Goran Filipec belongs to the younger generation on internationally renowned Croatian pianists, whose concert engagements led him to most europeian countries, USA and South America. His performances were described by the critics as „...Powerful and subtle in exact degrees, with an infinite capability of frasing and poetical deepening in the most tremendous passages...“ (Pablo Cohan, La Nacion, Buenos Aires), „...Brillant and refined...“ (Edith Eisler, New York concert review), „...Triumphant...“ (Ratko Čangalović, Jutarnji list),  and made him win top prizes at international piano competitions (Jose Iturbi International Music Competition and Gabala International Piano Competition in 2009, Concurso de Parnassos in 2010, and Concours International de Piano Ile de France in 2011).

Mr. Filipec, born in Rijeka in 1981, began with his musical trainings at the School of music Ivan Matetic Ronjgov, and later graduated at the Music Academy „Ino Mirkovic“. His later trainigs iclude specializations at Hochschüle für Musik Köln with Arbo Valdma, Schola Cantorum in Paris with Eugen Indjic, Zagreb academy of Music with Evgeny Zarafiants, and  Oxana Yablonskaya Piano Institute in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana in Italy.

Presently, Mr. Filipec is a doctoral candidate at Moscow state conservatory „P. I. Tchaikovsky“, in the class of Natalia Trull.

Within his concert activities, Goran Filipec performed in the Carnegie Hall in New York, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Salle Alfred Cortot in Paris, Grande salle du Conservatoire de Musique Geneve, also as a soloist of major orchestras such as Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra and others.

Major South American, Croatian, and Swiss radio and TV chanels have broadcasted many of his concerts.

Goran Filipec's repertoire is primarly based on the classic and romantic music literature, which he has a particular affinity for. Here it is possible to underline his dedication to Liszt's music for piano, which resulted with a new CD to be published untill the end of 2011.