Piano🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaOnline lessons

Leo Shiva Puri Landika

Young pianist, drummer, composer and music educator from Mostar. A laureate and multiple first-prize winner at international piano competitions, with extensive experience in live performance and music production.

Piano Tutor at Pavarotti Music Center, Mostar · Student of the Generation 2022–2026, Music School Mostar

InstrumentPiano
Language🇬🇧 English, 🇧🇦 Bosnian
LessonsOnline
PriceOn request

8first prizes at piano competitions

12piano & drums masterclasses

50+piano performances at school concerts

2022–26Student of the Generation, Music School Mostar

Teaching

Musician & tutor

Since September 2025, Leo has been working as a piano tutor at the Pavarotti Music Center in Mostar, teaching beginner and intermediate piano players.

Beyond classical piano, he plays drums, composes classical and rock/metal music and works in audio engineering and music production — a versatile background he brings into every lesson.

BeginnersIntermediateCompositionMusic production

Education

Musical path

2022 – 2026Secondary Music School – PianoMusic School I and II Level, Mostar
2022 – 2025Secondary Music School – Music TheoryMusic School I and II Level, Mostar
2016 – 2024DrumsMostar Rock School
2015 – 2022Primary Music SchoolMusic School I and II Level, Mostar

Competitions

International piano competitions

1st PrizeSarajevo AKORDEON ART 2026
1st PrizeTrebinje CLASSIC International Competition 2026
Laureate, 1st Prize6th International Piano Competition “Sergei Rachmaninoff” 2026, Sarajevo
2nd PrizeSonus Op.10 International Competition for Young Musicians 2026, Križevci
Laureate, 1st Prize7th International Piano Competition Akordeon 2025, East Sarajevo
1st PrizeIV International Piano Competition 2025, Tivat
Laureate, 1st PrizeSinfonia di Sale, II International Music Festival 2025, Tuzla
3rd PrizeDistant Chords 2024, Split
1st PrizeSonus Op.8 International Competition for Young Musicians 2024, Križevci
2nd PrizeMemorial Matusja Blum, Sarajevo
1st PrizeXXVI Federal Competition of Music Students, Sarajevo 2024

Performances

Selected concerts

21 Apr 2026An Evening Dedicated to Mila Vlašić-Gvozdić, Kosača Gallery, Mostar
19 Feb 202630 Years of the Ivan Jurkić Art School Mostar, Great Hall Kosača
Nov 2025Piano and violin concerts with Antonio Šarić — Ljubuški, Čapljina and Pavarotti Center, Mostar
30 May 2025Laureates’ Concert, 7th International Accordion Art Festival Plus, Music Academy East Sarajevo
23 May 2025“Piano Day” featuring the most talented pupils of the Federation of BiH, Mostar
5 May 2025Concert of two pianists, Leo Landika and Ivan Sušac, Pavarotti Center, Mostar
14 Feb 2025Concert dedicated to Chopin’s music “To Love and To Be Loved”, Sala Cvjetko Rihtman, Sarajevo
8 Dec 2023Concert of Pianists — most talented pupils and students of the Federation of BiH, Music Conservatory Sarajevo

Masterclasses

Piano & drums masterclasses

Leo has continuously developed his playing through masterclasses with renowned professors and jazz musicians:

Prof. Ruben TalonProf. Marijan ĐuzelProf. Nataša MitrovićProf. Oliver KernProf. Dragan OpančićProf. Dragomir BratićZvjezdan Ružić — jazz pianoVladimir Kostadinović — jazz drums

Recognition

Awards & achievements

Student of the Generation – Music School I and II Level Mostar 2022–2026
One of the best students of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024/25
Best drummer – 10th International Band Competition “On the Road to the South” 2024
2nd place at the HNŽ competition for high school students in Croatian language (poetry) 2024
Special 1st prize for the best art work “Legends and myths of my homeland”, Alfa Publishing House 2022/23
59th Art Competition ŠIMIĆEVI SUSRETI – Special 1st Prize 2022
Art Competition of Elementary School Students of HNŽ “Natural Beauty of My Herzegovina” – 1st Prize 2022
National Library of HNŽ – “The Most Beautiful Love Letter” – 1st Prize

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Start your piano lessons with Leo

Online lessons in English or Bosnian for beginner and intermediate piano players.