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Her talent was obvious at a very early age while receiving private music lessons. She continued with education at Music high school in Ljubljana and later at Slovene Academy of Music under professor Zora Zarnik. Following the advice of Claudio Arrau, she left for the United States at age 12, and in 1957 graduated at Juilliard School of Music in New York where she studied with professors Katharine Bacon and A. Uninski (1955). She was considered to be the greatest musical talent of her time in the US. After Juilliard graduation she studied with Artur Rubinstein, and in 1959 received Bachelor's degree.

Since 1967 she has taught piano at the Slovene Academy of music in Ljubljana, since 1975 as a professor. She has an astounding concert career and is often invited to judge at the piano recitals including Van Cliburn, Leeds, L. v. Beethoven, Clara Haskil, etc. Dubravka Tomšič is a very much sought performer, holding concerts all around Europe, Asia, North America, Mexico, Australia and Africa. She's credited with more than 3,500 performances and more than 20 record and 70 CD releases. For her artistic and pedagogic endeavours she's received numerous awards: third prize at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition (Bolzano, 1961), Prešeren Fund Award (1962), first award at Mozart's festival recital (Brussels, 1967), Župančič Award (1970), gold lyre SUMUJ Award (1974), Prešeren Award (1975), AVNOJ Award (1976), and Golden Award of the University in Ljubljana for her pedagogic and artistic achievements (1989). She is the honorary member of the Slovene Philharmonics since 1995.

Her students include: Majda Martinc, Sonja Pahor, Hinko Haas, Lidija Stanković, Tatjana Ognjanović, Tomaž Petrač, Anja German, Miha Haas, Slaven Kulenovic, Tadej Horvat, Fada Azzeh and Natalija Šaver.

She is married to the Slovenian composer Alojz Srebotnjak and has a son Martin Srebotnjak, who is a Slovenian film director.