Biography
Besnik is currently earning his master’s degree at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, studying with Yehuda Gilad. He won first prize in the 2019 International Clarinet Association Young Artist Competition, and honorable mention for 2022 Coeur d’Alene Young Artist Competition. Besnik is a substitute musician for the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Downey Symphony Orchestra, and American Youth Symphony.
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