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Happy Children's Day---Piano Concert by Diana Brekalo



Diana Brekalo has performed in cities and major concert halls throughout Europe, USA, Japan, China (Oriental Arts Centre Concert Hall, Shanghai, Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing), Croatia and Bosnia including live broadcasts on TV and radio.

She has performed in many cities in the UK including the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, St.James Piccadilly, St.John´s Smith Square, Regent Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Fairfield Halls, and with numerous professional orchestras including the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra and others.
Diana had her début with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall in April 2011. She performed two piano cocertos in one concert: A world premiere of English composer Peter Fribbinsand D. Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1 with great acclaim.


Her prizes and awards include:

1997:  2nd prize at the Matthaes Piano competition
1998: National first prize winner in the German "Jugendmusiziert"
1999:  First Prize in the international Pinerolo Piano competition
2000:  First Prize in the XIV International Piano Competition in Ibiza
Second prize in the German-French Lions club International Piano Competition
2007: Managing director´s prize at Jaques Samuel Piano Competition
2007: Second prize at the  International Hastings Concerto competition 
2008: Third Prize at the Oxford Music Festival Competition
2009: First Prize at the International Croydon Concerto Competition
2010: Winner of the Croatian Oscar media award with the title "most succesful female Croatian artist" by the main Croatian newspaper "Vecernji list"
2012: Winner of the  Cambridge Soloist competition
Winner of the Manchester Midday Concerts Society competition

Diana is a member of "Live music now" in London and Stuttgart. 

Further studies included master classes with Prof. M. Uhde, R. Gleissner, R. Piernay, R. Bowman, C. Prégardien, J. Rink, G. Lohmeyer, D. Borsan, G. Amiras, R. O'Hora, M. Roscoe, J.Rink, B. Morrison, F. Gamba and O. Gardon. .

She was Artist in residence at Middlesex University in London 2010/2011.

Since 2011 she works at the Musikhochschule in Würzburg.

In May 2012 her live CD from the début with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at CadoganHall  (April 2011) was released.
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