Stipe Prskalo is the winner of the 29th International Piano Competition „Giulio Rospigliosi“ – Robert Schumann Award, where he was also given the Audience Prize. He has won first prizes at several other national and international piano competitions, including the“Croatian National Piano Competition”, the “International Piano Competition Memorial Jurica Murai” in Varaždin in 2016 and 2018, the „International Piano Competition Janez Maticic” in Ljubljana in 2018, the “EPTA International Competition for Young Pianists” in Osijek in 2019 where he was also awarded a special prize for the best interpretation of a composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. He performed at numerous festivals such as the 15th International Festival „Musica Maxima“, „Piano Loop Festival“, „Virtuoso“ and „Beethoven International Piano Marathon 2020“. He has also been an active chamber musician with multiple achievements as a member of the piano trio, piano quartet, and piano quintet. As a part of a chamber ensemble, he won first prize at the “Croatian National Chamber Music Competition” in 2015, 2016, and 2022.

Stipe Prskalo was born in Croatia in 2003 and received his first piano lessons at the age of eight from Prof. Tajana Philips. He continued his studies in the class of Prof. Srebrenka Crnković Završki and has attended Talent Music Courses in Brescia in the class of Prof. Ruben Dalibaltayan. He is currently studying with Prof. Ruben Dalibaltayan at the Music Academy in Zagreb.