Zenei Napok 2026

Emőke Sóti Szobonya was born in Bački Vinogradi, where she completed her primary education, while attending lower music school in Subotica. She completed her secondary music education in the piano department in the class of Marija Baš. She graduated from the Music Academy in Zagreb. After completing her studies, she began working at the Music School in Subotica, where she is still employed today as an accompanist and piano professor. Since 2001, she has also been teaching at the “Király-König Péter” Music School in Szeged (Hungary). A large number of graduates have emerged from her class, who during their studies won numerous awards at national and international competitions (Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Austria, the USA, etc.). In 2018, her student won the national competition of the national television MTV, Virtuózok, in the Republic of Hungary. She has been invited on numerous occasions to serve as a jury member in Belgrade, Zrenjanin, Šabac, Bačka Topola, Novi Sad, Murska Sobota, Timișoara, and Subotica.

Andrea Der Milovanović was born in 1986 in Szeged (Hungary). She completed her primary music education in Subotica in the class of Prof. Marija Sekelj, and her secondary education in the classes of Prof. Milena Apić and Olga Borzenko at the “Isidor Bajić” Music School in Novi Sad. She graduated from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad in the class of Prof. Biljana Gorunović. She continued her professional development through specialist and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade, in the chamber music department. She attended numerous master classes held by eminent piano pedagogues such as Yuri Kot, Rita Kinka, Arbo Valdma, Diane Andersen, Aleksandar Madžar, among others. She was awarded a diploma for outstanding achievements in the field of piano by the Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, as well as the “Dr. Ferenc Bodrogvari” recognition. Since 2015, she has been one of the founders and organizers of the international festival of young pianists “Pianissimo” in Subotica. Andrea Der currently works as a piano professor at the Music School in Subotica.

Miloš Milutinović was born in 1982 in Šabac. He completed his primary and secondary music education at the “Josip Slavenski” Music School, studying in the class of Jelica Vladiković. He continued his studies at the Music Academy in East Sarajevo, in the class of Prof. Zorica Stošić Dimitrijević, where he graduated in 2007. During his education, he further developed his skills through seminars and master classes with Aleksandar Šandorov, Aleksandra Pavlović, Jokut Mihailović, Irina Skerl, and others. Since 2005, he has been employed at the “Mihailo Vukodragović” Music School in Šabac, where he works both as a piano accompanist and as a piano teacher. In addition to his pedagogical work, he is also active in cultural and artistic activities. As Head of the Piano Department’s Professional Council and Artistic Director, he has been organizing the International Competition for Young Pianists in Šabac since 2022. He is the recipient of the annual Vidovdan Award for achievements, presented by the city of Šabac, and his students achieve outstanding results at national and international competitions.
