"Nikolić, a second-year student at the Vasa Pavić Art School of Music and Ballet in the class of Professor Marko Prentić, achieved victory in an impressive manner, dominating both stages of the competition. The weight of this success is best illustrated by the composition of the eminent international jury that evaluated the competitors, which consisted of world-renowned professors and virtuosos: Costas Cotsiolis (Greece), Raphaella Smith (Belgium), Srđan Tošić (Serbia), Manfred Steflitsch (Austria) and Karol Samuelčik (Slovakia)," the statement said.
They emphasize that this triumph at the festival, which has been gathering the world's elite of classical guitar for decades, represents one of the greatest international successes of the Montenegrin music scene. The victory in Belgrade, they emphasize, once again confirms Petrov's extraordinary talent and places him at the very top of the European guitar scene in his age group.
"The success of the young guitarists from Montenegro was further complemented by the winners of third place in their categories: Anastasija Vukićević from the UŠMB "Vasa Pavić" in the class of Professor Dražen Joković, as well as Andrija Bačković and Nikola Miljanić, students of the "Dara Čokorilo" Music School from Nikšić, in the classes of Professors Dražen Joković and Slobodan Bogdanović," the Nikolić family concluded in a statement.
