Tilen Draksler received his master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the Katarina Gurska Academy in Madrid, where he studied with Maestro George Pehlivanian. He also studied the piano, graduating from the Ljubljana Academy of Music and completing postgraduate studies at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. He has perfected his conducting skills with renowned conductors.
In 2023, he was appointed as the assistant conductor of the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, where he prepares the orchestra for guest conductors. He has worked with renowned orchestras such as the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Sinfonietta, the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, the Dissonance Orchestra, the abeceda. Orchestra, the NC Royal Orchestra Manchester, the Malaga Festival Orchestra, the Amadeo Orchestra, the Academic Orchestra of Katarina Gurska of Madrid, the Sibelius Academy Orchestra, and so on. He also has extensive experience in conducting opera repertoire, with notable performances of La Traviata, Carmen, The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro.
Tilen Draksler is the founder of the Amadeo Orchestra, the producer and artistic director of the Amadeo Festival, and the secretary of the Slovenian Musicological Society. For his cultural achievements, he has received a municipal award from the Mayor of Celje. He is currently assistant to Maestro George Pehlivanian in various orchestral projects.
