Tjaša Šulc Dejanović began her musical studies in her hometown of Maribor. She finished her graduate and postgraduate study of the instrument under Ksenija Kos at the University of Zagreb’s Academy of Music. For her performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54, with the Zagreb Philharmonic, the University of Zagreb conferred upon her the Dean’s Award. To deepen her knowledge of the piano even further, she went on to study with Konstantin Bogin at the Accademia Musicale Santa Cecilia in Bergamo, as well as with several other pianists, such as Eugen Indjic, Noel do Carmo Flores, Jasminka Stančul, Karl Heinz Kämmerling, Sijavuš Gadžijev, and more. Dejanović has been well decorated through the years, receiving several prizes and winning many national and international piano competitions, as well for her artistic work in other media. She has performed both at home and abroad as a solo artist and in chamber ensembles, touring Italy, Germany, France, Croatia, Austria, and Poland. Her career has also seen her record music for a variety of radio and television productions. Critics have recognized her performances and interpretations as mindful and sensitive, musically refined, and technically impressive. In addition to performing and teaching, she also leads seminars for young pianists and appears often as a judge in competition juries.
