“His complete dedication to music is astonishing. He doesn't just merely utilize his fingers and mind but engages his entire being in its service. It’s truly an extraordinary combination of virtuosity, imagination and thoughtfulness.” jury’s public comments at the 20th Ferdo Livadic competition, September 2023
Recognized as one of Croatia’s finest young pianists, Jan Nikovich has been gaining attention from music lovers worldwide.
He often performs in Croatia and abroad: USA, Austria, Belgium, Brasil, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, UK. He has performed with all major orchestras in Croatia, and most recently with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Domingo Hindoyan- broadcasted on ClassicFM radio.
Jan holds victories and awards in many international competitions, including Bösendorfer USASU (Arizona, USA), James Mottram (Manchester, UK), Ferdo Livadić, , Papandopulo, Young Virtuosos, Citta di Gorizia, EPTA, Val Tidone, as well as being a multiple national winner in both the solo and chamber music categories. He is a seven- time winner of the Oscar Award awarded by the Ministry of Science and Education of Croatia, in 2020 he received the Rector's Award at the University of Zagreb and the Yamaha Scholarship Award and most recently has been awarded the Croatian ‘Young musician of the Year Award’ in 2024.
He started learning piano with professor Ela Korbar, studied with professor Ruben Dalibaltayan, and currently under the mentorship of professor Natalia Trull. Jan is a scholarship holder of the Academy of Music in Liechtenstein and his other mentors include Eliso Virsaladze, Milana Chernyavska, Sergio Tiempo, Claudio Martinez Mehner, Rena Shereshevskaya.
Jan was selected for the Junior Music Camp in Barcelona, where he worked and played with Lang Lang, which resulted in another performance with him at the Allianz Arena Stadium in Munich in front of 70,000 people. Jan’s video recordings have attracted millions of listeners on social media platforms, and in 2024 he was nominated for the Croatian Person of the Year Award by the Večernji list newspaper.
