{"id":78059,"date":"2026-06-22T12:38:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/events\/pastrovske-impresije-medju-kamenom-i-morem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:06:39","slug":"pastrovske-impresije-medju-kamenom-i-morem","status":"publish","type":"ajde_events","link":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/events\/pastrovske-impresije-medju-kamenom-i-morem\/","title":{"rendered":"Pa\u0161trovi\u0107i Impressions: Between Stone and Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Pa\u0161trovi\u0107i Impressions: Between Stone and Sea\u00a0 (Pa\u0161trovske impresije: me\u0111u kamenom i morem)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u017dana Leki\u0107, flute<\/p>\n<p>Petra Leki\u0107, flute<\/p>\n<p>Vladana Perovi\u0107, piano<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u017dana Leki\u0107<\/strong> is a prominent Montenegrin flutist and a full professor of Chamber Music at the Music Academy in Cetinje, University of Montenegro. Her primary and secondary musical education was set off at the \u201cStevan Mokranjac\u201d Music School in Kraljevo, where she studied in the class of the distinguished pedagogue, professor Karolj Malo\u010dik. She later came full circle when it comes to her studies in Flute and that \u00a0at the Music Academy in Cetinje, where she obtained both- her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees with the highest honors under the mentorship of the renowned professor and eminent flutist Ljubi\u0161a Jovanovi\u0107. Whilst still a student, she won numerous awards at regional, federal and international competitions, performing both- as a soloist and in chamber ensembles. She perfected her artistic skills by being invested in international masterclasses, led by some of the world\u2019s most notable flutists, including J\u00e1nos B\u00e1lint (Hungary), Michael Debost (USA), Aur\u00e8le Nicolet (Switzerland) and Peter Lucas Graff (Germany). She became highly established over the years and with it came \u00a0a prominent concert career, and performances at major festivals and concert venues across Montenegro, region as well as those abroad, encompassing Italy, France, Russia, China, Croatia and Slovenia. Some of the most notable \u00a0performances include those in Paris, Spain, Moscow and Beijing, in addition to the numerous premiere performances of contemporary compositions. In addition to her career in performance, she is consistent in her dedication to pedagogical work at the Music Academy in Cetinje, having \u00a0educated generations of award-winning students there. She is one of the founders of the chamber trio \u201cArdor\u201d, which is known for continually \u00a0promoting chamber and contemporary music, as well as the works of Montenegrin composers. At the same time, she is also a part of the newly established trio \u201cAlba Montenegrina\u201d, consisting of renowned Montenegrin artists: flutist Petra Leki\u0107 and pianist Vladana Perovi\u0107. She is an active participant of the cultural and public life in Montenegro, having made a significant contribution to the enrichment of the Montenegrin cultural scene.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Petra Leki\u0107<\/strong> was born in Bar and \u00a0began her musical education there, in her hometown. Subsequently, at the age of 17, she was admitted to the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, one of the world\u2019s most prestigious music universities. She rounded up her undergraduate studies and earned her Bachelor\u2019s Degree there in 2023, whilst also obtaining \u00a0her Master of Arts degree in 2026 and that \u00a0from the same university. It is important to mention that during this time she was studying under the mentorship of the renowned professor and principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic, Walter Auer. Still a student, she won numerous national and international awards, encompassing the following: the 1<sup>st<\/sup> prize at the National Competition of Montenegro, the 1<sup>st<\/sup> prize at the \u201cMiodrag Azanjac\u201d International Competition in Belgrade,\u00a0 \u201cPremio Clivis\u201d Competition in Rome (2<sup>nd<\/sup> prize), as well as the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> prize at the \u201cEmona International\u201d Competition in Ljubljana. As a distinguished soloist, she has taken to the plethora of stages across Montenegro and Europe. What\u2019s more, her career of an orchestral musician entails performances in some of the world\u2019s most prestigious venues, including Vienna\u2019s \u201cMusikverein\u201d and \u201cWiener Konzerthaus\u201d, the \u201cFranz Liszt\u201d Concert Hall in Budapest, as well as the National Concert Hall in Dublin. In the year of 2025, Petra\u2019s performances with the Vienna\u2019s \u201cWalzer Orchestra\u201d during a tour in Japan, included the ones at some of the world-renowned venues, the most notable being those at the \u201cTokyo Opera City Concert Hall\u201d and the \u201cSymphony Hall\u201d in Osaka. She is a frequent collaborator in the performances \u00a0with the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra and a member of the newly founded trio \u201cAlba Montenegrina\u201d, also featuring the renowned Montenegrin flutist \u017dana Leki\u0107 and \u00a0Vladana Perovi\u0107- a well- known pianist from Montenegro. Important is to mention her collaborations with prominent conductors such as Marc Korovitch, Andr\u00e9s Orozco-Estrada, Fedor Rudin, Peter Joyce, Marin Alsop, Sian Edwards and Simeon Pironkoff. Petra Leki\u0107 has also established herself through numerous masterclasses with renowned professors and flutists, including: Karl-Heinz Sch\u00fctz, Andrea Olivia, Vicens Prats, Felix Renggli, Ljubi\u0161a Jovanovi\u0107, Marina Nenadovi\u0107, Katarina Azanjac, Michel Moragues, Karin Bonelli, S\u00e9bastien Jacot, Ting-Wei Chen, and others. Critics nowadays see her as one of the most promising young Montenegrin artists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vladana Perovi\u0107<\/strong> was born in 1995 (Podgorica), completing her primary and secondary education at the \u201cVasa Pavi\u0107\u201d Music School, in the class of the professor Irma Markovi\u0107. At seventeen years of age, she enrolled at the \u201cSanta Cecilia\u201d Conservatory of Music in Rome, obtaining both her Bachelor and Master degrees with the highest honors and distinctions there, under the mentorship of professor Riccardo Marini. She is currently pursuing her Master\u2019s degree in Piano Performance at the Brescia Faculty of Music (Italy), in the class of Prof. Andreas Fr\u00f6lich. What is important to highlight in a span of time from 2007 to 2012, is her collaboration with the eminent professor and pianist Aleksandar Serdar. Parrallel to her studies at the Conservatory, followed the further advancement of \u00a0her training at international academies in Rome under professors Daniel Rivera and Konstantin Bogino, the influence of their exceptional Russian piano school leaving a strong mark on her artistic development. During the 2018\/2019 academic year, she attended the International Piano Academy in Split, and that in the class of Prof. Ruben Dalibaltayan.<\/p>\n<p>She is the recipient of \u00a0numerous first and special prizes at national and international competitions. In 2015, she was a finalist as well as a third prize winner at the 6<sup>th<\/sup> ASEAN International Chopin Piano Competition in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Additionally, in 2016, she was a finalist and special prize winner at the Malta International Piano Competition. Furthermore, at the International Piano Competition in Rome in 2019, she was also a \u00a0finalist, winning the third prize as well as \u201cSergio Perticaroli\u201d Special Prize, awarded by the \u201cA.Gi.Mus\u201d Association. As a 2009 laureate of the \u201cAnemos\u201d Competition in Rome, she was awarded the President of the Italian Republic\u2019s silver medal. In 2008, having been one of the award recipients at the major international \u201cIBLA Grand Prize\u201d competition in Regusa, Sicily, she performed at the \u201cWinners\u2019 Concert\u201d at Carnegie Hall in New York. As a soloist and chamber musician, however, she has given numerous concerts in Montenegro, North Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Russia. What is also important to mention are her performances at numerous festivals in Montenegro including: \u201cA Tempo\u201d, \u201cKotor Art\u201d, \u201cMusic Days\u201d, \u201cEspressivo\u201d, \u201cTheatre City\u201d Budva, as well as those abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Her collaborations as a soloist include those with the: Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, the Belgrade Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Chioggia Symphony Orchestra (Italy), the Rome Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Music Academy in Cetinje. She was a guest \u00a0performer at the Parliament of Montenegro at the 9<sup>th<\/sup> Summit of the Southeast European Heads of State and Government in Budva. Important is to mention her participation in a large number of masterclasses, as well as collaborations with renowned pianists and pedagogues such as A.Sokolov, V.Kova\u010d, V.Ovchinnikov, B.Kraljevi\u0107, B.Canino, D.Bashkirov, A.Jasinski, P.Gililov, L.Morales, G.Mazzocante, A.Mamriev, A.Kobrin, H.Leichtfried, B.Petrushansky, K.Geki\u0107, I.Lazko and G.Gruzman.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":78611,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"event_type":[187],"event_type_2":[],"class_list":["post-78059","ajde_events","type-ajde_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_location-santa-maria-in-punta-church","event_type-muzika","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ajde_events\/78059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ajde_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ajde_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78059"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=78059"},{"taxonomy":"event_type_2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradteatar.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type_2?post=78059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}