Background
Çeku, born in June 2,1985 in Prizren, Kosovo, lieutenant was inspired to play guitar from his father at the age of six.
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Education
He attended the Lorenc Antoni music school from age 9 to 17, where he took lessons from classical guitar by Luan Sapunxhiu. In 2008, Çeku graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Music, in the renowned class of Darko Petrinjak.
Career
In 2002 Çeku was invited by Xhevdet Sahatxhija to study in Zagreb, Croatia at the Pavao Markovac school of music From 2009-2013 he went on to study with the great master, Manuel Barrueco, at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, United States of America. Çeku has performed many recitals throughout Europe and the Americas and was a soloist with orchestras such as Baltimore Symphony, Czechoslovakian Chamber Philharmonic, State Hermitage Orchestra of Saint St. Petersburg and Zagreb Philharmonic. He regularly performs at music festivals such as Next Generation Festival, Samobor Festival, Panama Guitar Festival, Moscow Guitar Virtuosi and Pristina’s Remusica Festival.
He also teaches regularly at the Polish Guitar Academy and the Young Masters Samobor Festival.
Petrit Çeku plays on a guitar made by Ross Gutmeier.
Achievements
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2012 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, California 2011 Allentown Symphony Schadt String Competition, Allentown, Pennsylvania 2011 Maurizio Biasini International Guitar Competition, Bologna, Italy 2007 Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Alessandria, Italy 2005 Ferdo Livadic Competition, Samobor, Croatia, Best Concert Performance 2004 Andres Segovia International Competition for Young Guitarists, Velbert Germany 2004 Emilio Pujol Competition, Sassari, Italy 2003 All Croatia Competition, Dubrovnik, Croatia 2003 Anna Amalia Guitar Competition, Weimar, Germany 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York 2006 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, California 2006 Printemps de la Guitare, Charleroi, Belgium 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York, Audience Favorite and Musicians Favorite Honors 2008 Zagreb Philharmonic, Best Young Musician of the Year, Zagreb, Croatia 2005 Ivo Vuljevic Best Young Musician of the Year Award.
Membership
He also appears regularly with the famed Zagreb Soloists and is a founding member of Guitar Trio Elogio.
Awards
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First Prizes 2012 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, California 2011 Allentown Symphony Schadt String Competition, Allentown, Pennsylvania 2011 Maurizio Biasini International Guitar Competition, Bologna, Italy 2007 Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Alessandria, Italy 2005 Ferdo Livadic Competition, Samobor, Croatia, Best Concert Performance 2004 Andres Segovia International Competition for Young Guitarists, Velbert Germany 2004 Emilio Pujol Competition, Sassari, Italy 2003 All Croatia Competition, Dubrovnik, Croatia 2003 Anna Amalia Guitar Competition, Weimar, Germany Second Prizes 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York 2006 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, California 2006 Printemps de la Guitare, Charleroi, Belgium Other 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York, Audience Favorite and Musicians Favorite Honors 2008 Zagreb Philharmonic, Best Young Musician of the Year, Zagreb, Croatia 2005 Ivo Vuljevic Best Young Musician of the Year AwardFirst Prizes 2012 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, California 2011 Allentown Symphony Schadt String Competition, Allentown, Pennsylvania 2011 Maurizio Biasini International Guitar Competition, Bologna, Italy 2007 Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Alessandria, Italy 2005 Ferdo Livadic Competition, Samobor, Croatia, Best Concert Performance 2004 Andres Segovia International Competition for Young Guitarists, Velbert Germany 2004 Emilio Pujol Competition, Sassari, Italy 2003 All Croatia Competition, Dubrovnik, Croatia 2003 Anna Amalia Guitar Competition, Weimar, Germany Second Prizes 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York 2006 Parkening International Guitar Competition, Malibu, California 2006 Printemps de la Guitare, Charleroi, Belgium Other 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York, Audience Favorite and Musicians Favorite Honors 2008 Zagreb Philharmonic, Best Young Musician of the Year, Zagreb, Croatia 2005 Ivo Vuljevic Best Young Musician of the Year Award