Contestant

Born on 11th of October 2003. Bogdan is currently studying with Professor Pavel Gililov at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg as well as with Professor Konstantin Bogino at the Perosi Academy in Biella.
He has won over 30 prizes in national and international competitions, most significant of which are: 1st prize at “Humberto Quagliata” International Piano Competition 2023., 1st prize and the Audience award at 11th international “Isidor Bajić Memorial” 2023., and the 2nd prize and special chamber music prize at the Maj Lind International Piano Competition 2022.
Bogdan has collaborated with Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Radio Symphony Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Serbian Radio Orchestra, Belgrade Symphony Orchestra, Royal Strings of Saint George as well as with Kamus Quartet, performing under the baton of Valery Gergiev, Anna-Maria Helsing, Eivind Aadland, Bojan Suđić, Srboljub Dinić and many others.
He has played all around the Europe, precisely, in Serbia, Russia, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Macedonia, in important concert halls such as Mariinsky Concert Hall (as a part of “The Stars of the White Nights” festival), Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Helsinki Music Centre, Stormen Concert Hall, Belgrade Philharmonic Hall, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, Sava Center etc.
In 2019, 2023 and 2024, Bogdan benefited from scholarships at the Perosi
Academy in Biella, Italy. He was also a recipient of Fondation “Dobar Glas” scholarship in 2022, as well as the scholarship for the extremely gifted young artists, supported by the Serbian Government. Bogdan has attended many masterclasses, working with names such as: Dmitry Alexeev, Dina Yoffe, Enrica Cicarelli, Mats Widlund and many others.