Nikolaj Sajko graduated in the cello in the class of Ciril Škerjanc at the Ljubljana Academy of Music, where he also completed his master’s degree. He then furthered his studies of solo performance at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz. He is the winner of the Klasinc Diploma and the Antonio Tarsia Award, and achieved excellent results in national and international competitions for young musicians in Gorica, Liezen, Zagreb and Ljubljana. He was also a member of the Gustav Mahler International Youth Orchestra and the World Musical Youth Orchestra. Since 2006, Nikolaj Sajko has served as the deputy principal cellist in the Symphony Orchestra of the Slovene National Theatre Maribor and he teaches at the Maribor Conservatory of Music and Ballet. Since 2012, he has been the programme director the of chamber music concert cycle Carpe artem.
