The Faculty of Arts in Nis proudly supported and contributed to the organization of I Niš piano festival – the Hammer Piano Festival, which took place from 4th to 8th October 2023, in St. Sava Hall. Our cooperation with the festival was manifested through significant artistic and professional support.

As part of the accompanying festival program, a master class was held by professor Dorian Leljak and professor Ian Jones on 7th October at 2 pm, in the Faculty of Arts small hall, in Kneginje Ljubice st. no. 10. The master class was attended by students from the Department of Piano: Anastasija Sretić in the class of prof. Dragoslav Aćimović, MA, Tijana Miletić in the class of prof. DA Andrija Mamutović, Bratislav Djordjević and Boris Pećanac in the class of professors DMA Stevan Spalević, and the Faculty alumni of MAS Antonina Vukašinović.

DMA Ivan Novaković, full professor of the Piano Department, and dr Nebojša Todorović, retired full professor of the Department of Theoretical Subjects, participated in recording of a documentary about the pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninov, on the occasion of 150th anniversary of his birth. The program was broadcast during the third evening of the festival’s main program, on 6th October 2023.

The visual identity of the festival was created according to the standards given for the conceptual solution of the last year’s festival, realized by MAS Anita Milić, assoc. prof. of the Department of Applied Arts.

Faculty alumni, MAS Nina Dragićević and MAS Danilo Djokić and Vukašin Momčilović, a student of the Piano Department in the class of prof. DMA Ivan Novaković, contributed to the festival organization as part of the volunteer team.

DMA Stefan Sretić, assistant at the Piano Department, is the festival founder and artistic director.

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