Education
Following the advice of concert pianist Claudio Arrau, she went to the United States at age 12 and in 1957 graduated at Juilliard School of Music in New New York
Following the advice of concert pianist Claudio Arrau, she went to the United States at age 12 and in 1957 graduated at Juilliard School of Music in New New York
Tomsic received private lessons at a very young age and continued with education at the Music High School in Ljubljana and later at the Slovene Academy of Music under professor Zora Zarnik. Arthur Rubinstein heard her New York Town Hall recital and invited her to study with him privately in the late 1950s. Tomšič became one of Rubinstein"s most important protegées.
Tomsic has been teaching piano at the Slovene Academy of music in Ljubljana since 1967.
She has had a wide ranging concert career and is often invited to judge piano competitions including Van Cliburn, Leeds, L. v. Beethoven, Clara Haskil, and others
Dubravka Tomšič is very much sought after as a performer, making recital and concerto appearances all over Europe, Asia, North America, Mexico, Australia and Africa. She is credited with more than 3,500 performances and more than 20 records and 70 Civil Defense releases.
Her students include: Majda Martinc, Sonja Pahor, Hinko Haas, Lidija Stanković, Tatjana Ognjanović, Tomaž Petrač, Anja German, Miha Haas, Slaven Kulenovic, Natalija Šaver, Tadej Horvat and Fada Azzeh.
She is an honorary member of the Slovene Philharmonics since 1995.