[5] In 2019, the president of Croatia awarded him the Order of Danica Hrvatska for outstanding achievements in culture and the international promotion of his country.

[14][15][16][17] A sought-after chamber musician, Jurinić has collaborated with world-renowned instrumentalists such as Kian Soltani,[18] Luka Šulić,[19] and Petrit Çeku,[20] to name a few.

Jurinić began playing piano at the age of 8 at Pavao Markovac Music School in his hometown of Zagreb, studying under Jasna Reba.

[22] During this time, he also spent two years as an exchange student through the Erasmus Programme at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, studying under Noel Flores.

[26] Based in Boston, he is also a Visiting Artist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is exploring the biomechanics of piano playing.