Sanja Bizjak (born 8 September 1988) is a Serbian pianist. Bizjak was born in

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

. She began studying the piano at the age of six with Professor Zlata Maleš. At age seven, she played the

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Keyboard Concerto in D with the

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. At twelve in February 2001, she began studying under

Jacques Rouvier Jacques Rouvier (born 18 January 1947 in Marseille) is a French pianist. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Hubeau, Vlado Perlemuter, Pierre Sancan and later on Jean Fassina. He won two Premiers Prix (first prizes): in piano performanc ...

at the

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. She has won several international awards, including the

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in Kiev in 2003. In 2004, she was awarded the prize in piano and chamber music at the Paris conservatory with honors unanimously. Since then, she has studied under Alexander Satz training at the conservatory in

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Elisso Virsaladze Eliso Virsaladze ( ka, ელისო ვირსალაძე; born September 14, 1942) is a Georgian pianist. Biography She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. Her father Constantine Virsaladze was a prominent doctor and scientist, so was ...

of Munich, as well as that of two pianos Jacques Rouvier. She frequently plays in a duo with her sister

Lidija Bizjak Lidija Bizjak ( sr-Cyrl, Лидија Бизјак, , born 2 August 1976), is a Serbian concert pianist. Early life Born in Belgrade in 1976, Lidija Bizjak began to play the piano at the age of six with Zlata Maleš. 1996 She graduated from t ...

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, ''88 notes pour piano solo'', « Solo de duo », Neva Editions, 2015, p.98. as well as soloist in major institutions of Europe.

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1988 births Living people Serbian classical pianists Women classical pianists Musicians from Belgrade 21st-century classical pianists {{classical-pianist-stub