Aljoša Jurinić
Education and Training
‘25 DMA University of Toronto; ‘19 Konzertexamen, University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar; ‘12 MM Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Awards and Recognition
First Prize - 2012 Robert Schumann International Piano Competition, Zwickau, Germany
Fifth Prize - 2016 Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition, Brussels, Belgium
Finalist - 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw, Poland
First Prize - 2014 Massarosa International Piano Competition, Italy
First Prize - 2012 Shura Cherkassky International Piano Competition, Milan, Italy
Aljoša Jurinić
Division: Expanded Education
Department: Piano
Instrument: Piano
Hailed as "a startlingly subtle and visionary pianist" with "a rare blend of charm and mastery," Croatian pianist Aljoša Jurinić has established himself as a laureate of the world's most prestigious piano competitions. Following his win at the 2012 International Robert Schumann Competition in the composer's hometown of Zwickau, he was a laureate at the 2016 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition and the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, as well as a finalist at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.
Aljoša has appeared in around 40 countries across five continents, including Carnegie Hall and Wiener Musikverein, and his music is featured on six albums, including three solo releases: Chopin Alive (2016), Correspondances (2020), and Chopin: Sonatas No. 2 and No. 3 (2025).
Aljoša holds two terminal degrees: a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) from the University of Toronto and a Konzertexamen from the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar.
He currently serves on the piano faculty at New England Conservatory Preparatory School. He is a Visiting Artist Researcher at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), investigating the biomechanics of piano playing. He is also the Director of the Toronto International Piano Competition.
Aljoša Jurinić is a Steinway Artist.
Curriculum Vitae
‘25 DMA University of Toronto; ‘19 Konzertexamen, University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar; ‘12 MM Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
- First Prize - 2012 Robert Schumann International Piano Competition, Zwickau, Germany
- Fifth Prize - 2016 Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition, Brussels, Belgium
- Finalist - 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw, Poland
- First Prize - 2014 Massarosa International Piano Competition, Italy
- First Prize - 2012 Shura Cherkassky International Piano Competition, Milan, Italy
