BIOGRAPHY
A prize winner of both national and international competitions, British pianist Nina Savicevic is the recipient of the prestigious Wright Scholarship at the Royal Northern College of Music. She began her studies under Dr Galina Kulish at St Petersburg's Rimsky Korsakov Conservatoire, Russia, and later on with Dr Caroline Diffley. She gave her very first concert after three months. In 2013 Nina was awarded a full scholarship to study under Hilary Coates at Wells Cathedral School, one of the UK’s leading specialist music schools.
During her time at Wells, Nina gained success in various competitions, most notably winning first place at the Birmingham Piano Competition, first place in the piano category at Taunton Young Musician, and third place and Audience Prize at the Windsor International Piano Competition. She has competed in BBC Young Musician and was a finalist at the Scottish International Youth Competition. Nina was also awarded the Robert Lewin Scholarship from Awards for Young Musicians which enabled her to work alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios. In 2026 she was a participant in the Mayenne International Piano Competition, and is currently preparing for competitions in Croatia and Spain.
Born in Exeter 2001 of Croatian-Serbian descent, Nina often performs across the UK and abroad with engagements in concerts in Croatia, France, and Spain, and most notably at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 1901 Arts Club in London, St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, the Pittville Pump Room, the Cheltenham Town Hall and Girton College, Cambridge. She has also been a guest speaker for the English Speaking Union and for the University of the Third Age (u3a).
She has also performed on BBC Radio South West with David Fitzgerald, and BBC Spotlight with Victoria Graham and Justin Leigh.
For the 2026-2027 concert season, Nina is excited to debut at St George’s Bristol, as well as perform Mozart’s K466 D minor concerto with the Devon-based orchestra ISCA Ensemble. She also looks forward to performing at Camel House in Lanzarote, Spain as well as touring across the UK with piano duo partner pianist Adam Heron in February 2027.
Nina has worked alongside, performed for and received masterclasses from an array of eminent pianists, including Barry Douglas, Stephen Hough, Vovka Ashkenazy, Steven Osborne andJoanna Macgregor, as well as working overseas with professors from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Zagreb’s Academy of Music. She studied from 2019-2024 at the Royal Northern College under the tutelage of Helen Krizos.
Nina is the founder and artistic director of the Topsham Music Festival, which launched in April 2023. The aim is to support young, talented musicians who are developing their careers by providing performance opportunities as well as bringing people together from the local community and beyond. For more information, please visit https://topshammusicfestival.co.uk/.
Nina also teaches piano and has built up quite a number of pupils. In September 2024, she was appointed as cathedral piano tutor for the Diocese of Leeds; the UK's leading choral education programme. She also teaches at Pocklington School and Forest Prepatory School. Nina was also a mentor for Young Sounds UK for a number of years, supporting young musicians who are on the Furthering Talent scheme.