 During her education at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade she won several prestigious national and international awards.Her style of performing was shaped through cooperation with cellists, including Xenia Janković, Stefan Popov, Mineo Hayashi, Mark Kosover, Gary Hoffman, Leonid Gorokhov, Gautier Capuçon, Christian Pierre La Marca and David Strange.During her solo career, Jela performed original pieces written for her and adapted to her own musical expression.