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SKIES by Nikola Pešić

  • Writer: Arashk Azizi
    Arashk Azizi
  • Apr 17
  • 3 min read

Nikola Pešić’s new release Skies is a personal diary written in sound — ten heartfelt pieces, each as expansive and open as the sky itself. With this album, Nikola shares intimate sentiments through his virtuosic fingers and the expressive keys of his piano.
SKIES by Nikola Pešić

Nikola Pešić’s new release Skies is a personal diary written in sound — ten heartfelt pieces, each as expansive and open as the sky itself. With this album, Nikola shares intimate sentiments through his virtuosic fingers and the expressive keys of his piano.


The music in Skies continues the long tradition of emotional solo piano compositions — a lineage that began in the Romantic era with Schubert’s Lieder, evolved through Chopin’s nocturnes and Erik Satie’s introspective works, and finds new life today in the music of contemporary composers like Yiruma, Ludovico Einaudi, and of course, Nikola Pešić. These artists use the piano not merely as an instrument, but as a vessel for their deepest feelings.


Nikola paints with sound the way a painter does with a brush, crafting vivid images on the canvas of the listener’s mind — stories without words, too delicate or profound to be contained in language.



The album opens with In the Circle, a moving piece filled with cascading arpeggios and fluid harmonies. Though fast-paced, it retains a soothing texture that sets the emotional tone. La Valse d’Azur follows with elegance — a lyrical waltz that evokes memories of Yann Tiersen’s music, its melody both graceful and poignant.


Made of Hope radiates optimism with its buoyant arpeggios, performed so effortlessly that they feel light and gentle. Light White stands out as one of the album’s most memorable tracks — a simple yet unforgettable melody that echoes the charm of Yiruma’s River Flows in You.


The title track, Skies, introduces a more introspective atmosphere. Though still melodically rich, it carries a beautiful melancholy that lingers. Zero Pressure continues this mood, starting softly and gradually building toward a stormy yet controlled climax — an emotional arc that feels both natural and cinematic.


Always and Forever is another standout, reminiscent of Einaudi’s style, with flowing harmonies and a tender emotional pull. Rain uses ascending and descending arpeggios to mimic the pattern of a gentle spring shower. Its A–B–A structure portrays a rainfall, followed by rays of sunlight breaking through on the fresh leaves, and a return to the soft patter of drops — a musical portrait of a fleeting natural moment.


Stara offers another nostalgic turn, with a warm, intimate melody and soft textures that evoke longing. The album closes with Mood in f, a minimalist meditation that quietly leaves the listener in reflection — sparse, emotional, and poignant.


Nikola Pešić’s Skies is a breathtaking collection of expressive compositions — an album that plunges into the depths of human emotion and emerges with a soundscape full of warmth, melancholy, and wonder. As Nikola himself says of this release:

“What I couldn't express in words, I tried to capture in sound.”

And express with sound he did!


In Skies, Nikola Pešić has composed an emotional landscape that speaks with honesty and intimacy. Each track feels like a moment captured in time, a glimpse into the artist’s inner world, shaped with a refined sense of storytelling through music. The album flows effortlessly from light to shadow, from innocence to nostalgia, always anchored by Pešić’s sensitivity and craftsmanship. It's a reminder that instrumental music can speak louder than words when it comes from a place of sincerity.
Nikola Pešić

In Skies, Nikola Pešić has composed an emotional landscape that speaks with honesty and intimacy. Each track feels like a moment captured in time, a glimpse into the artist’s inner world, shaped with a refined sense of storytelling through music. The album flows effortlessly from light to shadow, from innocence to nostalgia, always anchored by Pešić’s sensitivity and craftsmanship. It's a reminder that instrumental music can speak louder than words when it comes from a place of sincerity.


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