Pianist Branka Parlić is one of the most prominent interpreters of contemporary classical music in Eastern Europe. She graduated from the Belgrade University of Musical Arts in the late 1970s and studies under Professor Olga Mihailović. She later honed her craft at the Summer Music Academy in Nice under Professor Pierre Sancan of the Paris Conservatory. While studying, she also co founded the well-known Ensemble for Different New Music.

Taking on the task of presenting the cycle of the legendary Phillip Glass’ “Metamorphosis,” is probably the most challenging task in the sphere of contemporary minimalism since Parlic’s classical undertaking of Erik Satie’s ''Gnossiennes'' in the 1980s. The album which she released back then, called “Initiés,” was the first album that contained one of Satie’s compositions ever recorded here.

Branka Parlić premiered the Glass' pieces in Novi Sad in 2004 and the performance of “Metamorphosis No.2” recorded at this show was broadcasted regularly on prestigious British TV channel Classics FM. Recently, another British TV channel C Music TV http://www.cmusic.tv/cmusic/ started to broadcast two videos in Parlic' rendering: "Opening" by Philip Glass and "Spiegel im Spiegel" by Arvo Pärt.

Branka Parlić has performed in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, France, Austria, Macedonia, Hungary, Switzerland in the past two years, playing pieces by Erik Satie, Philip Glass, Michael Nyman, Arvo Pärt, Wim Mertens, John Cage, Miroslav Shtatkich, Viktor Ekimovski ...

She works as piano teacher at the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

She also act as Artistic Director of the Concert Series "New Ears for the New Music" and Art stage within Exit Festival in Novi Sad.

For further information and bookings please contact:
parlic.branka@gmail.com