Described as a pianist of "technical brilliance which allows him to express himself in an electrifying manner, demonstrating an imaginative exuberance, sensibility and luminosity which we are not used to hearing at the present time" (Ritmo), Goran Filipec is a musician who never fails to capture the hearts of international audiences and critics. Renowned for his exceptional interpretations of works of Franz Liszt and his classical and romantic repertoire of high virtuosity, Goran Filipec defends creativity and subjectivity in performance observing it as co-creation of the musical work, which he often blends with his own arrangements and adaptations. ​ Born in Rijeka in 1981, Goran Filipec received his essential musical training in his native country of Croatia, studying with Marina Ambokadze and Evgeny Zarafiants. He pursued further studies at the Moscow State Conservatoire P.I.Tchaikovsky with Natalia Trull, at Oxana Yablonskaya Piano Institute in Italy, and at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague with Naum Grubert. Goran Filipec is appearing internationally as recitalist and soloist with symphony orchestras in Europe, the Americas and Japan. He was invited on multiple occasions to leading Festivals such as Contemporary Piano Faces of the Mariinsky Theatre, Progetto Martha Argerich or Dubrovnik Summer Festival. ​ Mr. Filipec is co-founder and president of the Société Franz Liszt de Genève, devoted to the appreciation and study of the oeuvre of the Hungarian composer.