Biljana Milovanovic, a native of Belgrade, Serbia, began piano studies at the age of six at the Mokranjac music school for gifted children. She holds four first prizes in the Serbian State and Yugoslavian National piano competitions.


She began her performance career at the age of 15 under sponsorship of the Concert Management Association “Jeunesses Musicales” and has performed both as a soloist and chamber musician in Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and the United States . Ms. Milovanovic completed her Bachelor and Masters degrees at the world renowned Conservatory “Rimsky-Korsakov” in St-Petersburg , Russia under full scholarship where she studied piano with Professor L. Vakhina and chamber music with professors G. Serova and Z. Zohova.

She has performed in numerous master classes for such renowned pianists as Leon Fleisher, John Perry, Andre Laplante and Jean-Paul Sevilla, as well as performing for some of the world's top chamber musicians including the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, the Paris Trio and the Guarneri Quartet.

Ms. Milovanovic has performed in international festivals such as Orford International Music Festival, Festival Miami, Belgrade International Harpsichord Festival, and the “White Nights” Festival in St.Petersburg , Russia . Her performances can be heard on many public radio stations in the United States, as well as on TV and radio in Europe .

Ms. Milovanovic holds a DMA in Chamber Music performance from the University of Miami Frost School of Music where she studied chamber music with Prof. Paul Posnak and piano with Prof. J. B. Floyd. She served on faculty at Barry University, University of Miami and was an active teacher and clinician for the Florida Piano Federation. Before moving to Florida she was an affiliated teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Her students have won numerous awards at competitions and festivals in Canada and where admitted to professional study programs at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia and at the Glenn Gould School of Music at the University of Toronto, Canada. Presently she serves on the faculty of the Thayer Conservatory in Lancaster, Massachusetts.

Parallel to her performing career as a pianist, Ms. Milovanovic is also a harpsichordist. She received the 2002 Duane Wilder Award for Excellence in Harpsichord Performance and performs harpsichord regularly in North America and Europe. Collaborations include performances of the Bach's Double and Triple Concerti with renowned harpsichordist and scholar Frank Cooper, the Bergonzi String Quartet, and the St. George Chamber Players.

Ms. Milovanovic is the founding member of the Ibis Camerata. Her interest in contemporary music led to collaboration with many composers, notably Dennis Kam and Lancing McLoskey on the CD ”Glisten” and Eric Ewazen on the latest CD “Sculpting Clouds”. In late 2008 and early 2009, Ms. Milovanovic will be recording and producing two new CDs with the Ibis Camerata. The first recording will include the works of Pulitzer Prize winner Yehudi Wyner while the second CD will include the works of composers from the New England Conservatory (M. Peyton, J. Heiss, P. Escot, M. Fairouz, K. Miljkovic.) She will also assist in the production of a new recording by the New York City based ensemble Mimesis.