Eurostar, Radio and TV
Koper – Capodistria, RAI - Radio TS A, Radio Ptuj, Radio Prlek, Radio Murski Val, TV Sponka,
Telequattro, »Lo scrigno« di Friuli and at the festival Alpe Adria Folk Fest at Portole. He also
participates in the transmission »Hrvatska v živo« (Croatia Live) on HRT. In november 2012 he recorded his first album as a soloist "Between worlds - a diatonic gateway". Since 2006 he has been collaborating intensively with the violinist Rok Kleva Ivančić and
participating together (Diatonic strings Duo) at concerts and festivals in Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and
Austria. There are numerous collaborations with other musicians and musical groups, including a vast range of music, from classical to popular, from tango to rock, folk, jazz, ethno, world etc. Numerous are also his transcriptions, adaptations and musical arrangements for diatonic accordion. He was a teacher of diatonic/styrian accordion in the Italian community of Momiano (HR) and in the
music school Glasbena Matica of San Pietro al Natisone (I). Šavron adopts a very personal and innovative method in the teaching of the diatonic accordion both in
the approach and especially in the repertoire. |
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