JELENA ZIDARIĆ (1995) completed her primary and secondary musical education at the "Mihailo Vukdragović" Music School in Šabac, as a student of the generation. She completed basic, master's, and specialist piano studies at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade in 2016th, 2017th, and 2018th in the class of professor Branko Penčić, with the highest grades. She received a scholarship from the Fund for Young Talents of the Republic of Serbia. In 2018th, she completed her artistic specialization at the Academy of Music in Zagreb in the class of professor Ruben Dalibaltayan. In 2019th, Jelena continues her studies in the same class in Brescia and enrolls in doctoral academic studies at the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade, in the class of professor Branko Penčić. During her education so far, she has won numerous awards at national and international competitions, the most significant of which are: the Republic Competition of Music and Ballet School Students (first prizes in 2005th and 2007th), Festival of Music and Ballet Schools of Serbia (2005th and 2007th category winner), International Competition "Davorin Jenko" in Belgrade (first prizes from 2006th to 2009th and 2012th), International Competition of Young Pianists in Šabac (first prizes between 2003th and 2010th, and category winner in 2007th and 2011th), XI International Piano Competition Nikolai Rubinstein and XII International Piano Competition Alexander Scriabin in Paris (2012th, second prizes), E category laureate at the "Davorin Jenko" piano duo competition in 2019th. She performed at concerts, festivals and international competitions in halls abroad and throughout Serbia: in Paris, Rome, Radovljica, Brescia, Zagreb, Makarska, Belgrade (Great Hall of the Kolarac Endowment in 2017th, SANU Gallery - 2007th, 2008th, 2012th, 2016th, 2017th, 2019th and 2021th; National Library of Serbia, Guarnerius - Jovan Kolundžija Center of Fine Arts, Russian House, Student Cultural Centre, Great Hall of Faculty of music arts, music schools "Stanković", "Slavenski", "Mokranjac", "Binički" and " Konjović"), Pančevo, Sremska Mitrovica ("Petar Krančević" Elementary School, Srem Museum and Lazar Vozarević Gallery), Šabac ("Mihailo Vukdragović" Elementary School, Jewish Museum, Šabac Library), Lazarevac, Zrenjanin, etc. She attended the seminars of Yuri Kot, Aleksandra Romanić, Svetlana Bogino, Vladimir Ogarkov, Arbo Valdma, Igor Lasko, Evgeni Starodubchev, Natalia Trull, Sergei Senkov, Ruben Dalibaltayan, Julia Gubaidulina, etc. She has been working as a piano teacher at the high school of music "Mihailo Vukdragović" in Šabac since 2016. The students from her class have so far won numerous awards both at domestic and international competitions. Jelena actively plays in a piano duo with Milica Zidarić. She is a member of the Association of Music Artists of Serbia.