Petar Popović is solo-flute of the Radio Symphony Orchestra Belgrade (*2017) and teaching assistant for flute at the Academy of Arts/University of Novi Sad, Serbia (*2018).
He specialized in Switzerland, where he completed his Master’s in classical performance at the Hochschule Luzern - Musik in the class of Prof. Pirmin Grehl, while also obtaining piccolo lessons with prof. Nicola Mazzanti. Prior to this, he studied in Germany, where he finished his orchestral Master’s and Konzertexamen at Hochschule für Musik Mainz in the class of Prof. Dejan Gavric. He gained his Bachelor’s degree at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad under the mentorship of Prof. Laura Levai Aksin. In 2022, he obtained his Doctoral degree at Novi Sad University by defending the Doctoral Art Project in the field of contemporary music: “The New Sign for the New Sound: Interpreting the Musical Notation of the 20th and the 21st Century - Case Studies of Penderecki, Holliger and Ferneyhough”.
He was a finalist of the “8th Saverino Gazzelloni International Flute Competition” (2019), a semi finalist at the “7th Krakow International Flute Competition” (2017), Laureate of the “Petar Konjović International Flute Competition” (EMCY) in Belgrade (2014), a semi-finalist of the “Israel International Flute Competition” (2013), and also two-times first prize winner of the “Davorin Jenko International Flute Competition” in Belgrade (2011, 2013).
During the 2014/2015 season he played as an intern with the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz in Germany, and in 2016/2017 held the same position with the Musikkollegium Symphonic Orchestra of Winterthur, Switzerland. He has performed with Ensemble of Lucerne Festival Academy, Symphony Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Academy in Austria, Deutsche Kammer
Virtuosen from Berlin, and also with the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra (Schweitzer Jugend Sinfonie-Orchester). He has performed throughout Europe in venues such as Tonhalle Zurich, Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Lucerne (KKL), Herkulessaal Munich, Kultur Casino Bern, Kultur und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle in Stuttgart, Assembly House in Norwich, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, etc. As a soloist he played with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Belgrade, “Kamerata” Novi Sad String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the HfM Mainz, as well as the Academy of Arts Novi Sad Symphony Orchestra. He also performed and held recitals in England, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Israel, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and China.
Petar held flute masterclasses in Luxembourg, Hungary, Croatia, BiH and Montenegro. He took part in Shanghai Spring Festival in China and also in several contemporary music festivals in Lucerne, such as: Akademie der zeitgenössischen Musik, Szenenwechsel, Exil als künstlerische Notwendigkeit, Eine Frage der Zeit, etc.
He further enriched his knowledge by attending numerous masterclasses held by renowned soloists and pedagogues, such as: Renate Greiss - Armin, Barthold Kuijken, Mario Caroli, Jean-Claude Gérard, Robert Dick, Gaby Pas-Van Riet, Wally Hase, Karl-Heinz Schütz, Carlo Jans, Gergely Ittzés, Christina Fassbender, Sarah Louvion, Nataša Marić, Jürgen Franz, etc.
Throughout his studies he received scholarships from various foundations: Deutschland-Stipendium Berlin, Lyra Foundation Zurich, Hirschmann Foundation Lucerne, Dositeja Foundation Belgrade - for studying abroad. He received the University of Novi Sad award for great accomplishments in the field of art, as well as the Little Prince and Useir Hadžibejli awards, both granted by the University of Novi Sad. He plays a Muramatsu flute granted by Érgata foundation from Zurich.