Marko Derikrava (*1998, Zrenjanin, Serbia) is a Serbian clarinettist. After studying at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad with Prof. Nikola Srdic, he completed his master's degree at the Mozarteum University Salzburg in the class of Prof. Wenzel Fuchs, where he is currently continuing his postgraduate studies.
He has performed as a soloist with the Mozarteum Academy Orchestra (Mozart, KV 622, 2023) and the Zrenjanin Philharmonic Orchestra (2016), among others. In 2018 he was selected for a solo performance at the Festival Internazionale di Musica in Udine (Italy).
He was concertmaster of the Blaserphilharmonie Salzburg and a member of various ensembles such as the Ceman Academic Orchestra, the Philharmonie Salzburg and the Salzburg Wind Philharmonic.
He has attended numerous master classes, including with Kilian Herold, Hari Maki, Andreas Schablas, Radovan Vlatkovic and Wenzel Fuchs, and has worked with renowned conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Christian Thielemann and Ion Marin.
As a prizewinner he has received several international awards, including laureate at the national
Competition in Serbia (2015) and first prizes in Varazdin, Pozarevac and Subotica.
His CD project Clarinet as a Part of Serbian Music Culture was created in 2023 at the Mozarteum Salzburg.
Languages: Serbian (mother tongue), English, German