page_title: Shkëlzen Baftiari
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Shkëlzen Baftiari / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Shkëlzen Baftiari at Autumnal Musical Festivities 2017 in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Shqip: Shkëlzen Baftiari në Festivalin Muzikor Vjeshtor 2017 në Shkup, Republika e Maqedonisë
context_page_description: Shkëlzen Baftiari is an Albanian pianist and professor from Republic of Macedonia.
context_section_description: Baftiari has participated in many concerts in Macedonia and abroad. In addition, he is also the winner of many national and international competitions. Some of them include: First Prize in Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria), Laureates at the Valentino Bucchi International Competition in Rome, Second Prize at the Nikolai Rubinstein International Competition in Paris, First prize at the Schumann-Brahms International Competition in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). In April 2007 he was the winner of the Special First Prize at The Republic of Macedonia Competition on Piano.
  He has given recitals in Skopje, Pristina, Tirana, Sofia, Belgrade, Tetovo, Ohrid (Ohrid Summer Festival) and has performed as a soloist with Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Faculty of Musical Arts in Skopje.
caption: Shkëlzen Baftiari performing in Autumnal Musical Festivities in Skopje (2017)
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