Aleksandar Serdar

Born in 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, Aleksandar Serdar has carved an impressive path in the world of classical piano. He graduated in 1988 from the distinguished Art Academy of Novi Sad and earned his Master of Music in 1992 from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. Under the tutelage of Leon Fleisher for five years, he later continued his studies with Sergio Perticaroli at the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome.

Serdar's talent has been recognized with several prestigious international awards, including Monza, Carlo Zecchi, Vercelli-Italy, Palm Beach, Cincinnati in the USA, and the Arthur Rubinstein in Tel Aviv (4th prize). His performances have taken him to esteemed venues across Italy, the United States, France, Switzerland, Russia, Israel, and many more countries.

He has collaborated with renowned orchestras such as the Dresden Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Bremen Philharmonic, Slovenian Philharmonic, and conductors like Marcello Viotti, Erich Kunzel, Leonid Grin, and Emil Tabakov. His 1998 CD, released by EMI Classics, generated significant interest from promoters and the press. Serdar's second double disc was released in Luxembourg in December 2004.

With an extensive discography under his belt, he has recorded CDs for the Serbian record label PGP, featuring Baroque repertoire, Tchaikovsky's Seasons, and works by F. Chopin. Since 1999, Aleksandar Serdar has served as a senior professor at the Academy for Music in Belgrade, Serbia, and has been teaching at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana since 2016.

In addition to his performing and teaching career, Serdar has also made a mark as a jury member at national and international piano competitions. His thoughtful musicianship, imagination, and personality have earned him accolades, such as the quote from Gramophone magazine in February 1999: "Aleksandar Serdar is clearly a thoughtful musician with imagination and personality."