Margarita Vujovic (piano)
Serbia
Margarita Vujovic is a representative of the Russian piano school. She was born in Daugavpils (Latvia), where she began her musical education at the age of five by enrolling in a music school in the piano department. Over the next twelve years, she studied under the guidance of distinguished teachers: Rene Burbulj, Evgeniya Mackević, and Aivars Broks.
She continued her studies at the A. V. Nezhdanov State Conservatory in Odesa, in the class of Professor V. Y. Dashkovsky.
Her professional artistic and pedagogical career is primarily connected to Serbia. In 1995, she began her teaching career at the Music School “Mihajlo Vukdragović” in Šabac (until 2010), as well as at the Music School “Živorad Grbić” in Valjevo (until 1998). Since 2003, she has been teaching at the Music School “Petar Krančević” in Sremska Mitrovica, where she continues to work today.
Throughout her long pedagogical career, she has mentored numerous successful students who have won awards at national and international competitions, including:
Governor’s International Youth Competition “V. A. Gavrilin” (Vologda, Russia)
12th Moscow International Festival of Slavic Music (Russia)
International Competition “Orpheus” (Târgu Jiu, Romania)
“Giovani Musicisti – Città di Treviso” (Italy)
International Piano Competition “Nikolai Rubinstein” (Paris, France)
International Young Musicians Competition “Antonio Salieri” (Legnago, Italy)
Young Musician International Competition “Città di Barletta” (Italy)
“Viva la Musica” (Daugavpils, Latvia)
Slovenian Music Festival in Moscow (2016, 2018)
Her students have performed in prestigious concert venues across Serbia and Europe, including Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Kolarac Hall in Belgrade, the Russian House, and many others.
She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including:
Award from the Association of Music and Ballet Pedagogues of Serbia (2005)
Diploma from the Provincial Government for outstanding competition results (2016)
Diploma as one of the Best Professors at the International Competition SIMC in Bijeljina (2017)
She has served as a jury member at numerous competitions in Serbia and abroad, including:
Festival of Music Schools of Serbia
National Competition of Students of Music and Ballet Schools
“Slavenski” and “Binički” Competitions in Belgrade
International competitions such as “Davorin Jenko,” “Orpheus,” “Viva la Musica,” and the Slovenian Music Festival in Moscow
She has held masterclasses in Latvia, Norway, and Malta.
She is the founder and director of the Festival of Pianism in Sremska Mitrovica (2007–2012), as well as the founder and director of the international festival SIRMIUM MUSIC FEST (since 2017). She is also the president of the art association “Sirmium Gradus ad Parnassum.”
As a pedagogue, she has made a significant contribution to the development of young pianists, helping them achieve their artistic and academic goals and establish themselves on the international stage.