Andrija Čikić † (March 5, 2009 - May 3, 2023 [aged 14]) was a Serbian pianist and one of the victims of the Belgrade school shooting.
Career[]
Andrija was born on March 5, 2009 in Belgrade. He showed interest in music from an early age and started playing the piano at the age of 6.[1]
Throughout his career, Andrija had won multiple first place awards, including a special award in 2019 for his performance of Burgmuller Etude D-dur.[2] He also performed at multiple concerts and participated on the international contest Virtuozi V4 + Sviramo zajedničkim jezikom.
Andrija was also a member of the jury of the 2020 Junior Eurovision.[3]
Content[]
On his channel, Andrija would usually post his music performances along with occasional vlogs, following his death his channel was taken over by his family who occasionally post his old performances.
Death[]
On May 3, 2023, Andrija was shot thrice in the chest during the Belgrade school shooting while attempting to disarm the shooter. He was the second male victim of the shooting. Andrija's funeral took place on May 8, 2023.[4]
Legacy[]
Following Andrija's death, his song Emocije would be played across all Serbian radio stations during the day of mourning.
Later, a petition was started to hold a yearly memorial contest in Andrija's memory by Aleksa Ilić. The petition was signed by over 50,000 people. Later, the Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, with the backing of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia would begin the contest, with the songs being composed by children from the ages of 11 to 18.[5]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.andrijacikic.com/wordpress/biografija/
- ↑ https://www.andrijacikic.com/wordpress/biografija/
- ↑ https://vreme.com/en/vesti/peticija-da-se-nagrada-za-najboljeg-mladog-pijanistu-nazove-po-andriji-cikicu/
- ↑ https://www.novosti.rs/c/hronika/zlocin/1235820/andrija-cikic-sahrana-ubijene-dece-kosta-kecmanovic-masovni-ubica-skola-vladislav-ribnikar-pucnjava-vracar-beograd-srbija-danas-vesti-ubijena-deca
- ↑ https://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/577819/Memorijalno-takmicenje-Andrija-Cikic