Kosta Popović (cello), Petra Radulović (soprano) and Aleksandra Prelević Palladino (audio-visual project) are the winners of scholarships within the first cycle that the Miloš Karadaglić Foundation awards together with partners Adriatic Marinas Porto Montenegro and One Crna Gora.
The Miloš Karadaglić Foundation, founded in 2023 with the aim of contributing to the development of cultural and artistic creativity in Montenegro and the region, awarded two scholarships in the field of musical education and one for an audio-visual project.
Scholarship winners in the cycle for 2023/2024. year are: Kosta Popović, cellist and first-year master’s student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the class of Professor Louise Hopkin; Petra Radulović, soprano and first-year master’s student at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, in the class of professors Helena Malkovska and Hartmut Keil; Aleksandra Prelević Palladino, stage name Dolce Herra, music author and the first professional female drummer from Montenegro.
“This is a great day for us as a Foundation and a confirmation of the significant artistic potential that exists in Montenegro. We received a large number of high-quality applications, and the decision of the jury consisting of: Timothy Jones, director of studies at the Royal Academy of Music (president of the jury), Katherine Enticott, director of the Enticott Music Management agency and Miloš Karadaglić, guitarist and president of the Foundation, was not easy. We are additionally motivated to continue our mission and to give support and a chance to as many artists from Montenegro and the region as possible, because the quality that exists is unquestionable and deserves its place on the international art scene,” noted the Miloš Karadaglić Foundation.
Porto Montenegro‘s Managing Director, David Margason, expressed pride in their partnership with the Foundation, stating, “We are extremely proud that we are partners of the Foundation and that we will give the opportunity for the selected talents to develop their art through the use of our new globally engaged SYNCHRO audio and visual studios and production teams and to present themselves during our Rubix 2024 Festival of Theatre-Music-Art-Technology, here at Porto Montenegro this summer. This underscores Porto Montenegro‘s commitment to supporting the arts and the development of the creative industries in Montenegro and to providing a platform for emerging talents to build their artistic careers and showcase their skills internationally.”
One Montenegro pointed out that they are proud that with this act One shows that it is a network that brings people together and affirms ideas that make our society progress.
“Supporting culture is something that requires a network, one that no one can create alone, one that can only be created when we work together. When we received the invitation to contribute to the Miloš Karadaglić Foundation, we knew that we would be part of a story that, with its desire to support artists on their educational journey, supports art itself and makes this world a more beautiful place. In addition, the educational component to which we contribute in this way is more of an incentive for us, since education is one of the priorities of us as a socially responsible business. With gratitude toward the Foundation for the extremely serious approach in the selection of candidates, on the way to gaining knowledge and mastery, we wish our great scholars all the strength that joy, will and inspiration combined bring,” One Montenegro noted.
The Miloš Karadaglić Foundation was started by the famous Montenegrin guitarist with the vision of providing mentoring and financial support to talented artists. The Foundation announces scholarship competitions at least once a year, in partnership with numerous private companies.
