Hailed as “a startlingly subtle and visionary pianist” with “a rare blend of charm and mastery”, Croatian pianist Aljoša Jurinić [al-yo-sha YOO-ri-nich] has established himself as a laureate of the world's most prestigious piano competitions. Following his win at the 2012 International Robert Schumann Competition in the composer’s hometown of Zwickau, he was a laureate at the 2016 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition and the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, as well as a finalist at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

 

Aljoša has appeared as a soloist and with orchestras at prominent venues in over 35 countries across five continents, including New York's Carnegie Hall, Wiener Musikverein, Salle Cortot in Paris, Gasteig in Munich, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Osaka Symphony Hall, La Sala Verdi in Milan, BOZAR in Brussels, Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, and many others. In addition, he held several recital and orchestra tours in China and Japan.

 

His discography includes five albums featuring works by Chopin, Schumann, and Debussy. The latest album, Correspondances (2020) for KNS Classical, will be followed by a recording of Chopin's Sonatas, scheduled for release in late 2024. A sought-after chamber musician, Aljoša has collaborated with world-renowned instrumentalists such as Kian Soltani, Luka Šulić, and Petrit Çeku, to name a few. In 2019, the president of Croatia awarded him the Order of the Morning Star for outstanding achievements in culture and the international promotion of his country. 

 

Aljoša's artistic development has been shaped by renowned pianists and pedagogues in his native Croatia, Austria, Italy, Germany, and Canada, where he is pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Toronto. Currently based in Boston, USA, he is a Visiting Artist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Immersion Lab where he collaborates on research projects investigating the biomechanics of piano playing.