Martina Filjak

Martina Filjak (born 1978 in Zagreb)

Martina Filjak has performed with orchestras of her home country and abroad, including The Cleveland Orchestra; the Zagreb, Strasbourg, Morocco, Belgrade and Torino Philharmonics; the Barcelona, Bilbao, Chautauqua, Tenerife, Chile and Moscow Symphony Orchestras; the Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt, Croatian Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa under conductors Jahja Ling, Christian Zacharias, Heinrich Schiff, Theodor Guschlbauer and Stefan Sanderling and more. As a recitalist as well as concerto soloist, Ms. Filjak has performed in such major venues as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Berlin, L'Auditori and Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Carnegie Hall in New York City, Palais de la musique et des congrès in Strasbourg, Musikverein in Vienna, Shanghai Oriental Art Center and the Severance Hall in Cleveland.

Her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in December 2009 received excellent reviews by the New York Times critic Anthony Tommasini praising her 'resourcefulness of her technique and the naturalness of her musicality' and declaring her 'a pianist to watch'. In October 2009 she was additionally awarded an honorary medal by the president of the Republic of Croatia for her artistic achievements.

In 2010 and 2011 she performed with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and Christoph Poppen, at the Al Bustan Festival in Lebanon, the Granada Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and as a recitalist at the Munich Residenz and at the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. Future performances include appearances with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, the Boston Philharmonic, the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Weimar and the Granada Symphony Orchestra.

Miss Filjak holds dual Croatian and Italian nationality and speaks 7 languages.

Discography 2001 – Album Piano passionato / Tutico Classic 2011 – CD Antonio Soler: Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 1–15 / Martina Filjak, Piano / Naxos 2013 – CD Robert Schumann: Andante and Variations Op. 46 / Jan Vogler, Christian Poltéra (Cellos), Juho Pohjonen, Martina Filjak (Pianos), Johannes Dengler (Horn) / Sony Classical 2017 – CD Piano: J.S. Bach, Robert Schumann, Alexander Scriabin / Martina Filjak, Piano / Solo Musica

Awards and honors 1993 – prize of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra 1998 – prize of the Jeunesses Musicales Croatia 2007 – 5th prize in the finals of the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in Bolzano 2007 – 1st prize at the Viotti International Music Competition in Vercelli 2008 – Vladimir Nazor Award (annual award for the year 2007) 2008 – Milka Trnina Award (for the year 2007) 2008 – 1st prize and Gold Medal at the Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona 2008 – Orlando Award at the 59th Dubrovnik Summer Festival 2009 – 1st prize & Gold Medal at the Cleveland International Piano Competition