NADA KOLUNDŽIJA, Belgrade based pianist, is a renowned performer and promoter of contemporary music. For decades, she has been continually premiering major piano works of XX century music by international as well as national composers. It is difficult to imagine Belgrade contemporary music scene without her inspiring performances. Nada Kolundzija, described by music critics like charismatic artist, commissioned a number of piano works from composers around the world. Her recent project, New Waltzes for piano, resulted in 9 new pieces, dedicated to her, from composers living in Serbia, Canada and USA and were performed on an international tour in venues such as Kennedy Center, Washington DC, Steinway Hall, NYC, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Great Hall, University of Toronto. In promoting new music, Nada Kolundzija often goes beyond piano repertoire in supporting new ways of expression. In 2008. she initiated and organized the first multimedia festival in Belgrade, Art of Sounds, that presented more then 40 new works of composers from Australia, Canada, Europe, USA and Asia. She is a long term collaborator and guest artist of Les Amis Concerts from Toronto.

In addition to performance carrier and teaching at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, Nada Kolundzija is the artistic director of Guarnerius Art Center in Belgrade, promoting young artists and enriching Belgrade cultural life. Being a multifaceted artist, Miss Kolundzija, together with her brother, Jovan Kolundzija, well known to Serbian and international audience as a performer of classical repertoire. She performed in Hungary, Holland, China, India, Thailand, Germany, France, Spain, USA, Canada, Mexico, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Greece and performed at International festivals: Dubrovnik Summer Festival (Croatia), Ohrid Summer Festival (Macedonia), Festival of Contemporary Music Biennale Zagreb (Croatia), CHINCH presents -Composers in the first person ( Serbia), Cervantino Festival (Mexico), Interfest, Bitola (Macedonia), The Hvar Summer Festival (Croatia), A tempo - (Montenegro), BEMUS ( Serbia ), Temisoara Musicala, ( Romania), International Review of Composers ( Serbia), sounaXis festival (Canada), Festival of Chamber music, Nis (Serbia), Festival Ljubljana (Slovenia), BELEF, Belgrade (Serbia), PLANUM Festival, Budapest (Hungary), Festival of Performing Arts in the Celebration for H.M. the king`s 60th Birthday, Bangkok, Thailand, NOMUS, Novi Sad (Serbia) ...
She was a member of Ensemble for Different New Music (minimal music) and Crossover Elita (classical and jazz fusion).

Nada Kolundzija was born in Belgrade (Serbia) where she earned her Master degree in piano performance at the Academy of Music in Belgrade under Professor Dusan Trbojevic. She completed her graduate studies at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, where she studied with world-renown pianist Zoltan Kocsis.
Ms. Kolundzija is the recipient of awards for her interpretation of contemporary music, including the International Arnold Schonberg Piano Competition in Rotterdam, Award of the Community of Self-managing Organizations for Culture of Belgrade for the Best Interpretation of the Year in Belgrade, National Award for achievements in music in Zagreb and Artists Award of the Social Youth of Serbia for results achieved in the production of the youth in Belgrade.

Kolundzija performances are released on 6 LP records by Suzy, PGP, RTB, Diskos, SKC and 4 CDs records by CeSUF and Guarnerius Art Center, as a soloist and chamber musician.

She had been featured as one of the most important Serbian artist in multiple shows at Serbian radio and television programs.

Some of the artists of world renown performed at the Guarnerius: Alban Gerhardt, Nicholas Clapton, Yoshimuru Nanae, Goetz Teutsch, Jovan Kolundzija, Trio Fibonacci, Egon Mihajlovic, Jadranka Jovanovic, St George Strings, Stefan Milenkovic, Darko Velickovski, Choir Melodi, Oleg Pokhanovski, Simon Nabatov, Nils Vogram, Brothers Teofilovic, Der Rote Bereich...

... and exhibitions of famous painters: Jovan Bjelic, Stojan Aralica, Ivan Radovic, Ljuba Popovic, Boza Ilic, Ksenija Divjak, Danica Antic, Radislav Trkulja, Olja Ivanjicki, Petar Dobrovic, Sava Stojkov...

We also organized programs of diverse profiles: Lennonday-an evening dedicated to John Lennon; Baroquefest - gourmet tasting of Baroque delicacies; an evening of Jazz; Milonga-an evening of tango, et al.

The Gallery, an especially splendid space of smaller dimensions, is decorated with ornamental relief and ennobled with works of some of our most distinguished painters. In this space we organize exhibitions of paintings, graphic art, photography, crafts and antiques.