DAVORIN JENKO
Composer and choirmaster;
(b. Dvorje, 9 November 1835 – d. Ljubljana, 25 November 1914) 

Kapellmeister and composer of the Royal Serbian National Theatre in Belgrade

Membership of Serbian Learned Society (SLS): Board for Art, full member from 6 February 1869; SLS secretary (1879–1881; 1883)

Membership of Serbian Royal Academy (SRA): Academy of Arts, full member appointed on 5 April 1887

Accession speech: (1) Overture Milan; (2) Overture Serbian Woman. Printed in: Uvertira Milan, za glasovir složio Davorin Jenko. Ouverture – Milan pour piano par Davorin Jenko. Published by Serbian Royal Academy. Musikaliendruckerei v. Jos. Eberle & Co. Wien VII. 2430/82. Accepted on 20 March 1888. Based on performed compositions [SKA God. 2 (1888) 223–236]

Biography and bibliography: NE 2 (R. Odavić). – SKA God. 1 (1888) 262–264. – SBL 3 (1928) 398. – Prilozi biografskom rečniku srpskih muzičara, 20–29 (V. R. Đorđević). – ME 2 (D. Cvetko). – Delo 22 (1899) 317 (Anonymous). – SAN PI 201, Pp. 215–223 (D. Cvetko). – Ogled srpske muzičke bbl, Pp. 90–93 + 197–202 (V. R. Đorđević)

Photograph: SANU–F 217, 217/1–4