Momir Novakovic is classical accordionist of Serbian origin, based in Estonia. Momir is known as a soloist and chamber musician who performs in various festivals and occasions across the world. He is currently teaching accordion at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre as well as in Heino Eller music college in Tartu and Lasnamäe music school in Tallinn. Momir has won prizes in over 40 international competitions. In 2008 he won the Coupe Mondiale competition for classical accordion in Glasgow, Scotland and took the 2nd place on the international accordion competition Città di Castelfidardo in Italy. Momir has graduated with distinction from Serbia’s most prestigious accordion high school, Kragujevac Music School, studying in the class of Miljan Bjeletic. At Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, he gained the title of Master in Arts of Music with professor Leslaw Skorski. Later he specialised further at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland in Lausanne.

Momir Novakovic’s artistic formation was supported by the Fritz Gerber foundation from Basel and by HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. He has taken part of numerous ensembles, including the distinctive Trio Ambassador with violin and cello, and has collaborated with several composers of modern classical music such as Nadir Vassena, Wolfgang Rihm, Alisson Kruusmaa, Elo Masing, Tze Yeung Ho, Giovanni Santini, Alessio Sabella, and others. Momir Novakovic has premiered various contemporary music works for accordion and he is currently focused on enriching the Estonian original repertoire for classical accordion. He is artistic director and co-founder of the ACCORDION[fest] Estonia, an international event that gathers world’s top tier accordionists every year in Tallinn. Momir Novakovic performs with the accordion model “Extreme X” that has been made for him by Scandalli Accordions in Castelfidardo, Italy. He is currently engaged in a PhD research at the Music Academy in Tallinn, focusing on interpretation of baroque harpsichord repertoire on accordion.