''She is an artist with that “one-(wo)man army” quality. That is
hugely impressive in every way.” Djordje Matić (Novosti/Zagreb)
For the past thirty years
Branka Parlic has been a tireless
advocate of contemporary music, respectively minimalism and post
minimalism. Working as a piano teacher at the Academy of Arts in Novi
Sad, lecturer and artistic director of the concert series
New Ears for New Music, she has engaged diverse audiences throughout the Region and Europe
with the music of our time.
Through the years, this impressive pianist built an incomparable
stylistic purity. Her interpretations of Satie or Glass for example, are
considered among the best and are being regularly broadcasted on major
Radio and Television stations in Region as well as on the British
Classic FM TV and C Music TV. If there was a pantheon of great pianists,
someone said, she would definitely have a special place.
In 2021 her album Erik Satie - Inities 2017. received the silver medal
for outstanding achievement from the Global Music Awards.
Branka’s performance of
Opening from "Glassworks" was described
as a stroke of genius because she creates something ethereal through her
interpretation. However, it seems like the transcendental feeling is
present almost every time she plays.
Check it out.