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1973 – 1979
Bratislava Conservatory (piano)
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1979 – 1983
Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava (conducting), simultaneously completed master course (Sergio Celibidache)
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1983 – 1985
conductor of the State Theatre Opera in Košice
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from 1985
to the present s conductor of the Slovak National Theatre Opera Orchestra
D. Štefánek’s opera repertoire comprises some dozens of titles. He has furthermore held the position of conductor-in-chief of the Jozef Gregor Tajovský Theatre Opera (State Opera) in Banská Bystrica; he has made guest appearances at the Prague National Theatre and at the Janáček Opera in Brno; he has collaborated with the State Theatre in Košice, Slovak Philharmonic, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the State Philharmonic in Košice.