Maja Matijanec
About
I was born in Zagreb, Croatia.
My musical education started in Europe, in my hometown Zagreb, Croatia, and continued with a Russian professor Sijavush Gadjiev in Zagreb and Gorizia (Italy). In 2002 I moved to Milan, Italy, where I graduated and obtained my Master Degree from Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory.
I decided to continue my musical growth in Linz, Austria (Anton Bruckner Privatuniversitaet), where I completed my studies in the class of Maestro Oleg Marshev, who has been my mentor and professor since many years, and earned myself a second master degree.
As a very small child I already started to give solo concerts and concerts with the orchestra.
I was awarded first prize in many national and international competitions. I was also featured in numerous solo concerts and concerts in piano duo in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Brazil including festivals: Naxos in Musica in Sicily, Italy; Guadalquivir in Cordoba, Spain; My Vitalis in Folgaria, Italy; Bolsko lito in Brac, Croatia and other concerts including the ones for Loggione degli Amici della Scala, Milano, Italy, Steinway Haus Linz, Austria, Bruckner Haus Linz, Austria, Teatro Municipal Niteroi, Sala Cecilia Meireles, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I was also the winner of the Rotary Club Zagreb scholarship.
Currently, I live in Berlin, Germany and work as a concert pianist and as a piano teacher at the Cosmopolitan School Berlin supported by the Daniel Barenboim Foundation.
My teaching style is very individual and very adaptive and highly professional.
I am an emphatic teacher and I know to recognise the needs of my students.
I am looking forward to share my knowledge with the others and to help the individuals to get where they wish to be and to guide them on their musical journey.
I think music has taught me to listen to others and has been intrumental in cultivating emphaty towards the world around me. Music makes our lives happier.
I teach in English, Italian, German and Croatian.
two master degrees at Conservatory in Milan, Italy and Anton Bruckner Privatuniversitaet Linz, Austria
I grew up having wonderful pedagogues and teachers who introduced me to russian music school which I had the opportunity to adapt to all the needs of people with different backgrounds to make the learning experience effective but enjoyable.