Ilija Zec, rođen u Beogradu 1997. godine, počinje da svira gitaru sa šest godina. Završio je nižu i srednju muzičku školu Dr. ,,Vojislav Vučković” u klasi profesora Zorana Anića. Tokom srednje škole je bio sponzorisan od strane “Lions” kluba, a na početku studija član fondacije Laza Kostić. Treću godinu osnovnih studija je završio na Konzervatorijumu “Giuseppe Tartini” u Trstu, u klasi profesora Lucia Dossa. 2019. godine je završio osnovne, a 2020. Master studije na Akademiji umetnosti u Novom Sadu, u klasi profesora Z. Krajišnika. Trenutno je na specijalističkim akademskim studijama na Fakultetu muzičkih umetnosti u Beogradu, u klasi profesora Srđana Tošića. Učestvovao je na brojnim državnim I internacionalnim takmičenjima, i dobitnik je prvih i drugih nagrada na istim (Guitar Art Festival, International Guitar Festival Rust (Austria) Naissus Guitar Festival, Guitar Open Festival (Subotica), Classic Art Festival (Šabac), Jarakova Gitara (Čačak). Usavršavao se na majstorskim kursevima kod profesora poput  Jožefa Eotvoša, Alexandra Swetea, Thomasa Offermanna, Marka Feria, Sandra Torlontana, Pier Luigi Corone, Renata Samuellia, i mnogih drugih. Održao je preko trideset solističkih koncerata, kao i desetak koncerata u različitim kamernim sastavima, nekoliko puta je svirao sa orkestrom. Trenutno radi u školi za osnovno muzičko vaspitanje i obrazovanje “Petar Konjović” u Bečeju.

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Ilija Zec, born in Belgrade in 1997, started playing the guitar at the age of six. He graduated at the music school Dr. „Vojislav Vučković“ in the class of professor Zoran Anić. During high school he was sponsored by the „Lions“ club, and at the beginning of his studies he was a member of the Laza Kostić foundation. He completed his third year of undergraduate studies at the „Giuseppe Tartini“ Conservatory in Trieste, in the class of professor Lucia Doss. In 2019, he completed his undergraduate studies, and in 2020, his Master’s studies at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, in the class of professor Z. Krajišnik. He is currently in specialist academic studies at the Faculty of Musical Arts in Belgrade, in the class of professor Srđan Tošić. He participated in numerous national and international competitions, where he has won first and second prizes: Guitar Art Festival, International Guitar Festival Rust (Austria), Naissus Guitar Festival, Guitar Open Festival (Subotica), Classic Art Festival (Šabac), Jarakova Gitara (Čačak). He gave over thirty solo concerts, as well as a dozen concerts in various chamber ensembles and played several times with the orchestra. He currently teaches at the „Petar Konjović“ school for elementary music education in Bečej.