Program:
Robert Schumann
Fantasie (Obolen auf Beethovens Monument) for piano in C major, Op. 17
Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
Mässig, Durchaus energisch
Langsam getragen, Durchweg leise zu halten
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29
Allegro molto sostenuto
Andante assai
Allegro con brio, ma non leggiere
Biography:
Bratislav Đorđević was born in 2002 in Leskovac. He completed his primary and secondary music education in his hometown in the class of prof. Mile Veljković at the Stanislav Binički School of Music. He completed secondary school as the valedictorian and was awarded the Certificate of the Commendation by Crown Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević for outstanding achievement in 2021. He earned bachelor degree in 2025, and is currently a postgraduate student at the Faculty of Arts, University of Niš, studying in the class of Prof. Dr. Stevan Spalević, Assoc. Prof.
He has won prizes at the Republic Competition of Music and Ballet Schools of Serbia in Belgrade in the piano and piano duo categories. As a student, he won a large number of prizes in the discipline of piano at international competitions, among which stand out: Sirmium Music Fest International Competition in Sremska Mitrovica (1st prize, 2025), Pianism Festival in Sremska Mitrovica (2nd prize, 2025), Sanja Pavlović Memorial in Aleksinac (Laureate, 100 points, 2024); Davorin Jenko International Competition in Belgrade (2nd Prize, 2024, 2022), International Young Pianists Competition in Šabac (2nd Prize 2024, 3rd Prize 2022); International competition of young pianists in Niš (Laureate, 2023) and International competition Donna in Musica (1st prize, 2022).
He has attended the masterclasses of pianists Bruno Canino (Italy), Ian Jones (Great Britain), Alexander Sinchuk (Russia), Katarina Krpan (Croatia), Cindy St. Clair (USA), Marian Lee (USA), Janis Potamuzis (Greece), Konstantin Krasnitski (Belarus), Francesca Vidal (Italy), Aleksandar Serdar, Maja Rajković and Biljana Gorunović.
He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at concerts in Belgrade: at the Italian Institute of Culture, the Artget Gallery, the Crypt of the Church of St. Mark and Guarnerius, as well as at the 17th World Piano Conference (WPTA) at the Isidor Bajić Music School in Novi Sad, Grožnjan (Croatia), the Concert and Exhibition Space of the Faculty of Arts in Niš, the House of Culture in Pirot and the Town Hall of the town of Leskovac. He has won a scholarship for the 55th Summer Piano School in Grožnjan, Croatia, which took place in August 2025. In 2023, he made his debut as a soloist with the Amoroso Chamber Orchestra conducted by Prof. Dr. Stevan Spalević in the Town Hall of the town of Leskovac.