Mia Pečnik

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Mia Pečnik

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Born|  (2000-09-20) September 20, 2000 (age 23)
Zagreb, Croatia
Genres| Classical
Occupation(s)| Pianist
Instruments| Piano
Website| miapecnik.com

Mia Pečnik (born September 20, 2000 in Zagreb, Croatia)[1] is a Croatian pianist. She is the recipient of prestigious awards for young musicians in Croatia and many international competitions.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Recognition (selection)
* 2.1 Awards
* 2.2 Scholarships
* 3 Discography
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Biography[edit]

Pečnik received her first piano lessons at the age of eight at the Vatroslav Lisinski Music School in Zagreb.[2] At the age of twelve, she switched to Ivanka Kordić.[3]She had her first performance with an orchestra at the age of eleven and made her debut with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of fifteen, with whom she performed a total of nine times.[3][4] This was followed by further performances in Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Kuwait, Romania, Belgium, Austria, as well as Germany and Carnegie Hall in New York City.[5][6]

Since 2019, Mia Pečnik has been studying at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Andreas Frölich.[3]

## Recognition (selection)[edit]

### Awards[edit]

Mia Pečnik is the recipient of many national and international awards[7][8][9][10], including:

* 2019: "Young Musician of the Year", awarded by the Zagreb Philharmonic[11]
* 2020: Ivo Vuljević Award[12]
* 2020: Prize for the best-performed piece by a Croatian composer, awarded by the city of Samobor and the Croatian Composers' Society[13]
* 2022: Vinko Lesić Prize[14]

### Scholarships[edit]

* Thirteen concerts as part of the "Best of NRW" concert series, awarded by the Werner Richard - Dr. Carl Dörken Foundation (postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)[15]

## Discography[edit]

* Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37. Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven)|Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37(Markofest Live, 2023)[16][17]
* Dora Pejačević. Dora Pejačević: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 (Zagreb Philharmonic, 2022)[18]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "Mia Pečnik interpretiert im Schloß Borbeck romantische Klavierwerke von Beethoven, Chopin und Liszt" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
2. ↑ Anita Nadj, KD Lisinski (2020). "Mia Pečnik interview (eng)". YouTube. Google LLC, Alphabet Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "MIA PEČNIK: 'Četiri života ne bi mi bila dovoljna da odsviram sve što želim' | NACIONAL.HR | online izdanje najutjecajnijeg političkog tjednika" (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
4. ↑ "Mia Pećnik i orkestar, Haydn Concertino I stavak.m2ts". YouTube (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
5. ↑ "Orchestras performed with since 2016". Mia Pečnik. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
6. ↑ "Notable solo concerts". Mia Pečnik. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
7. ↑ "Nachwuchstalent Mia Pecnik zu Gast im Leo-Theater" (in Deutsch). 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
8. ↑ "Meaningful competition prizes". Mia Pečnik. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
9. ↑ "Mia Pecnik (piano) at Worldvision Contest". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
10. ↑ Telekom. "Mia Pečnik" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
11. ↑ "Mladi glazbenik godine" (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
12. ↑ Hina (2020-11-20). "Martina Jembrišak i Mia Pečnik laureatkinje 33. Nagrade Ivo Vuljević". Glas Istre (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
13. ↑ Branimir Pofuk (2020-09-30). "Lucija Stilinović i Mia Pečnik odnijele nagrade na Samoborskoj glazbenoj jeseni". Večernji list (in hrvatski). Styria Media Group AG. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
14. ↑ SoundGuardian (2022-07-06). "Završen 11. Ciklus mladih glazbenika mo. Vinko Lesić" (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
15. ↑ "Best of NRW > Best of NRW > Rückblick". Retrieved 2023-12-10.
16. ↑ ""Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37" von Mia Pečnik, St. Mark's Festival Orchestra & Filip Sljivac" (in Deutsch). 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
17. ↑ "Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37". Spotify (in Deutsch). 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
18. ↑ Volarić, Vida (2022-04-05). "Marija Vidović na britanskoj turneji sa Zagrebačkom filharmonijom". Croatia Records (in hrvatski). Retrieved 2024-01-10.

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