Petrit 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.

Renowned for his dedication to musical collaboration, Çeku has performed chamber music with esteemed artists, including violinists Marc Bouchkov, Guy Braunstein, Boris Brovtsyn, Susanna Yoko Henkel, Stefan Milenković, Linus Roth, and Benjamin Schmid; violists Lise Berthaud, Sara Ferrández, Sindy Mohamed, and Timothy Ridout; cellists Stjepan Hauser, Monika Leskovar, Kajan Pačko, Giovanni Sollima, Kian Soltani, and Luka Šulić; as well as pianists Angela Hewitt, Aljoša Jurinić, and Markus Schirmer. In addition, he has collaborated with renowned string ensembles such as the Artis-Quartet, Minetti Quartet, Sebastian Quartet, Valo Quartet and Zagreb Quartet.

Born in Prizren, Kosovo, Çeku is based in Zagreb, Croatia. He studied guitar at the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb with Darko Petrinjak before continuing at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, USA, under Manuel Barrueco. After serving on the faculty of the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, since 2019, Çeku was appointed in 2025 to the faculty of his alma mater – the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb – where he teaches and mentors the next generation of guitarists.

His recordings have been released by BuntArt, Cantus, Croatia Records, EPR Classic, Eudora Records, Granola 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.

THEATRE STUDIO, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Guitar students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance BMus and postgraduate programmes perform to the following distinguished artists in three afternoon public masterclasses.