Jelena Mihailović, also known as Jela Mihailovic (born 6 October
1987), is a Serbian cellist based in Belgrade and Los Angeles who
performs classical and contemporary music under the artistic name Jela
Cello or JelaCello.Mihailović was born in Valjevo, Serbia. During her
education at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade she won several
prestigious national and international awards. Her style of performing
was shaped through cooperation with cellists, including Xenia
Janković, Stefan Popov, Mineo Hayashi, Mark Kosover, Gary Hoffman,
Leonid Gorokhov, Gautier Capuçon, Christian Pierre La Marca and David
Strange.During her solo career, Jela performed original pieces written
for her and adapted to her own musical expression. One of these was
the World Premiere of a piece called “Black Swan†written by
Aleksandar Simic, which Jela performed on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of the Belgrade International Cello Festin July 2013.In
2011, Jela recorded the album Clash, which was released by PGP-RTS.
The album contains eleven compositions from different genres and
centuries, including covers of works by Bach, Ravel, Brahms, Jimi
Hendrix and The Beatles. The songs were arranged for solo cello and
symphony orchestra and produced by Aleksandar Habich. Clash was
praised by critics and sold out the first edition. Her "Purple Haze"
video has had over 1.5 million views.
1987), is a Serbian cellist based in Belgrade and Los Angeles who
performs classical and contemporary music under the artistic name Jela
Cello or JelaCello.Mihailović was born in Valjevo, Serbia. During her
education at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade she won several
prestigious national and international awards. Her style of performing
was shaped through cooperation with cellists, including Xenia
Janković, Stefan Popov, Mineo Hayashi, Mark Kosover, Gary Hoffman,
Leonid Gorokhov, Gautier Capuçon, Christian Pierre La Marca and David
Strange.During her solo career, Jela performed original pieces written
for her and adapted to her own musical expression. One of these was
the World Premiere of a piece called “Black Swan†written by
Aleksandar Simic, which Jela performed on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of the Belgrade International Cello Festin July 2013.In
2011, Jela recorded the album Clash, which was released by PGP-RTS.
The album contains eleven compositions from different genres and
centuries, including covers of works by Bach, Ravel, Brahms, Jimi
Hendrix and The Beatles. The songs were arranged for solo cello and
symphony orchestra and produced by Aleksandar Habich. Clash was
praised by critics and sold out the first edition. Her "Purple Haze"
video has had over 1.5 million views.
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