Music Education
Nihad began his music education at nine at the music school at Bijeljina, Bosnia. At 15, he attended the Music College at the University of Tuzla, . Between 1988 and 1991, Nihad won five prizes as accordionist at the “Concurs for Music Students of Bosnia and former Yugoslavia”, among them three prizes as soloist. In 1995 he continued his music education in the Netherlands at the College for Arts at Arnhem at the Messiaen Academy – a master of music performance program where he received training from Miny Dekkers and Gerie Daanen. He followed this with several master classes, including in Groningen with Friedrich Lips, Margit Kern, James Crab and in Tilburg with Joseph Maccerollo. He took part in the 'European Project for New Accordion Music and Performance', an intensive program for accordion students in original music. Hrustanbegovic received a Bachelors degree in 2000, and in 2002 a Master of Music with Cum Laude.
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