Svetislav Stančić

Svetislav Stančić (7 July 1895 in Zagreb – 7 January 1970 in Zagreb) was a Croatian pianist and music pedagogue.

Stančić was educated in piano in Zagreb and then moved to Berlin where he took private piano lessons, and learned composition from Ferruccio Busoni.[1] Stančić had a career as a concert pianist, and later he became a piano teacher at the Music Academy in Zagreb. He was a member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts and a corresponding member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.[2] In 1960 he received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in music.

Some of his notable students included Ivo Maček and Vladimir Krpan.[1] The International Piano Competition Svetislav Stančić is named after him.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 150 godina Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti 1861. - 2011. (PDF) (in Croatian). Zagreb: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. 2011. p. 216. ISBN 978-953-154-961-5. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  2. ↑ "Stančić, Svetislav". Proleksis enciklopedija (in Croatian). Pro leksis / CARNet. Retrieved 2012-03-21.