KOTORART TALENTS

Dušan Obrenović, violin, after completing the Vasa Pavić Secondary Music School in Podgorica, under Professor Marko Simović, completed his undergraduate and master’s studies at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, under Professor Miroslav Pavlović. At the same institution, he enrolled in doctoral studies in 2022, under Professor Mihal Budinski. Dušan Obrenović has won first and second prizes at numerous competitions, including the Pjetër Gaci Competition in Shkodra, the Golden Stairs String Festival in Valjevo, and the Montenegrin Youth Music Festival in Herceg Novi and Podgorica. He has attended the Summer Camp of Chamber Music and Orchestra, led by conductors Elizabeth Atl, Thomas Post, and Jean-Michel Despin, as well as master classes held by prominent violinists such as Vili Ferdinandi, Vujadin Krivokapić, Benjamin Ziervogel, and Sándor Galgóczi. Dušan Obrenović has collaborated with world-renowned artists, including Stefan Milenković, Pacho Flores, Kemal Gekić, Irena Josifoska, Diana Adamyan, and Dmitry Prokofiev. He has participated in El Sistema projects in Belgrade and performed at concerts organized by KotorArt, the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, the Montenegrin Youth Orchestra, and the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra.

Teodora Uskoković, cello, after completing the Vasa Pavić Secondary School for Music and Ballet (Theory Department) and the André Navarra Music School (Cello, under Professor Bogdan Asanović) in Podgorica, studied at both the Musikschule Margareten in Vienna, under Professor Georg Baichi, and the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, under Professor Marko Miletić. She has been collaborating with Podgorica Summer and the City of Podgorica for several years. From 2014 to 2016, Teodora Uskoković participated in the Summer Camp for Chamber Music and Orchestra at Ivanova Korita, led by conductors Elizabeth Atl, Thomas Post, and Jean-Michel Despin. She has collaborated with renowned artists such as Elīna Garanča, Stefan Milenković, Irena Josifoska, Aleksandra Šuklar, Srboljub Dinić, and Premil Petrović. In 2018, Teodora Uskoković held her first solo recital in Novi Sad. She is a first-prize winner of the Golden Lyre Competition in Podgorica, the Golden Stairs in Valjevo, and the Davorin Jenko Competition in Belgrade. Teodora Uskoković is a member of the Nove Zvezde Klasične Muzike Association and is currently enrolled in master's studies at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad.

Miljana Nikolić, piano, after completing the Vasa Pavić Secondary Music School in Podgorica, under Professor Dragica Gregović Perović, and as a holder of the Luča Award (awarded to pupils with the highest academic marks in their generation), enrolled at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, where under Professor Biljana Gorunović she completed her undergraduate and master’s studies. She has participated in numerous national and international competitions. Miljana Nikolić has twice represented Montenegro at the Paris Piano Festival. She auditioned and became part of the Järna Festival Academy in Sweden, where she participated in numerous master classes and concerts as a soloist and in chamber ensembles. Miljana Nikolić has played several times at the A Fest in Novi Sad, as well as at numerous concerts organized by the Academy of Arts. In 2020, she became a member of the Visoko C Association that performs operas for children in schools, kindergartens, and cultural centers with the aim of introducing children to classical music in an interesting way. Miljana Nikolić is employed as a Teaching Assistant of Piano at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad.