Biography

Artistic journey

Tia Pikija is a Croatian soprano based in Vienna. She completed her bachelor’s degree in singing at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in 2024 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Lied–Oratorio–Concert under the guidance of Claudia Visca and Florian Boesch.

While still studying, she has already built stage experience in opera and concert. Her recent roles include Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, Ännchen in Weber’s Der Freischütz, Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Sister Genovieffa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Mara in The Return of the Prodigal Son.

Concert highlights include soprano solo appearances in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa, Handel’s Messiah at the Musikverein Wien, works by John Rutter with the Varaždin Chamber Orchestra, and Bach’s St Matthew Passion with Capella Savaria. She is a 2025/26 scholarship holder of the Heidelberger Frühling Liedakademie under the artistic direction of baritone Thomas Hampson.

Tia is currently preparing her final graduation concert and continues to expand her operatic, Lied and oratorio repertoire.