Year of birth: 2004
Place of birth: Zagreb
Educated in: Zagreb
Place of residence: Zagreb
Finalist of the 65th Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition
28/08/2025 10:30 CET
F. Busoni: Preludi op. 37, BV 181: n. 10, 14, 17 F. Chopin: Scherzo n. 4, op. 54 A. Skrjabin: Sonata n. 5, op. 53
Ivan Petrović-Poljak had been stepping onto the stage at the age of 8 and honing his craft under the tutelage of Olga Cinkoburova, his dedication and talent soon caught the attention of maestro Ruben Dalibaltayan, under whose mentorship Ivan continued to flourish. Ivan is also a scholar at the Liechtenstein Music Academy where he attends masterclasses from Prof. Milana Chernyavska and Prof. Pavel Gililov. He is a laureate of over 40 piano competitions, among which are the Pancho Vladigerov competition, the Enschede competition and the Isidor Bajić competition. Ivan participated and performed on many concerts, as a soloist and with orchestras, where he enchanted listeners with his mastery of the piano, his technical brilliance and emotional depth.