MILJAN BJELETIĆ

MILJAN BJELETIĆ, MA (1973) finished his studies of Accordion at the prestigious music Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky in Kyev, Ukraine, in the class of prof. dr N. A. Davidov, where he obtained his MA degree in 1998. During his undergraduate and post-graduate studies, he had the performances at the renowned international competitions, The World Cup in Sweeden in 1995, where he won a bronze medal as the selected representative of SR Yugoslavia, and the Grand prix at the International competition in France, 1997, the First Prize. His exceptional pedagogical activity has been recognized internationally, too. For several years of working with his pupils and students, he has won more than 200 prizes at the competitions in the country and abroad. A great many number of his students, concerts abroad – Italy, Chezck Republic, Hungary, Finland, Croatia, Slovenia, Russia, Lithuania, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Letonia, China, as well as the competition successes, have contributed much to a greater affirmation of the accordion in Serbia. His students have been the winners at the most prestigious international competitions: The World Cup, The World Trophy, in Pula, Castelfidard and Clingental, and also at the most prestigious international and world competitions, he has been regularly a jury member as the representative of Serbia. He has performed and worked as a pedagogue at the seminars in Serbia, France, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Lithuania, Poland and Letonia. In 2004, the Association of music and ballet pedagogues of Serbia, awarded him with the Prize for the achieved cresults, and in 2008 he won the prize from the Association of music and ballet schools of Serbia for the multiyear pedagogical results. Also, he has been the winner of the Certificate of the Higher League of World’s Accordionists, Kyev 2007, as well as the winner of the Diploma of Music School Dr Miloje Milojević, in 2008, for the exceptional merits and the contribution to the development of Music School in Kragujevac. Currently, he is in title of the Associate Professor at the main subject – Accordion.