Maja Peternel started playing the violin at the age of five in her native Mostar. She continued her education at the Maribor Music and Ballet Secondary School in the class of her father, Franjo Peternel, and completed her studies at the Graz Academy under Prof. Christos Polyzoides, as well as attending numerous masterclasses. As a concertmaster, she worked in the Maribor Youth Chamber String Orchestra and participated in the festivals Musical September, the Maribor Festival and the Lent Festival. Since 2000, she has been a member of the Symphony Orchestra of the Slovene National Theatre Maribor.
