Aljaž Beguš was born in 1985 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He began his musical studies at the age of seven in the Music School Ljubljana Moste-Polje with Joze regar and Franc Trzan. At thirteen he entered the High School for Music and Ballet of Ljubljana where he studied with Joze Kotar. He continued his studies in the Music Academy of Ljubljana with the same professor and was awarded his Diploma in May 2009 with the highest marks. In the year 2008 he was accepted in the class of Michel Arrignon at the prestigious Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, where he studied for two years. Aljaz Begus was awarded several prizes and honors. Among them are five first prizes on the Young Musician Competition of the Republic of Slovenia TEMSIG (1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006 ), with three additional special prizes for the performance of Slovenian compositions.
He was also the winner of International Competitions such as Citta’ di Carlino and Marco Fiorindo in the Junior Category (Italy, 2002). In 2004 he was awarded the 3rd Prize in the Senior Category in Citta’ di Carlino. In 2007 he was also a semifinalist in the International Competition EBU New Talent in Bratislava. With the woodwind quintet Spirito he was semifinalist of ARD Munich competition 2014. In 2005 was awarded with the Preseren Student Prize. Aljaž Beguš participated in masterclasses with Mate Bekavac, Charles Neidich, Eduard Brunner, Jacques Zoon ( Academie musicale de Villecroze ), Sergio Azzolini, Menahem Pressler… As a chamber musitian he appered with the following musitians: Alexander Lonquich, Sergio Azzolini, Dag Jensen, Giorgio Mandolesi, Nicholas Daniel, Enrico Bronzi, Bruno Canino, Maria Joao Pires, Lorenza Borrani, Dora Schwarzberg, Mate Bekavac, Ramon Ortega Quero, Ensemble Midtwest. He has been a member of orchestras such as English National Opera, Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, Spira Mirabilis, Orchestra Mozart, Haydn Philharmonie, European Union Youth Orchestra, and in Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester.
He has been a regular collaborator with the SNG Maribor, RTV Slovenia, Academia Sancti Petri, Chamber Orchestra Festine, and with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. He appeared as a soloist with all of the above Slovenian orchestras and also with the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Jeaner Philharmonie,Orquesta da camara de Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia, Brass Orchestra of the Ljubljana Music Academy and with the RTV Big Band Orchestra. He has also appeared in the following music festivals: Bolzano Festival, Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus, Mantova Chambermusic festival, podium festival… Curently he is a Bass clarinetist of the Slovenian Philharmonic orchestra.
