Biography
I am Esma Pasic-Filipovic, a gifted, experienced and cultivated pianist from Bosnia and Herzegovina (the former Yugoslavia) who has built a distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, and Radio Sarajevo recording artist. I graduated from the University of Novi Sad graduate school and completed my BMA and MMA under Prof. Arbo Valdma, Academy of Music, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, then pursued postgraduate studies in musicology at the Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Austria.
My background includes being an accompanist at various academic institutions, including University of Sarajevo, Musikhochschule of Vienna, Austria, and Westminster Choir College, Rider University, NJ. I was also on the piano faculty at Westminster Conservatory of Music, Rider University, serving as Director of the Honors Music Program. I am actively engaged as an adjudicator for NJMTA, AAFAA, SMEA, and Rising Talent Music-Fest and am a member of the board of the NJMTA.
I am a member of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Science, and received the 2022 Top Teacher Award from Steinway and Sons. In 2023 Newark School of the Arts welcomed me as piano faculty and the Piano Department Head where I continue my mission as an educator. As a soloist, soloist with orchestra, and as chamber musician, I have performed and recorded in the former Yugoslavia, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, and the USA. Under my guidance, my students have won numerous competitions.
My background includes being an accompanist at various academic institutions, including University of Sarajevo, Musikhochschule of Vienna, Austria, and Westminster Choir College, Rider University, NJ. I was also on the piano faculty at Westminster Conservatory of Music, Rider University, serving as Director of the Honors Music Program. I am actively engaged as an adjudicator for NJMTA, AAFAA, SMEA, and Rising Talent Music-Fest and am a member of the board of the NJMTA.
I am a member of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Science, and received the 2022 Top Teacher Award from Steinway and Sons. In 2023 Newark School of the Arts welcomed me as piano faculty and the Piano Department Head where I continue my mission as an educator. As a soloist, soloist with orchestra, and as chamber musician, I have performed and recorded in the former Yugoslavia, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, and the USA. Under my guidance, my students have won numerous competitions.