Ivan Stefanović was born in Belgrade, former Yugoslavia. He enrolled in college at age 16 at Cleveland Institute of music, U.S.A., where he earned
his Bachelor of Music and Artist Diploma. CIM later awarded him an Alumni Achievement Award “in recognition of outstanding accomplishments
in the fields of Violin Orchestral and Chamber Music Performance”.

He won a position in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at age 21, eventually moving up to Associate Principal Second Violin. He has performed numerous times as a soloist with the BSO as well as several other orchestras, has served as Guest Concertmaster in several American orchestras, and regularly records with the All-Star Orchestra, comprising some of the best orchestral players int he country.

He is a co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Chamber Music by Candlelight, a series which features BSO musicians, and performs in multiple ensembles in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., area. Mr Stefanović teaches violin and chamber music at the Peabody
Preparatory and Baltimore School for the Arts.

Some of the reviews of his performances include:
“The surprise star was Stefanovic...breathtaking agility”-Portland Press Herald (Maine)
“Deftly virtuosic and musically compelling”-Cleveland Plain Dealer “Golden tone and tender phrasing; considerable technical flair”; “particularly
dynamic”- The Baltimore Sun. Mr. Stefanović plays on a 2021 violin made by Ryan T. Fini of
Baltimore, Maryland.