Mina Miletic was born in Belgrade to parents of Serbian and Bulgarian heritage. After attending the Academy of Music in Belgrade where she studied on full scholarship and obtained the BMus with highest distinction, Mina joined the Postgraduate Course at the Royal Academy of Music in London where she was awarded the E Power Biggs bursary and where she studied with Colin Stone and Paul Lewis.
Mina's playing has a visonary quality that can be quite enthralling
Christopher Elton
Mina obtained the RAM Postgraduate Diploma and LRAM in July 2002 and was highly commended for her final recital. She was also awarded a special bursary from the Serbian Ministry of Science and Technology, received Newby Trust Grant for 2001/02 and 2002/03, Craxton Memorial Trust Award for 2001/02 and Sir Richard Stapeley Educational Trust Award for 2002/03.
Memorable performance of Debussy and Scarlatti
Piano magazine
In 1988 Mina won the second prize at the National Piano Competition and received the Mokranjac Prize in 1992. She also won the top prize in the Petar Konjovic International Piano Competition in 1998, a special prize at the Karic International Piano Competition in London in 2001, and was very highly commended at the Dudley International Piano Competition in 2001.
I was very impressed by her persuasive and communicative playing. At her best Mina stands comparison with the finest artists.
Colin Stone
She attended master classes with distinguished musicians such as Ian Hobson, Peter Donohoe, Olivera Djurdjevic, Noriko Ogawa, Murray McLachlan and Charles Owen; and received chamber music coaching from Joseph Seiger, Lydia Mordkovich, Ruth Waterman and others.
Mina has a clear musical integrity and an individual personality
Christopher Elton
Mina Miletic established her career regularly appearing in recital, as a chamber musician and concerto soloist at major musical venues and festivals. She performed at the 30th Belgrade Music Festival, ex-Yugoslavia's most prestigious festival, recorded for RTS and has given many RTS live broadcasts. Her international engagements have included concerts in Bulgaria, France, Kuwait, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, USA and UK. See the concert section for further details on future concerts.
One could not have wished for a more lusty and definitive performance, backed up by an infallible sense of timing!
Malcolm Troup
Mina is currently preparing her doctoral thesis on ‘Interpretation of Impressionistic Piano Music’. In 2004 she has been invited to become the Honorary Secretary of the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe. She is also active as a contributor and reviewer for the Arietta journal.
Amaryllis Piano Trio
Mina Miletic and Dimitar Burov
Mina Miletic has extensive experience teaching in specialist music schools and giving private piano tuition to all levels, from beginners to advanced. She has been a Visiting Piano Teacher at Harrow School since 2003 and Redcliffe School since 2002. Mina has given master-classes in Armenia, Bulgaria, Serbia and UK and is increasingly engaged as an adjudicator for festivals and competitions. Earlier this year she was in the jury of the 5th International Piano Competition 'Davorin Jenko' in Belgrade.
Mature playing - good style, good sound, good musician
Alberto Portugheis
She is also an experienced accompanist and chamber musician (see repertoire) and she regularly performs with the Scottish clarinettist Katie Lockhart, Bulgarian violinist Dimitar Burov and with the Amaryllis Piano Trio.
Mina Miletic and Katie Lockhart