Milica Ilic
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Mili Davies (born 1981) is an Australian classical guitar
ist of Bosnian Serb
descent, she has produced two albums, Rouge Guitar (2005) and Stir the Sky (2007). In 2002, she toured Australia and Asia backing José Carreras
. As from 2008, Davies is based in London where she teaches guitar and is writing a book, Guitar inTuition.
, Yugoslavia
to Serbian Orthodox
parents, she has an older sister who learnt violin. Davies took up classical guitar
at seven years old and was 12 when the family relocated to Perth
, Western Australia fleeing the Bosnian War
.
Davies has toured in Australia, Asia and Europe, performing as a soloist, with orchestra and as an accompanist. She holds a First Class Honours degree in performance, from the University of Western Australia
, Perth, where she studied with guitar teacher John Casey. In 2002, she toured Australia and Asia backing José Carreras
. In 2004 she was honoured with a Western Australian Citizen of the Year Award
for her contribution to the state's Youth Arts. Davies' work - live and on record - has been played on the BBC
, Classic FM (UK) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
As from 2008, Davies is based in London where she performs and teaches guitar and is writing a guitar manual, Guitar inTuition.
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
ist of Bosnian Serb
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina are people of Serb ethnicity inhabiting the Balkan regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or, since the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state in the 1990s, the Serbs who have its citizenship. The Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of this...
descent, she has produced two albums, Rouge Guitar (2005) and Stir the Sky (2007). In 2002, she toured Australia and Asia backing José Carreras
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras i Coll , better known as José Carreras , is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini...
. As from 2008, Davies is based in London where she teaches guitar and is writing a book, Guitar inTuition.
Biography
Mili Davies was born as Milica Ilić in 1981 in BosniaBosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
to Serbian Orthodox
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia...
parents, she has an older sister who learnt violin. Davies took up classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
at seven years old and was 12 when the family relocated to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia fleeing the Bosnian War
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
.
Davies has toured in Australia, Asia and Europe, performing as a soloist, with orchestra and as an accompanist. She holds a First Class Honours degree in performance, from the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
, Perth, where she studied with guitar teacher John Casey. In 2002, she toured Australia and Asia backing José Carreras
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras i Coll , better known as José Carreras , is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini...
. In 2004 she was honoured with a Western Australian Citizen of the Year Award
Western Australian Citizen of the Year Award
The Western Australian Citizen of the Year Awards were first presented in 1973 by the Western Australia Week Council, later renamed Celebrate WA, to provide the community with an opportunity to honour the achievements and contribution of their fellow citizens....
for her contribution to the state's Youth Arts. Davies' work - live and on record - has been played on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Classic FM (UK) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
As from 2008, Davies is based in London where she performs and teaches guitar and is writing a guitar manual, Guitar inTuition.
Discography
- Rouge Guitar (Move RecordsMove RecordsMove Records is an Australian record label that was started in 1968 by Martin Wright. It concentrates primarily in classical and jazz music, particularly Australian, and most frequently Melbourne-based musicians and composers....
, 15 April 2005) - Stir the Sky (Twilight Classics, 5 May 2007)