VOJISLAV IVANOVIĆ
DARKO KARAJIĆ
ADAM MAREC
SANEL REDŽIĆ
ELVIS SIVČEVIĆ
NENO MUNITIĆ
STUDENTI GITARE AUK OSIJEK
DIETMAR HEUBNER
TUZLA, 13. – 17. JULY 2026. GODINE
BiH, Greece
Born in Sarajevo where he started playing guitar at the age of 10. Music of Vojislav Ivanovic, composer and guitarist, is one of astonishing diversity, ranging from contemporary classical and jazz thru fusion and rock to traditional music of the world. His diverse compositional output includes music for solo and accompanied instruments, choral, chamber and orchestral works. World's leading artists have performed his music extensively all over the globe.. In addition to his performance tours, composing and recording, Vojislav Ivanovic is highly sought after at the international festivals and competitions for his teaching and master classes in composition and guitar.
Serbia
Darko Karajić was born in 1964 in Šabac, Serbia. Before his formal studies, he learned guitar from Dušan Šaponja, Nadežda Kondić, Dušan Bogdanović, and Vera Ogrizović. Karajić has conducted masterclasses in Bar, Belgrade, Banja Luka, Novi Sad, Smederevo, Požarevac, Niš, Loznica, Šabac, Ankara, and other locations. He was the founder of lute studies in both elementary and secondary music schools in Serbia. He is a member of the Association of Music Artists of Serbia, the former Yugoslav Association of Classical Guitarists, and the London Lute Society.
Slovakia
Adam Marec started studying the guitar in 1996. Between 1998 and 2002 he studied at the Conservatory in Žilina with Dušan Lehotský. After studying under Ján Labant at the Academy of the Arts in Banská Bystrica between 2002 and 2007, he was awarded the Chancellor’s Prize. (Slovak Republic) In 2005 he spent five months at the Conservatorio A. Boito di Parma and Academia del Teatro Cinghio in Parma, Italy. Nowadays, in addition to his concert activities, he is devoted to teaching and he works as a guitar and chamber music tutor at the Conservatory of Ján Levoslav Bella in Banská Bystrica, as well as at the Academy of the Arts in Banská Bystrica and Ján Albrecht’s Academy in Banská Štiavnica.
BiH, Germany
Sanel Redžić is one of the most virtuosic guitarists of his generation. Known for his varied repertoire and lively performances, he is quickly becoming one of the most important figures on the international guitar scene. Since 2006, he has been constantly performing around the world, both solo and in various chamber ensembles and with orchestras, and has so far delighted the audience and the media at several hundred concerts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Poland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Great Britain, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Mexico, Chile, China, Japan, India, Iran and USA. With the famous Bosnian-Herzegovinian band "Divanhana", Sanel constantly collaborates and expands his musical horizons beyond classical music. Evidence of this is numerous joint concerts and sound carriers.
BiH
Elvis Sivčević started playing classical guitar at the age of 8, and at the age of 15 he became a student of the legendary professor of classical guitar Predrag Stanković at the High School of Music in Tuzla. He continued his education in the Netherlands at the Conservatorium Codarts Rotterdam in the class of Professor Dick Hoogeeven and at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where in 2003 he earned a Bachelor's degree in Guitar in the class of Enno Voorhorst and in 2005 a Master of Music. He performed throughout Europe as a soloist or as a member of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mediterranean Sundance Ensemble, while his students won a large number of prizes at national and international competitions.
Croatia
Guitar students from the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek - Vasilije Rakanović, Ino Pavić and Borna Gernhard - will also perform at this year's Guitar Week Fest in Tuzla. Young artists will present themselves to the audience through a program of classical music, bringing a combination of superb technique, emotion and interpretation of the works of great composers for the classical guitar. Their performance promises a special musical experience for all classical music lovers.
Germany
Dietmar Heubner started his career in the eighties in Stuttgart as a carpenter, but soon followed his true passion – making classical guitars. After almost three decades of working in his own workshop in the south of Germany, he moved to Berlin in 2018. There, he makes traditional guitars with contemporary sound aesthetics, which enable performers to develop a very personal and individually shaped tone.
Croatia
Performing all different styles from classical, jazz to pop and rock on classical and acoustic guitar. In 2002 he won the first absolute prize at 8th International Guitar Competition „Citta di Casarza Ligure“- Italy. Performed at various concerts through Europe as a soloist and a member of various chamber music ensembles. Holder of a variety of prizes by the Croatian Ministry of Education and by International Commissions, “Oscar of science” for brilliant success of his students, with whom he has won more than 200 international prizes and more than 50 competitions. He achieves special recognition for the success of the International guitar festival „Omis guitar fest“ (Croatia) as its founder. He holds the Master classes and acts as a member of jury on numerous International guitar competitions.
Welcome to Tuzla for the 5th Tuzla Guitar Week!
Over the past years, we have created many beautiful memories and built new connections, and I am especially happy to continue this journey together. Tuzla Guitar Week has grown into a recognizable regional meeting point for guitarists—a place where education, concert artistry, and international exchange come together.
I hope that you will once again feel at home in my city and take with you new knowledge and inspiring experiences. See you this summer in the city of salt.
Sanel Redžić
This year's participants of Tuzla Guitar Week have three packages available.
Active participation (4 individual lessons). The package price does not include accommodation
Active participation (6 individual lessons): The package price does not include accommodation
