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The critics have praised pianist Vladimir Valjarevic for his “caressing legato,” “silk-on-velvet seductiveness” (Fanfare Magazine), “beautiful lyricism and . . . wide variety of tones and colorings, perceptively applied with care” (All Music Guide). He has also been called “an outstandingly responsive partner and superb tonalist” (The Strad). He has distinguished himself as performer, educator, and administrator - a result of his diverse interests and versatility.
Some of Valjarevic’s solo and chamber performances include appearances at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Xi'An Concert Hall in Xi'An, Ordos Grand Theatre in Chinese Inner Mongolia, Menuhin School in Qingdao, Sumida Triphony Chamber Hall in Tokyo, Leiszhalle in Hamburg, Conservatory Hall in Geneva, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Berlin, "Kolarac" Hall in Belgrade, Concert Hall "Bulgaria" in Sofia, Conservatory of Music in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Manchester Music Festival in Vermont, Southwest Virginia Festival for the Arts, and the French and Swiss Embassies in Washington, D.C. In New York, he has performed at Bargemusic, “Concerts at One” at Trinity Church, “Meet the Virtuoso” at the 92nd Street Y, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Yamaha Salon, The United Nations, and The New School’s Tishman Auditorium, among others. Committed to exploration of the contemporary repertoire, Valjarevic has worked under the direction of various composers and has taken part in numerous world premieres. In addition, he appeared in the European premiere of Cage’s dance drama “Four Walls” in Berlin and then Hamburg. Valjarevic has performed extensively as a member of the Kaleidos Duo, with violinist Miroslav Hristov, and The Hudson Piano Trio.
Valjarevic teaches piano at Mannes School of Music and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and piano literature and pedagogy at Mannes. He was the teaching assistant to Pavlina Dokovska for over a decade and still continues close collaboration with her, in pedagogy and performance. As part of his outreach activities, he conducts piano master classes semi-annually under the auspices of Southwest Virginia Community College. His summer festival affiliations have included Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, and Xi'An Music Festival in China, Round Top Festival in Texas, International Institute for Young Musicians in Kansas, International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York. He serves as the chamber music coordinator at the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy in China and the assistant artistic director at the Southwest Virginia Festival for the Arts. He has given piano masterclasses and lectures on piano pedagogy in the US and China, including presentations at the Music China World Fair in Shanghai, 2nd International RAST Music Congress (IRMC), Digital Workshop: Intercultural PIano Pedagogy Project, under the auspices of the Festival Junger Künstler, Bayreuth, Germany. His writings on piano pedagogy are published in the RAST Musicology Journal.
Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valjarevic received his initial music education in Tuzla as a student of Planinka Jurisic-Atic. After studies at Belgrade Conservatory (Serbia), he came to New York City on a scholarship from the Mannes School of Music. There, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees with honors, garnering the Marian Marcus Wahl Performance Award at graduation. His principal teachers were Pavlina Dokovska and Vladimir Feltsman. Valjarevic received a doctoral degree from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where he was a student of Susan Starr, and a recipient of the Saldarini Scholarship Award. Upon graduation, he was presented with the Elizabeth Wyckoff Durham Award for Excellence in Keyboard Studies. Deepening his knowledge as an educator, he obtained a postgraduate certificate in teaching and learning in higher education from the University of London. After winning a Fulbright Scholarship Award and Swiss Arts Government Grant, Valjarevic studied at the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland under the tutelage of Pascal Devoyon. While in Geneva, he received chamber music instruction from Jean Jacques Balet and clavichord lessons from Nicole Hostettler at the Centre de Musique Ancienne. He has participated in Master Classes with Naum Shtarkman, Gaby Casadesus, Gyorgy Sandor, Jerome Lowenthal, Lilian Kallir, Eteri Andjaparidze, and Lydia Kouteva, and in festivals such as IMS Prussia Cove in England, the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France, the Apeldoorn Festival in The Netherlands, the International Festival-Institute at Round Top in Texas, The International Keyboard Institute and the Beethoven Institute in New York, and Kneisel Hall in Maine (as a recipient of Artur Balsam Scholarship). As a soloist and chamber musician, he has won numerous prizes at National Competitions in the former Yugoslavia as well as at the “Citta di Stresa” and “Citta di Marsala” International Competitions for the Young in Italy. He has recorded for Labor Records, Romeo Records, Centaur Records, Blue Griffin, and MSR Classics. Vladimir Valjarevic is a Steinway Artist.
BIOGRAPHY (530 words)
The critics have praised pianist Vladimir Valjarevic for his “caressing legato,” “silk-on-velvet seductiveness” (Fanfare Magazine), “beautiful lyricism and ... wide variety of tones and colorings, perceptively applied with care” (All Music Guide). He has also been called “an outstandingly responsive partner and superb tonalist” (The Strad). His performances have taken him to the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Xi'An Concert Hall in Xi'An, Ordos Grand Theatre in Chinese Inner Mongolia, Menuhin School in Qingdao, Sumida Triphony Chamber Hall in Tokyo, Leiszhalle in Hamburg, Conservatory Hall in Geneva, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Berlin, "Kolarac" Hall in Belgrade, Concert Hall "Bulgaria" in Sofia, Conservatory of Music in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Manchester Music Festival in Vermont, Southwest Virginia Festival for the Arts, French and Swiss Embassies in Washington, D.C. In New York, he has performed at Bargemusic, “Concerts at One” at Trinity Church, “Meet the Virtuoso” at the 92nd Street Y, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Yamaha Salon, the United Nations, and The New School’s Tishman Auditorium, among others. Valjarevic has collaborated with many contemporary composers in projects including commissions, recordings, world premieres, and has recorded for Labor Records, Romeo Records, Centaur Records, Blue Griffin, and MSR Classics. He has performed extensively as a member of the Kaleidos Duo, with violinist Miroslav Hristov, and The Hudson Piano Trio.
Valjarevic teaches piano at Mannes School of Music and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and piano literature and pedagogy at Mannes. He was the teaching assistant to Pavlina Dokovska for over a decade and still continues close collaboration with her in pedagogy and performance. His festival affiliations have included Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, and Xi'An Music Festival in China, Round Top in Texas, International Institute for Young Musicians in Kansas, International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York. He has given piano masterclasses and lectures on piano pedagogy in the US and China, including presentations at the Music China World Fair in Shanghai, 2nd International RAST Music Congress (IRMC), Digital Workshop: Intercultural Piano Pedagogy Project, under the auspices of the Festival Junger Künstler, Bayreuth, Germany. His writings on piano pedagogy are published in the RAST Musicology Journal.
Valjarevic studied in his native Bosnia, at Belgrade Conservatory (Serbia), Mannes School of Music (BM & MM), Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (DMA), University of London (PGCert), and at Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland, as a winner of the Fulbright Award and the Swiss Arts Government Grant. His primary piano instructors are Pavlina Dokovska, Pascal Devoyon, Susan Starr and Planinka Jurisic-Atic. While in Geneva, he received clavichord lessons from Nicole Hostettler at the Centre de Musique Ancienne. Festivals include IMS Prussia Cove in England, the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France, the Apeldoorn Festival in the Netherlands, the International Festival-Institute at Round Top in Texas, the International Keyboard Institute and the Beethoven Institute in New York, Kneisel Hall in Maine. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has won numerous prizes at National Competitions in the former Yugoslavia as well as at the “Citta di Stresa” and “Citta di Marsala” International Competitions for the Young in Italy. Vladimir Valjarevic is a Steinway Artist.
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The critics have praised pianist Vladimir Valjarevic for his “caressing legato,” “silk-on-velvet seductiveness” (Fanfare Magazine), “beautiful lyricism and . . . wide variety of tones and colorings, perceptively applied with care” (All Music Guide). He has also been called “an outstandingly responsive partner and superb tonalist” (The Strad). His performances have taken him throughout America, Europe, and Asia, and have garnered enthusiastic critical acclaim. Valjarevic has collaborated with numerous contemporary composers in various projects, including commissions, recordings, and world premiers. He has recorded for Labor Records, Romeo Records, Centaur Records, Blue Griffin, and MSR Classics.
Valjarevic studied in his native Bosnia, at Belgrade Conservatory (Serbia), Mannes School of Music (BM & MM), Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (DMA), University of London (PGCert), and at Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. His primary piano instructors are Pavlina Dokovska, Pascal Devoyon, Susan Starr, and Planinka Jurisic-Atic. Valjarevic is on piano faculty at Mannes School of Music and Mason Gross School of the Arts, and teaches piano pedagogy and literature at Mannes. His festival affiliations have included Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, and Xi'An Music Festival in China, Round Top in Texas, IIYM in Kansas, IKIF in New York. Vladimir Valjarevic is a Steinway Artist.
The critics have praised pianist Vladimir Valjarevic for his “caressing legato,” “silk-on-velvet seductiveness” (Fanfare Magazine), “beautiful lyricism and . . . wide variety of tones and colorings, perceptively applied with care” (All Music Guide). He has also been called “an outstandingly responsive partner and superb tonalist” (The Strad). He has distinguished himself as performer, educator, and administrator - a result of his diverse interests and versatility.
Some of Valjarevic’s solo and chamber performances include appearances at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Xi'An Concert Hall in Xi'An, Ordos Grand Theatre in Chinese Inner Mongolia, Menuhin School in Qingdao, Sumida Triphony Chamber Hall in Tokyo, Leiszhalle in Hamburg, Conservatory Hall in Geneva, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Berlin, "Kolarac" Hall in Belgrade, Concert Hall "Bulgaria" in Sofia, Conservatory of Music in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Manchester Music Festival in Vermont, Southwest Virginia Festival for the Arts, and the French and Swiss Embassies in Washington, D.C. In New York, he has performed at Bargemusic, “Concerts at One” at Trinity Church, “Meet the Virtuoso” at the 92nd Street Y, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Yamaha Salon, The United Nations, and The New School’s Tishman Auditorium, among others. Committed to exploration of the contemporary repertoire, Valjarevic has worked under the direction of various composers and has taken part in numerous world premieres. In addition, he appeared in the European premiere of Cage’s dance drama “Four Walls” in Berlin and then Hamburg. Valjarevic has performed extensively as a member of the Kaleidos Duo, with violinist Miroslav Hristov, and The Hudson Piano Trio.
Valjarevic teaches piano at Mannes School of Music and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and piano literature and pedagogy at Mannes. He was the teaching assistant to Pavlina Dokovska for over a decade and still continues close collaboration with her, in pedagogy and performance. As part of his outreach activities, he conducts piano master classes semi-annually under the auspices of Southwest Virginia Community College. His summer festival affiliations have included Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, and Xi'An Music Festival in China, Round Top Festival in Texas, International Institute for Young Musicians in Kansas, International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York. He serves as the chamber music coordinator at the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy in China and the assistant artistic director at the Southwest Virginia Festival for the Arts. He has given piano masterclasses and lectures on piano pedagogy in the US and China, including presentations at the Music China World Fair in Shanghai, 2nd International RAST Music Congress (IRMC), Digital Workshop: Intercultural PIano Pedagogy Project, under the auspices of the Festival Junger Künstler, Bayreuth, Germany. His writings on piano pedagogy are published in the RAST Musicology Journal.
Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valjarevic received his initial music education in Tuzla as a student of Planinka Jurisic-Atic. After studies at Belgrade Conservatory (Serbia), he came to New York City on a scholarship from the Mannes School of Music. There, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees with honors, garnering the Marian Marcus Wahl Performance Award at graduation. His principal teachers were Pavlina Dokovska and Vladimir Feltsman. Valjarevic received a doctoral degree from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where he was a student of Susan Starr, and a recipient of the Saldarini Scholarship Award. Upon graduation, he was presented with the Elizabeth Wyckoff Durham Award for Excellence in Keyboard Studies. Deepening his knowledge as an educator, he obtained a postgraduate certificate in teaching and learning in higher education from the University of London. After winning a Fulbright Scholarship Award and Swiss Arts Government Grant, Valjarevic studied at the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland under the tutelage of Pascal Devoyon. While in Geneva, he received chamber music instruction from Jean Jacques Balet and clavichord lessons from Nicole Hostettler at the Centre de Musique Ancienne. He has participated in Master Classes with Naum Shtarkman, Gaby Casadesus, Gyorgy Sandor, Jerome Lowenthal, Lilian Kallir, Eteri Andjaparidze, and Lydia Kouteva, and in festivals such as IMS Prussia Cove in England, the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France, the Apeldoorn Festival in The Netherlands, the International Festival-Institute at Round Top in Texas, The International Keyboard Institute and the Beethoven Institute in New York, and Kneisel Hall in Maine (as a recipient of Artur Balsam Scholarship). As a soloist and chamber musician, he has won numerous prizes at National Competitions in the former Yugoslavia as well as at the “Citta di Stresa” and “Citta di Marsala” International Competitions for the Young in Italy. He has recorded for Labor Records, Romeo Records, Centaur Records, Blue Griffin, and MSR Classics. Vladimir Valjarevic is a Steinway Artist.
BIOGRAPHY (530 words)
The critics have praised pianist Vladimir Valjarevic for his “caressing legato,” “silk-on-velvet seductiveness” (Fanfare Magazine), “beautiful lyricism and ... wide variety of tones and colorings, perceptively applied with care” (All Music Guide). He has also been called “an outstandingly responsive partner and superb tonalist” (The Strad). His performances have taken him to the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Xi'An Concert Hall in Xi'An, Ordos Grand Theatre in Chinese Inner Mongolia, Menuhin School in Qingdao, Sumida Triphony Chamber Hall in Tokyo, Leiszhalle in Hamburg, Conservatory Hall in Geneva, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Berlin, "Kolarac" Hall in Belgrade, Concert Hall "Bulgaria" in Sofia, Conservatory of Music in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Manchester Music Festival in Vermont, Southwest Virginia Festival for the Arts, French and Swiss Embassies in Washington, D.C. In New York, he has performed at Bargemusic, “Concerts at One” at Trinity Church, “Meet the Virtuoso” at the 92nd Street Y, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Yamaha Salon, the United Nations, and The New School’s Tishman Auditorium, among others. Valjarevic has collaborated with many contemporary composers in projects including commissions, recordings, world premieres, and has recorded for Labor Records, Romeo Records, Centaur Records, Blue Griffin, and MSR Classics. He has performed extensively as a member of the Kaleidos Duo, with violinist Miroslav Hristov, and The Hudson Piano Trio.
Valjarevic teaches piano at Mannes School of Music and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and piano literature and pedagogy at Mannes. He was the teaching assistant to Pavlina Dokovska for over a decade and still continues close collaboration with her in pedagogy and performance. His festival affiliations have included Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, and Xi'An Music Festival in China, Round Top in Texas, International Institute for Young Musicians in Kansas, International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York. He has given piano masterclasses and lectures on piano pedagogy in the US and China, including presentations at the Music China World Fair in Shanghai, 2nd International RAST Music Congress (IRMC), Digital Workshop: Intercultural Piano Pedagogy Project, under the auspices of the Festival Junger Künstler, Bayreuth, Germany. His writings on piano pedagogy are published in the RAST Musicology Journal.
Valjarevic studied in his native Bosnia, at Belgrade Conservatory (Serbia), Mannes School of Music (BM & MM), Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (DMA), University of London (PGCert), and at Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland, as a winner of the Fulbright Award and the Swiss Arts Government Grant. His primary piano instructors are Pavlina Dokovska, Pascal Devoyon, Susan Starr and Planinka Jurisic-Atic. While in Geneva, he received clavichord lessons from Nicole Hostettler at the Centre de Musique Ancienne. Festivals include IMS Prussia Cove in England, the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France, the Apeldoorn Festival in the Netherlands, the International Festival-Institute at Round Top in Texas, the International Keyboard Institute and the Beethoven Institute in New York, Kneisel Hall in Maine. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has won numerous prizes at National Competitions in the former Yugoslavia as well as at the “Citta di Stresa” and “Citta di Marsala” International Competitions for the Young in Italy. Vladimir Valjarevic is a Steinway Artist.
BIOGRAPHY (211 words)
The critics have praised pianist Vladimir Valjarevic for his “caressing legato,” “silk-on-velvet seductiveness” (Fanfare Magazine), “beautiful lyricism and . . . wide variety of tones and colorings, perceptively applied with care” (All Music Guide). He has also been called “an outstandingly responsive partner and superb tonalist” (The Strad). His performances have taken him throughout America, Europe, and Asia, and have garnered enthusiastic critical acclaim. Valjarevic has collaborated with numerous contemporary composers in various projects, including commissions, recordings, and world premiers. He has recorded for Labor Records, Romeo Records, Centaur Records, Blue Griffin, and MSR Classics.
Valjarevic studied in his native Bosnia, at Belgrade Conservatory (Serbia), Mannes School of Music (BM & MM), Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (DMA), University of London (PGCert), and at Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. His primary piano instructors are Pavlina Dokovska, Pascal Devoyon, Susan Starr, and Planinka Jurisic-Atic. Valjarevic is on piano faculty at Mannes School of Music and Mason Gross School of the Arts, and teaches piano pedagogy and literature at Mannes. His festival affiliations have included Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, and Xi'An Music Festival in China, Round Top in Texas, IIYM in Kansas, IKIF in New York. Vladimir Valjarevic is a Steinway Artist.