Nina Savicevic, Pianist
A prize winner of both national and international competitions, British pianist Nina Savicevic is the recipient of the prestigious Wright Scholarship, the Eric Horner Award and the Haworth Trust Scholarship at the Royal Northern College of Music. She began her studies under Dr Galina Kulish at St Petersburg's Rimsky Korsakov Conservatoire, Russia, and later on Caroline Diffley. She gave her very first concert after three months. In 2013 Nina was awarded a full scholarship to study under Professor Hilary Coates at Wells Cathedral School, one of the UK’s leading specialist music schools.
During her time at Wells, Nina gained success in various competitions, most notably winning first place at the Birmingham Piano Competition, first place in the piano category at Taunton Young Musician, and third place and Audience Prize at the Windsor International Piano Competition. She has competed in BBC Young Musician and was a finalist at the Scottish International Youth Competition. Nina was also awarded the Robert Lewin Scholarship from Awards for Young Musicians which enabled her to work alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios. In 2026 she was a participant in the Mayenne International Piano Competition, and is currently preparing for competitions in Croatia and Spain.
Born in Exeter 2001 of Croatian-Serbian descent, Nina often performs across the UK and abroad with engagements in concerts in Croatia, France, and Spain, and most notably at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 1901 Arts Club in London, St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, the Pittville Pump Room, the Cheltenham Town Hall and Girton College, Cambridge. She has also been a guest speaker for the English Speaking Union and for the University of the Third Age (u3a).
She has also performed on BBC Radio South West with David Fitzgerald, and BBC Spotlight with Victoria Graham and Justin Leigh.
Nina has worked alongside and received masterclasses from an array of eminent pianists, including Barry Douglas, Stephen Hough, Vovka Ashkenazy, Steven Osborne, Joanna Macgregor and Christopher Elton, as well as working overseas with professors from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Zagreb’s Academy of Music. From September 2019 until July 2024, Nina studied at the Royal Northern College of Music under Professor Helen Krizos, where she completed a bachelors and masters degree.
For the 2026-2027 concert season, Nina is excited to debut at St George’s Bristol, as well as perform Mozart’s K466 D minor concerto with the Devon-based orchestra ISCA Ensemble. She also looks forward to performing at Camel House in Lanzarote, Spain as well as touring across the UK with her piano duo partner pianist Adam Heron in February 2027.
Nina is also the founder and artistic director of Topsham Music Festival, which has been active since 2023. The aim is to support young, talented classical musicians by providing performance opportunities as well as bringing the local community and beyond together.
Alongside performing and organising the festival, Nina is passionate about music education and piano pedagogy. She was a mentor for a number of years for Young Sounds where she worked alongside young musicians and guided them with their studies. Nina is also the cathedral piano tutor for the Diocese of Leeds, the UK’s leading choral education programme, teaching piano to choristers who are part of the national singing programme, and also teaches at Pocklington School in Yorkshire and Forest Preparatory School in Manchester.