Milena Gligić

Milena Gligić is a Los Angeles-based pianist, vocalist, and vocal coach originally from Belgrade, Serbia. Known for her work in opera, classical, and contemporary music, she holds a Doctorate in Collaborative Piano from the University of Maryland and has a wide-ranging career performing and coaching across the United States.

Gligić is an alumna of the Young Artist Program at the Los Angeles Opera. There, she has worked as a pianist on mainstage productions under the guidance of James Conlon and Placido Domingo. She coaches vocalists, specializing in repertoire in various languages, at the California Institute of the Arts and has held a Lecturer position as an opera coach at UCLA from 2022-2025. Gligić has played for large theater productions with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Opera Project and The Industry Opera, collaborating with the artists of the highest caliber: Gustavo Dudamel, Esa Pekka-Salonen, Michael Tilson Thomas, Simon BcBurney, Yuval Sharon, Thomas Ades, Meredith Monk, Josh Shaw, David Bloom, Paolo Bortolameolli, etc.

Since 2012, she has been the core pianist for the Contemporaneous Ensemble, premiering numerous works at venues such as Carnegie Hall, National Sawdust and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Their performance of Dylan Mattingly’s colossal opera STRANGER LOVE was named one of the best classical music performances of 2023 by the New York Times.