Locations: Concert hall Ivo Tijardović, University Gallery, Church of the Holy Cross (Veli Varoš)

Dates: November 2 – 7, 2025

The thirteenth edition of the Classical Guitar Days festival brings six concerts of classical music and world music. For the first time, the festival will also take place in Hvar, at the historic Hvar Theatre.

So far, the festival has held 12 editions with a total of 56 concerts and more than 8,000 visitors, making it currently the longest-running and most visited guitar festival in Croatia. Over the years, Classical Guitar Days have hosted many renowned Croatian and international artists: Ana Vidović, Aniello Desiderio, Zoran Dukić, Pavel Steidl, Petrit Çeku, Rafael Aguirre, Giampaolo Bandini, Juan Carlos Romero, Srđan Bulat, Petar Čulić, Sevilla Guitar Duo, Zagreb Guitar Quartet, Split Guitar Quartet, Elogio Guitar Trio, Evocacion Guitar Trio, Amira Medunjanin & Boško Jović, among many others. For some of them, their performance at Classical Guitar Days was also their very first concert in Croatia.

The festival carries the prestigious EFFE Label, awarded by the European Festivals Association (EFA) to European festivals that strongly promote the highest artistic values and are important for the local community. It was also named “Music Festival of the Year” in 2023 by Prestige Awards magazine.

PROGRAM

November 2, 8:00 p.m. – Croatian National Theater Split, Ivo Tijardović Concert Hall

Concert – “Festa Brasileira” – Yamandu Costa (Brazil)

Yamandu Costa is one of today’s most acclaimed guitarists. At just 17, he performed on the great stages of São Paulo, where critics immediately recognized him as an extraordinary talent. Soon after, his meteoric rise on the world stage began. With his guitar, Yamandu creates a distinctive and powerful sound, intertwining tradition and modernity while exploring and reinterpreting South America’s rich musical heritage – from Brazilian samba and choro, through Argentine milonga and tango, to Uruguayan candombe and chamamé.

He has performed at the most prestigious world festivals and concert halls, collaborated with greats such as Toquinho and Lúcia Yanelera, and his work was captured in the documentary Brasileirinho by Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki. His discography includes more than 20 albums, and critics consistently praise him as one of the most inventive guitarists of his generation. Yamandu has been nominated multiple times for the prestigious Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy in 2021 for Best Instrumental Album with Bachianinha (Live at Rio Montreux Jazz Festival).

Tickets: Adriaticket

November 3, 8:00 p.m. – Croatian National Theater Split, Ivo Tijardović Concert Hall

Concert - “Ladies’ Evening” – Carlotta Dalia (Italy), Duo Stojaković–Čižmek (Croatia)

Italian guitarist Carlotta Dalia is one of today’s most outstanding young classical guitarists. She has won more than forty national and international competitions, including first prizes in Uppsala, Hong Kong, Miami, Madrid, and Parma (Niccolò Paganini Competition). Critics praise her for her technical mastery, tonal richness, and musicality that combines virtuosity with emotional depth. She has performed at prestigious festivals and venues across Europe, Asia, and the Americas and regularly collaborates with orchestras. Her discography includes works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Silvius Leopold Weiss, and Ida Presti.

Petra Stojaković and Ana Čižmek began their collaboration at the Blagoje Bersa Music School in Zagreb, both studying in the class of professor Morana Pešutić. Petra graduated in 2021 from the Zagreb Academy of Music under Tomislav Vukšić, while Ana graduated in 2021 from the Luigi Boccherini Institute of Music Studies in Lucca, Italy, under Giampaolo Bandini. She later continued her education at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne in the class of Goran Krivokapić. The duo resumed their collaboration in 2022 with the project The Life of Flowers, based on their own arrangement of Dora Pejačević’s piano cycle of the same name.

Free admission 

November 6, 8:00 p.m. – Church of the Holy Cross, Veli Varoš

Concert – “Homenaje a la guitarra” – Filip Mišković

More details: danigitare.com/filip-miskovic

Free admission

November 7, 8:00 p.m. – University Gallery

Concert – “Young Virtuosos” – Noa Šaban, Miro Domazet, Trio Appogiatura

Free admission

Festival info: https://danigitare.com/