Petrović-Poljak, Ivan

Croatia

Participated in 2024

Group B

1st Prize

Audience prize

Born on 2004-07-14, Zagreb (Croatia).
Started to play piano at the age of 8 with Prof. Vesna Fretze.

Since 2012 till 2018 has studied at the Primary music school Rudolfa Matza in Zagreb with Prof. Vesna Fretze.

Since 2018 till 2022 has studied at the Secondary music school Vatroslava Lisinskog in Zagreb with Prof. Olga Cinkoburova.

Since 2022 till now has studied at the Academy of Music Zagreb with Prof. Ruben Dalibaltayan.

Attended masterclasses of Natalya Trull.

Attended masterclasses of Milana Chernyavska.

Received 1st Prize of Memorial Isidor Bajic Novi Sad, 2021.

Received Absolute 1st Prize of Piano Talents Milano, 2019.

Received 5 times National Champion of National competitions in Croatia, 2015-2023.

FIRST ROUND

— J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in c sharp minor WK II, BWV 873

— S. Rachmaninov – Etude-tableau in a minor op. 39 no. 6

— W. A. Mozart – Sonata in B flat Major KV 281 1st mov.

— M. Ravel – Scarbo from ‘Gaspard de la nuit’

Second round

— J. Haydn – Sonata in G major Hob. XVI/40

— S. Rachmaninov – Sonata no. 2 in b flat minor op. 36 (1931)

— M. Skoryk – Burlesque

Third round

— The first movement of E. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16 performed with Phion, Orchestra of Gelderland & Overijssel