… a ripe, homogeneous and succulent quartet sound led with sophistication…” Vecernje Novosti







It has been said that the ideal formation of a string quartet is four musicians capable of a soloist career that share a common love for the chamber music literature, and this is exactly what one can witness in the combination of the highly accomplished string players - violinists Roman Simovic and Milos Petrovic, violist Branko Kabadaic, and cellist Dragan Djordjevic  - that make up the Rubicon String Quartet.

The Rubicon String Quartet gave its first performance in 2003 at the City Theatre Fesetival in Montenegro, immediately claiming its candidacy as one of the leading new string quartets today.  “Each with his own type of musicality, the quartet members reached a perfect communion through illumination and self-actualization” writes the Vecernje Novosti of the young ensemble whose homogeneous sound is propelled and balanced by the supreme individual virtuosity and musicianship of each member.  The quartet’s debut was quickly followed by a tour across Serbia and Montenegro, where the ensemble was welcomed on the countries’ most prestigious venues.  Shortly after, the Rubicon Quartet performed at the esteemed Kotor Art Festival in Montenegro, where they gave a highly memorable performance at the St. Valentine’s Cathedral.  With its reputation growing, the quartet was soon invited by the highly-regarded violinist/conductor Shlomo Mintz to perform at the prestigious Festival in Sion-Vale, with Haiek Kazazian and pianist Lionel Monet. The same year, the Rubicon String Quartet gave an extremely successful concert at the BEMUS Festival in Belgrade, where their performance was proclaimed to be a historic culmination of the festival.  Other performances of note include the NOMUS Music Festival and the famed Belgrade Philharmonic Hall.

Since its inception, the Rubicon String Quartet made numerous recording for Radio and Television, including the Mendelssohn string quartet and the Brahms piano quintet with Ratimir Martinovic.  Other collaborations include violinist Grigori Zhislin and pianist Itamar Golan. 

The Rubicon Quartet enjoys a rare and coveted combination of four musicians who boast an international prestige on their own right.  In fact, the ensemble holds more then ten prizes from international competitions among the four musicians.  The members of the Rubicon String Quartet have performed as soloist with an abundant number of orchestras, including the Kammerphilharmonie Amadé (Germany), Macedonian Symphony Orchestra, Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria),  Amadeus Chamber Orchestra (Russia), Bad Reichenhall Philharmonia (Germany), Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony, Belgrade Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Bergische Symphoniker (Germany), Bohemian Symphony Orchestra (Czech Republic),  CRR Chamber Orchestra (Turkey), Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (Hungary), Kamerata Bern (Switzerland), Kiev Philharmonia, Lvov Philharmonia, Macedonian Philharmonia, Moskovia Chamber Orchestra (Russia), Orchestra Philharmonica Minas Gearis Brazil, Poznan Philharmonia, Prague Philharmonia, Radio-Television Serbia Orchestra, Rijeka Opera Symphonic Orchestra, Romanian Philharmonia, Seul Simfonietta (Korea), Southeast Europe Symphonic Orchestra and Thailand Philharmonia, among many others; appearing in major venues across the world. 

Currently, members of the Rubicon Quartet enjoy prominent positions both as performers and educators: Violinist Roman Simovic serves as concertmaster of Camerata Salzburg in Austria along with violist Branko Kabadaic who is the solo violist of the esteemed orchestra, while Milos Petrovic is assistant professor at University of Belgrade and Dragan Djordjevic is professor of cello at the University of Arts in Belgrade. All members are sought-after soloists, recitalists and chamber musicians, performing at many leading festivals across the globe. 

It is their passion for the literature of the cornerstone of chamber music that is the string quartet that brings them together, and their individual mastery of their instrument that places the Rubicon Quartet as an important contribution to today’s chamber music.