Ana Dadić, prof.

Ana Dadić (Slavonski Brod, 1993) received her master's degree in piano in the class of prof. Ruben Dalibaltayan and flute in the class of prof. Renate Penezić at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. In October 2021, she completed her third Master's degree in piano and chamber music at the Hochschule fur Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar (Germany) in the class of prof. Grigorya Gruzman. In ac. year In 2019/2020, she trained in Italy (Talent music master courses, Brescia) in the class of prof. Ruben Dalibaltayan. As part of the student exchange program, from 2014 to 2016, she studied the flute in the class of prof. Matej Zupan at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. She received her elementary and high school musical education in the class of Ivanka Kordić (piano) and Vesna Črnigoj (flute) at the Vatroslav Lisinski School of Music in Zagreb.

From 2017-2019 she was a part-time member of the Symphony Orchestra of the Principality of Liechtenstein as second flute. In October 2018, she participated as one of the four selected active participants at the La cote flute festival (Switzerland, Gland) at the Emmanuel Pahud seminar.

As a pianist, solo and in chamber ensembles, she is the winner of more than 35 first prizes at many Croatian and international competitions, among which stand out the HDGPP national competitions in Dubrovnik, Zagreb and Opatija, the Zlatko Grgošević International Competition in Zagreb, the Lions Grand Prix in Rijeka , Pianoforte in Poreč, EPTA in Osijek, Citta di Gorizia and Ars nova Trieste in Italy, and the International Competition of Young Pianists Aci Bertoncelj in Velenje, Slovenia. She represented Croatia at the 26th EPTA conference in Rome. The Ministry of Science, Education and Sports awarded her with a state award for excellence on eight occasions. She filmed for HRT.

As a flautist, she is the winner of several awards at Croatian and international competitions, including 1st place at the 54th HDGPP State Competition in Zagreb in 2016, 1st place at the International Bistrički Zvukolik Competition in 2014, 2015 and 2018. 1st prize at the International Woodwind & Brass Competition in Varaždin in 2015, 3rd prize at the Anton Eberst Competition in Novi Sad in 2015, and 2nd prize at the 3rd International Competition of Young Musicians Ars Nova in Trieste in 2007.

In addition to numerous performances throughout Croatia, in Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia, concerts with renowned ensembles, the Zagreb String Quartet and the Rucner String Quartet, are particularly valuable for her musical affirmation.

As a piano and flute soloist, she performed the 2nd piano concerto of C. Saint-Saens with the Zagreb Philharmonic, the 1st piano concerto of F. Liszt with the Symphony Orchestra of the Music Academy in Zagreb and "Carmen Fantasia" by F. Borne with the Armed Forces Symphony Orchestra Republic of Croatia

She was a scholarship recipient of the city of Zagreb for eight years. She is the winner of the Rector's award for the academic year 2015/2016.

She trained with important pianist and flautist pedagogues.

She is currently employed at the Zlatko Baloković School of Music and as an external associate at the Mala scena theater and at the Academy of Music in Zagreb.