About me:

EDUCATION
High School, Secondary Music School – Piano ( Muzička škola I i II stupnja Mostar) – 2022 – 2025/6
High School, Secondary Music School – M. Theory ( Muzička škola I i II stupnja Mostar) – 2022 – 2024/5
Mostar Rock School – Drums 2016 – 2024
Primary Music School ( Muzička škola I i II stupnja Mostar): 2015 – 2022
Primary School: 2013 – 2022
Languages: English (Native Speaker), Bosnian/Croatian (Native Speaker),
Serbian (Fluent), Italian (Beginner)

INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITIONS
Sarajevo AKORDEON ART 2026 piano competition — 1st Prize
Trebinje CLASSIC International Competition 2026, Trebinje — 1st Prize
6th International Piano Competition “Sergei Rachmaninoff” 2026, Sarajevo — Laureate, 1st Prize
Sonus Op.10 International Competition for Young Musicians 2026, Križevci — 2nd Prize
7th International Piano Competition Akordeon 2025, East Sarajevo — Laureate, 1st Prize
IV International Piano Competition 2025, Tivat — 1st Prize
Sinfonia di Sale, II International Music Festival 2025, Tuzla — Laureate, 1st Prize
Distant Chords 2024, Split — 3rd Prize
Sonus Op.8 International Competition for Young Musicians 2024, Križevci — 1st Prize
Memorial Matusja Blum, Sarajevo — 2nd Prize
FEDERAL PIANO COMPETITIONS
XXVI Federal Competition of Music Students, Sarajevo 2024 — 1st Prize

PIANO AND DRUMS MASTERCLASSES
Masterclass with Prof. Ruben Talon 2026
Masterclass with Prof. Marijan Đuzel 2026
Masterclass with Prof. Natasa Mitrovic 2025
Masterclass with Prof. Oliver Kern 2025
Masterclass with Prof. Marijan Đuzel 2025
Masterclass with Prof Dragan Opancic2024
Masterclass with Prof. Oliver Kern 2024
Masterclass with Prof. Marijan Đuzel 2024
Jazz Piano Masterclass with Zvjezdan Ruzić 2024
Jazz Drums Masterclass with Vladimir Kostadinović 2024
Masterclass with Prof Dragan Opancic 2023
Masterclass with Prof. Dragomir Bratić 2022

OTHER AWARDS
Student of the Generation 2022-2026. – Music School I and II Level Mostar
One of the best students of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024/2025.
31/8/2024 – 10th International Band Competition – 10. Gitarijada “Na putu za jug” –
Proclaimed the best drummer of the guitar festival.
31.8.2024. – 10th International Band Competition –
10th Guitar Festival “On the Road to the South” – Proclaimed the best drummer of the Guitar Festival.
19.3.2024. (2023/24) – 2nd place at the HNŽ competition for high school students
in Croatian language (poetry)
Federal competition for the best art work 2022/2023,
Alfa Publishing House –
Special 1st prize for the best art work on the topic “Legends and myths of my homeland”
6.5.2022. – KING OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS – Computer Science Professor Miroslav Marić
Art Competition of Elementary School Students of HNŽ 2022 on the topic
“Natural Beauty of My Herzegovina” – 1st Prize
National Library of HNŽ Prize Competition for “The Most Beautiful Love Letter” – 1st Prize
59th Art Competition ŠIMIĆEVI SUSRETI 2022 – Special 1st Prize
on the topic of the verses of the poem “Hymnos” by Antun Branko Šimić
WORK EXPERIENCE
September 2025 – Present – Piano Tutor – Muzički centar Pavarotti, Mostar
Assigned as a Piano tutor for Piano Course for begginer and intermediate piano players.

DIPLOMA OF GRATITUDE / DIPLOMA OF APPRECIATION
Illustration of the book ‘Paper Ships’ by Miroslav Marić – for Professor Miroslav Marić
Donation of the art works for the permanent exhibition in the school library –
for the Third elementary school
Illustration of the Poem by Dobriša Cesarić ‘Ballad from Suburbs’ – for Professor Pavle Ole Jeličić
Illustration of the book about St. Vincent de Paul life (1581–1660) and
St. Louise de Marillac life (1591–1660) (French saints who revolutionized charity by co-founding
the Daughters of Charity) – for the Dauhters of Charity of St.Vincent de Paul, Mostar

SKILLS
Advanced knowledge:
Playing piano, drums
Composition and creation: classical, rock/metal music
Drawings, graphics, and Aquarelle
Beginner level:
Flute
Advanced knowledge – computer programs:
Microsoft office, Ableton live 11, Cakewalk by Bandlab,
Adobe Acrobat, Reaper, Fl Studio
Intermediate knowledge – computer programs:
Video editing software

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Piano and drums playing, composing, writing songs, performing.
Reading music books and articles, as well as general literature
Swimming, yoga, mountaineering
Audio Engineering and music production
Paintings and drawings
Writing poetry
Cooking
Chess
LEADERSHIP,/SERVICE,/PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
2019 – 2025 Volunteer – Mostar Rock School
Prepare the light, sound systems as well as the instrument equipment for concerts.
As part of a team: make a stage plot, sound plot and lighting plot (map of exactly what goes on stage,
microphone and monitor placement, lighting specification, and accompanying cues).
Set up platforms, set up instruments as well as amplifiers, set up sound gear, microphones, monitors,
as well as lighting and any special electronics, percussion, and other large instruments.
Perform sound check, test audio levels, troubleshoot problems in the circuit.
October 2016 – May 2018 Band leader
Founder, Lead drum and keyboard player, co-composer and songwriter
Maintained correspondence with our regular contacts; organize performances while searching
for possible new opportunities for performances.
Leader of the Bands: SYNAPSE 2019-2021, INVICTA 2022 – 2025,
Participated in the Youth Exchange “BEING RESILIENT”, Slovenia, Ljubljana 3.8-14.8.2023

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Proactive / Self-motivated
Detail-oriented / Attention to detail
Adaptable / Flexible
Results-driven / Goal-oriented
Reliable / Responsible
SOME PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
Internal school concerts — more than 50 piano performances during primary and secondary
music education
September 2015 – May 2026, Pavarotti Music Center
11–12 October 2022 — Musicology and Ethnomusicology Days, Kosača Gallery, Mostar
7 December 2022 — Remembering the Nobel Laureate Vladimir Prelog, Kosača Gallery, Mostar
9 June 2023 — Federal Ministry of Education and Science:
Discussion on “Herzegovina Then and Now” and presentation of the books
Following the Trace of Evliya Çelebi through the Herzegovina Sanjak and
A Geographical, Historical and Statistical Study of Herzegovina,
Kosača Gallery, Mostar
8 December 2023 — Concert of Pianists, featuring the most talented pupils and students
of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Music Conservatory Sarajevo
7 February 2025 — Concert of students from the classes of Ana Pranjković, Maja Stojanović
and Marija Martinović-Barać, Pavarotti Center, Mostar
4 February 2025 — Concert of accordion and piano students of professors
Aleksandar Stojanović and Maja Stojanović, Pavarotti Center, Mostar
14 February 2025 — Concert dedicated to Chopin’s music, “To Love and To Be Loved”,
Sala Cvjetko Rihtman, Sarajevo
5 May 2025 — Concert of two pianists, Leo Landika and Ivan Sušac, Pavarotti Center, Mostar
23 May 2025 — “Piano Day,” featuring the most talented pupils of the Federation
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar
23 May 2025 — Joint concert of music schools and UWC students, Velika sala Kosača, Mostar
30 May 2025 — 7th International Accordion Art Festival Plus, East Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina; Laureates’ Concert, Music Academy East Sarajevo
10 November 2025 — Piano and violin concert by Leo Landika and Antonio Šarić, Ljubuški
13 November 2025 — Concert of the classes of Prof. Maja Stojanović, Music School, Ljubuški
16 November 2025 — Piano and violin concert by Leo Landika and Antonio Šarić,
Catholic Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Čapljina
17 November 2025 — Ceremony honoring the best students in the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosača Gallery, Mostar
18 November 2025 — Piano and violin concert by Leo Landika and Antonio Šarić,
Pavarotti Center, Mostar
19 February 2026 — 30 Years of the Ivan Jurkić Art School Mostar, Great Hall Kosača, Mostar
21 April 2026 — An Evening Dedicated to Mila Vlašić-Gvozdić, Kosača Gallery, Mostar