Vasilije Basarab, Pianist – Biography
Vasilije Basarab was born in Bar, Montenegro, into a family of musicians. He started playing the piano at the age of five, when he enrolled in the Elementary Music School “Petar II Petrović-Njegoš” in Bar under the guidance of Maja Basarab.
He received his secondary education at the Art School for Primary and Secondary Music Education for Talents “Andre Navara” in Podgorica under the tutelage of Maja Basarab.
He is currently a third-year student at the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade under Professor Nataša Mitrović.
This young artist is the winner of numerous awards at competitions in the country and abroad:
• Laureate at the 20th International Competition “Davorin Jenko” in Belgrade
• Third prize at the 10th Memorial “Isidor Bajić” in Novi Sad
• Absolute first prize at the 6th “Academy Award Giovani 2016” in Rome
• Laureate and Special Award “Most Promising Young Artist” at the 2nd International Competition of Young Musicians in Zagreb
• First prize at the 10th and 13th International Competition “Piano Talents” in Milan
• Laureate at the 30th International Competition “Petar Konjović” in Belgrade
• First prize at the inaugural Montenegro International Piano Festival in Kotor
He was awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of Education of Montenegro “Za odličan 5” in 2019 and 2020. He has been a recipient of the State Scholarship for Young Talents for many years.
He is the winner of the Yamaha Music Europe Foundation scholarship for 2024, which was awarded to only fifty musicians throughout Europe that year.
He honed his piano skills at masterclasses with Cyprien Katsaris, Pablo Galdo, Jacques Rouvier, Natalia Trul, Mira Marchenko, Gulsin Onaj, Vito Maggiolino, and Ning Zhou.
He has participated in festivals including “FMU i Guarnerius nagrađuju”, “Beogradske promenade”, “Danube Sounds”, “Barski Ljetopis”, “Forte Piano”, “Podgoričko kulturno ljeto”, “Wild Beauty Art”, and the “Montenegro International Piano Festival”.
As a competition winner, he has performed in concerts in Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, and Germany.
