The Association of pianists and music pedagogues Pahrough the exchange of ideas and experiences, seminars, trainings, organizing competitions, festivals, workshops, conferences as well as working with talented children.
The association suggests a wider acceptance of the educational value of studying the instrument piano, advocating for providing opportunities for affirmation of talented children in public life by organizing concerts, events, lectures, as well as other activities from the educational and performing music activity.
Jana Cheteleva Belevska, born in Bitola, began her music education with Margarita Tatarchevska and graduated from the Sofia Music Academy “Pancho Vladigerov” under Elena Dikova. She later earned a full scholarship to the University of South Florida, where she studied with Svetozar Ivnov and served as an assistant.
A laureate of numerous national and international competitions—among them State Competition (Skopje), Petar Konjevic (Belgrade), Young Virtuoso (Sofia), Interfest (Bitola), Ohrid Pearls (Ohrid), and Claud Khan (Paris)—she has also attended the Mozarteum Summer School in Salzburg, performing with renowned artists such as Aquiles Delle Vigne and Pavel Gililov.
Cheteleva debuted with the Macedonian Philharmonic at 16 and later performed Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto with the Sofia Philharmonic. From 2009–2012, she toured the U.S., appearing in the Steinway & Sons concert series and performing in a New York concert honoring composer David Del Tredici.
Active in chamber music, she has performed in ensembles including the Presidential Trio (University of Florida) and a piano duo with Aza Torshkoeva. Her concerts span Macedonia, Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, France, Serbia, and the U.S. She currently teaches piano at the State Music School in Bitola, where her students have achieved significant success.
Marija Shamoska Budjakovski, born in Bitola, completed her music education under Prof. Ana Stefanovska and earned her master’s degree at the Faculty of Music in Skopje, studying with Prof. Milica Shperovic Ribarski. She is currently a piano and chamber music professor at the State Music School in Bitola.
As a dedicated pedagogue, her students have won numerous national and international awards, and she is frequently invited to serve as a jury member at piano competitions. She has participated in masterclasses with distinguished artists such as Makiko Hirata, Marcella Crudelli, Daniela Morelli, Aquiles Delle Vigne, Andrei Diev, and Dang Thai Son, and has led seminars and lectures for EPTA Macedonia and the association “Piano.”
Passionate about chamber music, Budjakovski performs with the piano trio Trio Dolce (with Andrijana Dukoska, cello, and Svetlana Bogdanoska, flute) and previously co-founded Duo Nuovo with Dukoska. She is also the co-artistic director of the Association of Pianists and Music Pedagogues “Piano.”
