Dorian Griner

Dorian Griner (Grüner) grew up in Belgrade and partially in Bosnia and Croatia, having Serbian, Czech and German ancestry, dating back to 16th century Bavaria.

He studied the piano with his mother Bozena Griner, herself a pianist and a former graduate with distinction from Moscow Conservatoire, as a student of legendary Heinrich and Stanislav Neuhaus.

1989

First Prize category laureate at both Yugoslav Republic and State Piano Competitions, Belgrade and Sarajevo

1993

Special Prize at Republic Competition

Peter Koniovich, Belgrade

1983-1994

Elementary and secondary music course at S.S. Mokraniatz Music School, Belgrade

B. Griner

1994-2000

BMus and MMus Degree piano course

University of Arts, Belgrade

N. Popovic

2000-2001

Masters Degree AIS Course

Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London City University

A. Pizarro

Dorian gained his Masters from Guildhall School of Music & Drama studying piano with Artur Pizarro, improvisation with David Dolan and song accompaniment with Eugene Asti. He has since performed recitals for Royal Family, at Wigmore Hall, Steinway Hall, Bluthner Piano Centre, St.James' s Piccadilly and St. Martin in the Fields

Born in a family of musicians, my mother was main musical influence. Sheer determination, working right not hard.

Rachmaninoff, Horowitz, Richter, Gilels, H. Neuhaus, Michelangeli, Sokolov, Perahia