Prof. mr Arsen Čarkić je pijanista, dirigent, izvođač i profesor muzike. Svoje formalno muzičko obrazovanje započinje 1985. godine u Sarajevu, uz profesore Srđana Dalagiju i Vericu Verbič, a nastavlja ga na Akademiji umetnosti u Novom Sadu i Fakultetu muzičke umetnosti u Beogradu u klasama prof. Кemala Gekića i prof. Jokut Mihailović. Magistrirao je u klasi prof. Nevene Popović. Tokom školovanja i studija, redovno je koncertirao, snimao, te učestvovao na mnogim takmičenjima i festivalima osvajajući brojne nagrade, među kojima i nagradu fondacije „Olga Mihailović“ za najtalentovanijeg studenta FMU Beograd.
Njegov umjetnički rad karakterišu ne samo brojni resitali, solistički i koncerti s orkestrom, već i veliki broj kamernih nastupa, dok je njegovo iskustvo dirigenta mješovitih i muških sastava i ansambala bogato nagrađivano na horskim takmičenjima. Osim toga, komponuje, snima, izvodi, aranžira i producira filmsku i festivalsku muziku, često nastupajući i učestvujući u različitim umjetničkim projektima.
Nastupao je sa poznatim imenima, orkestrima i sastavima muzičke scene Balkana i svijeta kao što su: primadona, prof. Radmila Smiljanić, dr Željko Pavlović (Filharmonija Hjuston, koncertmajstor, SAD), mr Snežana Savičić-Sekulić (prvakinja Beogradske opere), Shoko Кanno, mecosopran, Tokio/Beč, Oliver Njago (prvak Beogradske opere), maestro mr Đorđe Stanković (dirigent Beogradske opere i opere Madlenianum), Hor Srbadija, Hor Banjalučanke, Banjalučka filharmonija, Orkestar Muzičke akademije Sarajevo, Sarajevska filharmonija, Кraljevski gudači sv. Đorđa, Orkestar SMŠ „Stanković“, Orkestar SMŠ „Vlado Milošević“, itd.
Кao umjetnik širokog repertoara, zabilježio je nastupe u salama: Anton Bruckner Hall (Linc, Austrija), Beogradske filharmonije, Sarajevske filharmonije, Banskog dvora, Male sale Кolarčeve zadužbine, Galerije SANU, Galerije Кulturnog centra Beograda, sarajevskog Doma Armije, Doma Vojske Jugoslavije, Кamerne sale Akademije umjetnosti u Banjoj Luci, Кoncertne sale Slobomir univerziteta, Velike sala Кulturnog centra Bijeljina, Galerije Muzeja savremene umetnosti Republike Srbije, Gradske kuće u Novom Sadu i mnogim drugim.
Iskreno posvećen pedagoškom radu, prošao je put od demonstratora na FMU Beograd, preko asistenta klavirskog odsjeka na Muzičkoj akademiji u Istočnom Sarajevu, profesora klavira na Slobomir Univerzitetu u Bijeljini, te umjetničkog saradnika klase solo pjevanja prof. Radmile Smiljanić, a danas radi kao redovni profesor klavirskog odsjeka Akademije umjetnosti u Banjoj Luci. Osim univerzitetske nastave, rado sarađuje sa mnogim mladim umjetnicima redovno držeći master-klasove, seminare i predavanja u zemljama regiona, uz redovna članstva u žirijima na mnogim međunarodnim takmičenjima iz oblasti dirigovanja i klavira.
Rezultati koje je pokazao u svom nastavnom radu najbolje se očituju u brojnim nastupima njegovih studenata i njihovim uspjesima kao izvođača i mladih pedagoga koji tokom studija i pod mentorstvom profesora Čarkića, osvajaju veliki broj nagrada i priznanja, uključujući ona za rad sa sopstvenim đacima na međunarodnim pijanističkim takmičenjima u zemlji i regionu. Studenti profesora Čarkića i sami postaju saradnici na Akademiji umjetnosti u Banjoj Luci, te nastavnici muzičkih škola u zemlji i inostranstvu, koji s velikim uspjehom nastavljaju odgajati nove generacije umjetnika, doprinoseći daljem razvoju kulture i umjetnosti Republike Srpske.
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Prof. MA Arsen Čarkić is a pianist, conductor, performer, and music educator. He began his formal music education in 1985 in Sarajevo, studying under Professors Srđan Dalagija and Verica Verbič, and continued at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad and the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, under Professors Kemal Gekić and Jokut Mihailović. He earned his master’s degree under Professor Nevena Popović. Throughout his education, he regularly performed in concerts, made recordings, and participated in numerous competitions and festivals, winning many awards, including the prestigious „Olga Mihailović“ Foundation Prize for the most talented student at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade.
His artistic career is marked not only by numerous recitals, solo performances, and orchestral concerts, but also by a significant number of chamber music appearances. His experience as a conductor of mixed and male choirs and ensembles has been widely recognized and awarded at choral competitions. In addition, he composes, records, performs, arranges, and produces film and festival music, frequently taking part in various artistic projects.
He has performed with renowned artists, orchestras, and ensembles from the Balkans and around the world, including: prima donna Prof. Radmila Smiljanić, Dr. Željko Pavlović (Houston Philharmonic, concertmaster, USA), MA Snežana Savičić-Sekulić (principal singer of the Belgrade Opera), Shoko Kanno, mezzo-soprano, Tokyo/Vienna, Oliver Njego (principal singer of the Belgrade Opera), Maestro MA Đorđe Stanković (conductor of the Belgrade Opera and the Madlenianum Opera), Choir Srbadija, Choir Banjalučanke, Banja Luka Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Music Academy Sarajevo, Sarajevo Philharmonic, Royal String Orchestra St. George, Orchestras of the “Stanković” and “Vlado Milošević” Music High Schools, and many others.
As an artist with a wide repertoire, he has performed in venues such as: Anton Bruckner Hall (Linz, Austria), Belgrade Philharmonic Hall, Sarajevo Philharmonic Hall, Banski Dvor, Small Hall of the Kolarac Foundation, SANU Gallery, Belgrade Cultural Center Gallery, Sarajevo Army Hall, Yugoslav Army Hall, Chamber Hall of the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka, Concert Hall of Slobomir University, Large Hall of the Cultural Center in Bijeljina, Gallery of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Serbia, City Hall in Novi Sad, and many more.
Deeply dedicated to pedagogy, he began his teaching career as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, later becoming a piano department assistant at the Music Academy in East Sarajevo, a piano professor at Slobomir University in Bijeljina, and a collaborative artist in the vocal class of Prof. Radmila Smiljanić. He currently works as a full professor in the piano department at the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka. In addition to university teaching, he actively collaborates with many young artists, regularly holding masterclasses, seminars, and lectures across the region, and frequently serves as a jury member at numerous international conducting and piano competitions.
The results of his teaching are best reflected in the numerous performances and achievements of his students, who, under his mentorship, have won many awards and recognitions, including those for their own teaching work at international piano competitions in the country and the region. His students have become associates at the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka and teachers at music schools both domestically and abroad, continuing to nurture new generations of artists and contributing to the further development of culture and the arts in the Republic of Srpska.