Draft:Mina Gajic

Mina Gajic is a Serbian musical artist and pianist known for her albums, Boundless: Schubert Sonatinas (2020), and Confluence: Balkan Dances & Tango Nuevo (2022). She is also the artistic director and executive director of the Boulder Bach Festival held in Colorado.

Early life and education
Gajic was born in Serbia, then known as Yugoslavia, and grew up in the city of Belgrade. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade while in Europe and then moved to the US where she earned degrees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Later she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Career
Gajic has been  associated with Colorado's Boulder Bach Festival where she currently serves as the artistic director and executive director. She was appointed the Colorado Boulder Bach Festival’s artistic director and executive director in July 2019.

Gajic is also the founder and Artistic Director of Boulder International Chamber Music Competition - Art of Duo. She has also taught at Sam Houston State University School of Music in Texas and at the University of St. Thomas Music Preparatory School in Minnesota.

Musical work
Her notable performances include period instrument renditions of works by Antheil, Brahms, Britten, Berg, Bartók, Chopin and Ives. In 2021, Gajic performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A Major for the Boulder Bach Festival’s SPRING concert film. She has also served as a soloist for the Boulder Chamber Orchestra. Her performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3.

Gajic is also part of the classical duo Mystery Sonata alongside violinist Zachary Carrettín, whom she is also married to. Along with Carrettín, she has released two albums on the Sono Luminus label, Boundless: Schubert Sonatinas (2020), and Confluence: Balkan Dances & Tango Nuevo (2022). Boundless consisted of Gajic and Carretín’s renditions of Franz Schubert’s Op. 137 sonatinas, while Confluence featured violin and piano tangos written by Ray Granlund and Balkan dances composed by Marko Tajcevic.

Gajic served as a musical director and harpsichordist on the Boulder Bach Festival’s first album, which was recorded in 2022.

Gajic teamed with violinist YuEun Kim and cellist Coleman Itzkoff on the album Sonic Alchemy, which was released in 2023. The album featured renditions of pieces composed by Mozart, Pärt and Vasks.

Discography
Albums