Praised for her "great control" (Chicago Classical Review), cellist Isidora Nojkovic is an active soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. She has a passion for contemporary music and commissioning, having premiered over 50 works, and is one half of the contemporary violin/cello duo Orbit (鈥渢he new cross-continental duo to pay attention to.鈥 鈥 Classical Post). A founding member of Varo String Quartet, she also performs regularly with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Symphony, Illinois Symphony, Vancouver鈥檚 Turning Point Ensemble, and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra. She has completed two tours with Lincoln Center Stage, performing in twenty-two countries as part of a piano quintet.
Isidora served as Assistant Adjunct Professor of Cello at University of Northern Iowa from 2022-2024. She is active in teaching masterclasses, sectionals, and private lessons throughout the midwest, and currently is the cello instructor at Millikin University.