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Mia Pećnik, piano

PROGRAMME

Franz Liszt: Ballade No. 2, S. 171

Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 4, Op. 52

Franz Liszt: Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S. 434

Franz Liszt: Transcendental Études, S. 139
    No. 12 Chasse-neige

Franz Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141
    No. 3 La Campanella
    No. 6

Boris Papandopulo: Study No. 1 (from the cycle Eight Piano Studies)

Alberto Ginastera: Danzas argentinas, Op. 2
    Danza del viejo boyero
    Danza de la moza donosa
    Danza del gaucho matrero

ABOUT THE PERFORMER

NOTE: Due to sudden illness, pianist Alexander Gadjiev has been forced to cancel his performance at the 51st Osor Musical Evenings. All tickets purchased for Alexander Gadjiev's concert remain valid for Mia Pećnik's recital, and no additional steps are necessary if you wish to attend the concert. If this programme change does not suit you, you may:

  • exchange your ticket for one to any other concert of the 51st Osor Musical Evenings in the same price range, or
  • receive a full refund of the amount paid.

To exchange your ticket or request a refund, please contact us at osorskeveceri@gmail.com.

Mia Pećnik is one of the most prominent Croatian pianists of the younger generation, recognized for her artistic maturity, expressive interpretation, and continuous international concert activity. She is currently pursuing two postgraduate studies: an Artistic Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London in the class of Prof. Dmitri Alexeev, and a Konzertexam at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne in the class of Prof. Andreas Frölich, with whom she also completed her master's degree. Since 2017, she has continuously refined her skills at the Talent Music Master Courses at the Academy of Music in Brescia under the guidance of renowned world pianists and pedagogues. She has won over eighty first and special prizes at international competitions. Among her recent international achievements are awards at the Piano FVG International Competition and the Vigo International Piano Competition, alongside prizes won in competitions in Brussels, Madrid, New York, Milan, Bucharest, Budapest, and others. She has participated in some of the world's most prestigious piano competitions, including the Cleveland International Piano Competition, the Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn, the Paderewski International Piano Competition in Poland, the Liszt Utrecht Competition, the Busoni Piano Competition, and the Hastings Piano Competition in England. During 2026, she performed at the Royal Albert Hall (Elgar Room) in London and at Westminster Abbey, and she continues her concert season with recitals in Austria, France, and Italy, while a concert tour in China awaits her in September.