Beata Pincetić is a Croatian pianist and piano teacher with great performing experience. Her compelling performances and exceptional musical sensitivity, places her among the most gifted musicians of her generation. Born in Zagreb-Croatia, Beata started her piano lessons at the age of four, in the best music school of the country, the ”V. Lisinsky” Conservatory.

She further enrolled the Music Academy in Zagreb and was awarded the Bachelor and Master Degrees in music performance and pedagogy. She went on to obtain a postgraduate qualification from the ”F. Liszt” Academy in Budapest, working with professors Sandor Falvai, Istvan Gulyas and Istvan Szekely. Beata attended, or actively participated in masterclasses of distinguished pianists such as Sir Andras Schiff, Pierre Sancan and Cyprien Katsaris.

An exponent of contemporary music, she was invited to several contemporary music festivals like ICMC 2014, ”M.Kagel Festival” Athens 2013, Stockhausen open day 2014, ”Musik der welt” contemporary music festival, and cooperated with award winning living composers such as Ed Martin (U.S.), T.Antoniou (GR), S.Darkulic (CRO) and R.Hoadley (U.K.), among others.

In collaboration with her husband, Christos Sakellaridis, as a piano duo, she performed in prestigious European concert halls, such as Megaro Mousikis (Thessaloniki), Onassis Cultural Center (Athens), Oslo Music Academy (Norway), ”Glazbeni Zavod” (Zagreb), and ”Jacqueline du Prés” Hall (Oxford), and has been interviewed by and performed on the Greek National Radio, Croatian Radio and Television and E.B.U. (European Broadcasting Union).

Christos Sakellaridis was born in Athens, Greece. After completing his studies in Greece, he enroled the “F. Liszt” Academy in Budapest, with professors A. Kemenes, and I. Lantos, graduating with honours with an artist’s and teacher’s Diploma.

During his studies, he had a scholarship from the “A. Onassis” Foundation. He also attended masterclasses by renowned pianists, such as L. Vlassenko, K. Katsaris, L. Berman and K. Kommerling in Salzburg as well with R. Jansen for lieder accompaniment.

Christos has been performing with his wife, B. Pincetic, as a piano duo, in prestigious halls across Europe.

In 2003, he won first price at the H.E.L.E.X.P.O. chamber music competition and in 2007 was laureate with Pincetic-Sakellaridis piano duo, in the ”E. Grieg” competition for two pianos, in Oslo.

A keen performer of contemporary music, he is a member of the ”Ergon” ensemble for contemporary music, cooperating with the ”Ensemble Modern” in Frankfurt.

An accomplished accompanist, he was a chamber music coach at the Music Department of the Ionian University and for four years, repetiteur of the Ballet Company at the Greek National Opera.

In addition to performing and teaching, Christos is very interested in new technologies used for performance and composition. He writes music for other media, especially for contemporary dance and video art.

Beata Pincetic and Christos Sakellaridis, partners in life and art, have been performing and charming audiences across Europe for the last 15 years. Acclaimed by both public and critics alike, their rhythmic vitality and passionate performances create an unforgettable experience.

Beata’s and Christos’s international career has led them to appear in Greece, Germany, Croatia, Norway, Cyprus, Switzerland and the U.K. and to perform in numerous international festivals like ”Ledra International Chamber Music Festival”, ”Sani Music Festival”, ”Music der welt” contemporary music festival, ”J. Cage’s Musicircus”, and Stockhausen Open Day among others. In 2007 they were laureates of the ”E. Grieg” two pianos competition in Oslo, Norway.

Their repertoire ranges from Mozart to the 21st century

and includes major works for piano duo along with music of the avant-garde. Cooperating with living composers gives them the opportunity to premiere new works, some of which are especially written for the duo.

Their CD ”20th-century music for two pianos” has met with critical acclaim. Since innovative programming is one of the main interests of the duo, they create special projects and often perform their own arrangements.