Radovan Cavallin
Principal clarinet, Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
Zagreb-born soloist and professor, first-prize laureate of the Paris Conservatory and principal clarinet of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic since 1989.
June 14–18, 2026
Visiting lecturers
Six professors from four countries teach one-to-one lessons, chamber music and orchestra sessions every day of the meeting — and sit on the competition jury.
Visiting lecturers
Marija Župić Bošnjak
Clarinet & chamber music, GU Elly Bašić Zagreb
Zagreb Academy honours graduate and chamber musician who leads the VIMM chamber ensembles and teaches at GU Elly Bašić in Zagreb.
Miroslav Radić
Professor of clarinet, Art and Music Grammar School Pécs
Pécs-based professor whose students win national and international prizes and continue to studies in Basel, Frankfurt and Lübeck.
Đuro Pete
Professor of clarinet, Isidor Bajić Music School Novi Sad
Award-winning pedagogue at the Isidor Bajić Music School whose students have collected dozens of first prizes across the region.
Dunja Košutić
Clarinet section leader, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Leverhulme scholar of the Royal Northern College of Music and, since 2019, a member — now section leader — of the Zagreb Philharmonic.
Davor Reba
Solo clarinet, Zagreb Philharmonic · VIMM organizer
Solo clarinettist of the Zagreb Philharmonic, professor at the Zagreb Academy of Music, founder of the Croatian Clarinet Society — and the organizer of VIMM.
Also at the meeting
Also at the meeting
The people who keep the pianos sounding and the instruments in shape.
Giovanni Cavallin
Clarinettist & pedagogue — the competition's namesake
Professor at the Pavle Markovac Music School since 1958, author of teaching editions, and the teacher after whom the VIMM competition is named.
Marina Matolić
Official accompanist of VIMM
Pianist and artistic advisor at the Zagreb Academy of Music, prize-winning chamber partner and the competition's official accompanist.
Anđelko Sedlar
Instrument maintenance
Keeps participants’ clarinets playing all week, hand in hand with the repair workshop.