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We are looking forward to welcoming the internationally acclaimed musician Petrit Çeku to Groningen for the first time. This is an event not to be missed! Get your tickets here: https://dutch-guitar-foundation.weticket.io/gpg-petrit-ceku/shopPetrit Çeku’s sensitivity and expressiveness have captivated audiences worldwide. He has performed recitals across the globe and appeared as a soloist with renowned orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, Daejeon Philharmonic, State Hermitage Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Pannon Philharmonic, and Zagreb Philharmonic. A frequent collaborator with the Zagreb Soloists, he is also a founding member of the Guitar Trio Elogio and Croatian Guitar Quartet.
Hailed by the Calgary Herald as “an effortless player, with a strong, projecting sound,” Çeku has won numerous international guitar competitions, securing prestigious first prizes at the Parkening (Malibu, USA), Schadt (Allentown, USA), Biasini (Bologna, Italy), and Pittaluga (Alessandria, Italy) competitions. In 2018, he was the only classical musician featured in the Night of the Proms tour with the Antwerp Philharmonic, conducted by Alexandra Arrieche, sharing the stage with pop icons Bryan Ferry, Milow, Seal, and Suzanne Vega.
Born in Prizren, Kosovo, Çeku is based in Zagreb, Croatia. He studied at the Academy of Music in Zagreb under Darko Petrinjak before continuing at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, USA, where he trained with Manuel Barrueco. Since 2019, he has been a faculty member at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria.
His recordings have been released by BuntArt, Cantus, Croatia Records, Eudora Records, and Naxos. His album The Cello Suites, featuring Bach’s complete Cello Suites, was nominated for an ICMA Award. The recording process was documented in Sarabande, a film directed by award-winning filmmaker Kaltrina Krasniqi. Expanding their collaboration, Çeku later composed the original score for Krasniqi’s feature film Vera Dreams of the Sea, which premiered at the 78th Venice Film Festival.
Petrit Çeku is a D’Addario artist and performs on a Ross Gutmeier guitar.
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Doopsgezinde kerk, Groningen, Netherlands
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