Curriculum vitae Sandra Brune Mathar

Sandra Brune Mathar née Blazevic was born in Belgrade in a family of musicians.

At the age of five she had her first piano lessons with Prof. Gordana Malinovic.

At the age of sixteen she began her studies with Prof Olga Jovanovic at the Music Academy in Belgrade and graduated in 1988 with distinction as "Student of the Year".

After winning numerous prizes in regional and national competitions, she moved to the Academy of Music in Munich in 1988 to study with Prof. Gitti Pirner. She finished her studies with distinction and was accepted into the master class.

Already during her studies she developed a passion for pedagogical work.

She taught as a piano teacher for eight years at the Music School München-Vaterstätten.

Several prize winners of children and youth competitions emerged from her class.

Participation in master classes of Bruno Leonardo Gelber and Oleg Meisenberg gave her further musical impulses.

In 1994 Sandra Brune Mathar became a lecturer at the University of Music in Munich.

This was followed by a position for ballet accompaniment at the Bavarian Theater Academy with a focus on piano improvisation.

In 1998 she moved to Düsseldorf and became a lecturer at the Robert Schumann Hochschule. Since 2021 Sandra Brune Mathar has held a permanent piano teacher position at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf.

The participation in master classes of Bruno Leonardo Gelber and Oleg Meisenberg are of great importance for her pianistic development.

Chamber music and song accompaniment are an essential part of her pianistic work.

Her chamber music partners in violin and piano include Robert Bokor, Ilona Cudek , Ryoko Yano and Joji Hattori.

Her musical partners include renowned singers such as Morenike Fadayomi, Sebastian Rheintaller, Alexandra von der Weth, Bruno Ballmeli, Diana Orlanova and Bosiljka Jovanovic.

Sandra Brune Mathar has performed as a soloist with Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra and Cameratta Louis Spor.

She is also very interested in ballet music, resulting in a production with choreographer Anna Vita at Mainfranken Theater Würzburg.

Literature is also a constant source of inspiration for her and finds expression in the CD production with the actor Rainer Görnemann "Liebesbriefe Deutscher Komponisten" Rondo Verlag.

Her pianistic activity is documented on four CDs with mainly romantic repertoire.