Marko Matajič
Marko first started learning the piano from the age of 6 through music schools in Lendava and Murska Sobota (Slovenia) under the tutelage of Brigita Bogar, Yuliya Kunova and Predrag Šantek. He was later accepted into a performing arts school in Varaždin (Croatia), in which he continued his studies with Professor Predrag Šantek.
In 2020, Marko successfully passed the entrance exam to study a Bachelor of Ars majoring in piano performance at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg (Austria) in which he studied under Thomas Böckheler for his first year and is now currently studying under Professor Andreas Weber. In addition to his solo programs, Marko is also an avid chamber musician, expanding his musical knowledge with Professors including Cordelia Höfer Teutsch, Tünde Kurucz and Leonhard Roczek.
Marko has participated in several national and international competitions, including the Summer Academy for Young Talents with Saša Gerželj Donadson and Nikos Zafranas (2012, 2013, 2014), the piano masterclass with Siavush Gadjiev (6.7.-10.7.2014) and attended many masterclasses with Professors Ruben Dalibaltayan, Nina Patarcec, Grigory Gruzman, Alexander Serdar, Srdjan Čaldarović, Đorđe Stanetti, Vasily Sherbakov and Hari Gusek.