KotorArt

International festival

Monday, August 3
Church of the Holy Spirit, 9 p.m.
KOTORART TALENTS: FAMILY TRADITION 

LUKA PERAZIĆ, violin
ĐINA PERAZIĆ, piano

Program

August 3, 2026

PROGRAM

Branko Zenović (1935)
Igra [Dance]

Nikola Hercigonja (1911–2000)
Pjesma [Song]
Poskočica

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Violin Sonata No. 1 (Posthumous)

Violin Sonata No. 2
Allegretto
Blues. Moderato
Perpetuum mobile. Allegro

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Violin Sonata
Allegro vivo
Intermède: Fantasque et léger
Finale: Très animé

Maurice Ravel
Tzigane, Concert Rhapsody for Violin and Piano

Artists

Luka Perazić, one of the leading Montenegrin violinists of his young generation, began his musical education at the age of eight under Professor Vili Ferdinandi. He later studied at Whitgift School in London under Professor Ivo Stankov, as well as at the Vasa Pavić Secondary Music School in Podgorica. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, where he studied with Professor Krzysztof Śmietana. Perazić has further refined his artistic skills through collaboration with numerous distinguished violinists and conductors. He is a laureate of the Pjetër Gaci International Violin Competition in Albania and the Città di Barletta Competition in Italy, a winner of the Premio Clivis Competition in Italy, and a finalist in several prestigious international competitions, including the Lutine Prize (United Kingdom), Kocianovo Ústí (Czech Republic), and Ohrid Pearls (North Macedonia). As both a soloist and chamber musician, he has appeared at numerous festivals, including the Verbier Festival, the Plovdiv Chamber Music Festival, and Montenegro’s leading festivals such as the Bar Chronicle, the Theater City Budva, and Espressivo. Particularly noteworthy are his performances with the Birziminum Piano Trio, as well as his recital collaborations with pianists Đina Perazić and Simo Šišević. He is a member of both the Montenegro Festival Orchestra and the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, and currently serves as a Teaching Assistant at the Music Academy in Cetinje.

Đina Perazić, piano, began her musical education at the age of six at the Vasa Pavić Music School in Podgorica. She completed both her undergraduate and master’s studies at the University of Music and Theater Munich, studying under Professors Sylvia Hewig-Tröscher and Thomas Böckheler, while further developing her artistic skills through masterclasses with distinguished pianists and pedagogues. During her time in Germany, she performed regularly at concert platforms such as the Klavierfest im Gasteig in Munich and in Montenegro at esteemed festivals including Espressivo, KIC Young Talents, and Podgorica Cultural Summer. She has since continued her active artistic career in Melbourne, where she appears in both solo and chamber music projects. Her repertoire places particular emphasis on Impressionist music and works by Balkan composers, with which she feels a strong emotional and cultural affinity. Đina Perazić regularly collaborates with Australian composer Oliver Grey, and following the studio recording of his Sonata-Fantasia, she was invited to present a recital on 3MBS Classical Radio in Melbourne, where she also performed the premiere of his Suite de Morceaux Musicaux, written especially for the occasion. She has collaborated with numerous instrumentalists and vocal artists, and her recitals with her brother, Luka Perazić, remain an important and personally significant part of her artistic journey.