Vladimir Mlinarič je rojen v Puli (Hrvaška), študiral je v Ljubljani in na Dunaju (Z. Novak in L. Brumberg). Je dobitnik številnih nagrad na nacionalnih in mednarodnih tekmovanjih. Kot koncertant je
obiskal večino evropskih držav ter ZDA, Kanado, Čile, Kitajsko in Rusijo. Igral v komornih zasedbah z znanimi domačimi in tujimi umetniki, kot član tria LUWIGANA je prejemnik
Betetove in Zupančičeve nagrade.
Od leta 2002 deluje kot profesor na ljubljanski Akademiji za glasbo. Strokovni kritiki ga ocenjujejo kot prefinjenega interpreta, ki v sebi združuje akademizem in fantazijo ter ambicijo in ljubezen do glasbe. O njegovih izvedbah pišejo kot preciznih in preglednih, o njegovem stilu pa, da je diskreten in nevsiljiv.
Je član strokovnih žirij na tekmovanjih na Hrvaškem, v Srbiji, Sloveniji, Bosni, Italiji, Črni Gori in Rusiji.
Vladimir Mlinarič was born in Pula (Croatia), studied in Ljubljana and Vienna (Z. Novak and L. Brumberg). He is the winner of numerous awards at national and international
competitions. As a concert performer, he visited most European countries as well as the USA, Canada, Chile, China and Russia. ayed in chamber ensembles with well-known
domestic and foreign artists, as a member of the LUWIGANA trio he is the recipient of the Betet and Zupančič awards.
Since 2002, he has been working as a professor at the Ljubljana Academy of Music. Professional critics assess him as a sophisticated performer who combines academicism and fantasy as well as ambition and love for music. His performances are described as precise and transparent, and his style is described as discreet and unobtrusive.
He is a member of expert juries at competitions in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Italy, Montenegro and Russia.