{"id":691,"date":"2024-08-21T18:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T01:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/guitarclub\/?page_id=691"},"modified":"2025-04-15T22:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T05:00:13","slug":"petrit-ceku","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/guitarclub\/petrit-ceku\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrit \u00c7eku"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/guitarclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2024\/08\/5-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/guitarclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2024\/08\/5-1.png\" alt=\"Ceku\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/guitarclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2024\/08\/5-1.png 805w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/guitarclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2024\/08\/5-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/guitarclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2024\/08\/5-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/studentweb.bellevuecollege.edu\/guitarclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2024\/08\/5-1-140x79.png 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Date &amp; Ticket <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025<br>7:30 PM, CARLSON THEATRE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-small-font-size is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/host.nxt.blackbaud.com\/registration-form\/?formId=508133c2-0e87-4371-81b6-9eaa4c4e557c&amp;envId=p-dZzSmbByc0Gj_EzWwBqL5g&amp;zone=usa\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BUY TICKETS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Petrit \u00c7eku\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hailed by the Calgary Herald as \u201can effortless player, with a strong, projecting sound,\u201d \u00c7eku 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Petrit \u00c7eku plays &#039;Cavatina&#039; by Stanley Meyers\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZPGoFSSRSlo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned for his dedication to musical collaboration, \u00c7eku has performed chamber music with esteemed artists, including violinists Marc Bouchkov, Guy Braunstein, Boris Brovtsyn, Susanna Yoko Henkel, Stefan Milenkovi\u0107, Linus Roth, and Benjamin Schmid; violists Lise Berthaud, Sara Ferr\u00e1ndez, Sindy Mohamed, and Timothy Ridout; cellists Stjepan Hauser, Monika Leskovar, Kajan Pa\u010dko, Giovanni Sollima, Kian Soltani, and Luka \u0160uli\u0107; as well as pianists Angela Hewitt, Aljo\u0161a Jurini\u0107, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Prizren, Kosovo, \u00c7eku 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His recordings have been released by BuntArt, Cantus, Croatia Records, Eudora Records, and Naxos. His album The Cello Suites, featuring Bach\u2019s 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, \u00c7eku later composed the original score for Krasniqi\u2019s feature film<br>Vera Dreams of the Sea, which premiered at the 78th Venice Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petrit \u00c7eku is a D\u2019Addario artist and performs on a Ross Gutmeier guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Franz Schubert<\/strong><br>Four Songs (Arranged by Johann Kaspar Mertz)<br>I. Lob der Thr\u00e4nen<br>II. Liebesbotschaft<br>III. Aufenthalt<br>IV. St\u00e4ndchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ivan Padovec<\/strong> <br>Variations sur la valse favorite de Franz Schubert, Op. 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Giulio Regondi <\/strong><br>Nocturne \u201cR\u00eaverie\u201d, Op. 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INTERMISSION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joaqu\u00edn Rodrigo<\/strong><br>Un tiempo fue It\u00e1lica famosa<br>Bajando de la meseta<br><strong><br>Rafet Rudi<\/strong><br>Trois morceaux caract\u00e9ristiques <br>I. K\u00ebng\u00eb labe<br>II. Ta dish<br>III. Nj\u00ebzet e pes\u00eb g\u00ebrsheta<br><br><strong>Claude Debussy <\/strong><br>Three Preludes from Book I (Arranged for the guitar by Tomorr Kumnova)<br>No. 1: Lent et grave (\u2026 Danseuses de Delphes)<br>No. 6: Triste et lent (\u2026 Des pas sur la neige)<br>No. 12: Mod\u00e9r\u00e9 (\u2026 Minstrels)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date &amp; Ticket WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 20257:30 PM, CARLSON THEATRE Petrit \u00c7eku\u2019s sensitivity and expressiveness have captivated audiences worldwide. 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