Milena Gligic is an accomplished pianist and singer from Belgrade, Serbia. Awarded numerous scholarships in her home country, Milena pursued her Master’s studies at Mannes College in New York City and later earned a Doctorate in Collaborative Piano from the University of Maryland. She has held collaborative piano fellowships at Bard College Conservatory of Music, the Aspen Music Festival and School, and the Music Academy of the West.

In 2016, Milena moved to Los Angeles to join LA Opera as a Young Artist Pianist. Since then, she has worked with prestigious organizations including the LA Philharmonic, The Industry Opera, and Pacific Opera Project, collaborating on major productions and performing with luminaries like Plácido Domingo and Gustavo Dudamel. Known for her expertise in vocal repertoire and languages, she currently serves as a vocal coach at CalArts and UCLA.

As a vocalist, Milena has premiered multiple opera roles and performed as a soloist with LA Virtuosi Orchestra, Deaf West Theatre, Bach Collegium San Diego, American Bach Soloist Academy, and Contemporaneous, where she has been the core pianist since 2012. With Contemporaneous, she has premiered dozens of new works and appeared at celebrated venues, including Carnegie Hall and Walt Disney Concert Hall. The ensemble frequently holds residencies at universities across the U.S.

Milena is also featured as a pianist on several albums, including Emily and The Halloween Tales of Gore and Folklore, and as a solo vocalist with the St. James Choir on O Beauty Ever Ancient Ever New.

In 2023, she made her debut as a singer-songwriter with her first single and music video, “Daredevil,” now available on YouTube and Spotify.