Philippe Djokic was born in Nancy, France on September 3, 1950 to a Serbian father and French mother. Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( After World War II, Philippe's father, a prisoner in a concentration camp, was put in charge by the American troops of organizing displaced Serbian soldiers and immigrants. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Djokic clan's roots are from Pozega, Serbia. Požega ( Serbian Cyrillic: Пожега is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of Serbia.
In 1952, the Djokics settled in Trenton, New Jersey. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Trenton is the Capital of the US state of New Jersey and the County seat of Mercer County. Here, all seven children would study classical music. Learning to play a variety of instruments. Including piano, cello and violin. Philippe attended the acclaimed Juilliard School in New York City. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. The City of New York He would meet his bride-to-be, Lynn, there. She was a pianist. Both would eventually move to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1975 to teach at Dalhousie University. Halifax Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following Municipalities Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM a Regional municipality and Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dalhousie University is a University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mr. Djokic is now the Professor of Violin. He has also conducted the Dalhousie Orchestra.
In 1977, he won first prize in the CBC Talent Festival. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Two years earlier, Djokic won the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibualt competition in Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Along with the Sibelius Violin Competition in Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Upon obtaining his Master of Music degree as a student at the Juilliard School, Djokic also won the school's Fritz Kreisler Prize. He and his wife's musical talents were passed down to their children Marc and Denise Djokic. Denise Djokic is the daughter of Lynn and Philippe Djokic. Denise is a gifted cellist from Halifax Nova Scotia.