Biography

Boban Mirkovski was born on 18.01.1991 in Skopje, R. Macedonia. Mirkovski is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of St. Cyril and St. Methodius in Skopje, in the class of Macedonia’s best known pianist Simon Trpceski. He finished his Master Studies in 2015 in FMA Skopje under the tutorship of prof. Aleksandar Serdar, R. Serbia. During his musical education, Prof. Danica Stojanova has an important role as his first mentor.

Mirkovski has given solo performances in USA (Washington DC and San Diego), Italy (San Daniele), Czech Republic (Prague, Brno, and Boskovice), Malta (Valetta), Serbia (Belgrade) etc. He also took park in many of Simon Trpceski’s concerts and also as a solist in concerts with Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also part of the most important FMA and State Music School concerts. He also performed as a soloist on a concert “Ataraxia” at Ohrid summer festival (2020) and Skopje city festival (2020), concert for 30th anniversary of Macedonian independence with Vesna Ginovska – Ilkova in Ohrid, Macedonia (2021), Freddie Mercury tribute concert in Skopje (2021), soloist on an Aleksandar Djambazov tribute concert at Ohrid summer festival (2022) in Ohrid, Macedonia etc.

Some of the awards he won are: First places & LAUREATE at competition “ArsKosova” in Pristina, Kosovo (2006, 2007, 2008); 1st place at competition “Davorin Jenko” in Belgrade, Serbia (2009); 3rd place and award for most virtuous pianist at competition “Music & Earth” in Sofia, Bulgaria (2006, 2009); LAUREATE at competition “Makedonium M” in Skopje, Macedonia ect.  He also won the award of foundation “Klimentina Rafajlovska” for best young artist in Macedonia (2009).

He attended master classes with well-known professors, such as: Zeni Zaharieva (Bulgaria), Jokut Mihajlovic (Serbia), Fulvio Turissini (Italy), Agathe Leimoni (Greece), Tomoka Kaishige (Japan), Boris Romanov (Macedonia) ect.

In 2021 he released his first solo album called “Facing the sun”, published by “Bagi communications”

Currently he works as a piano professor at SMBEC “Ilija Nikolovski – Luj’ Skopje and has many achievements with his students. He also collaborates with Bagi Big Band as a pianist and arranger.