Pianist Tamara Jurkić Sviben graduated (1995) from the Zagreb Academy of Music under Jurica Muraj and attended master courses with M. Voskresensky, L. Naumov, M. Mercier, M. Saboy and V. Krpan. Since 1992 she has performed in all major cities in Croatia as well as in Amsterdam, Budapest, Lisbon, Vienna and in India. Pieces by Croatian composers (B. Kunc, B. Papandopulo, B. Bjelinski, Ž. Hirschler) are important part of her repertoire. She is actively engaged as pedagogue teaching the piano at the Zlatko Baloković Music School in Zagreb.
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