About
Hi, I'm Filip! I'm a professional guitarist from Belgrade, Serbia with a Doctorate of Music Art degree from the University of Minnesota. I teach classical guitar, which is my main field of focus, as well as variety of music genres on acoustic guitar (blues, rock, finger style, etc...)
Filip graduated with honors at the University of Arts in Belgrade and later achieved master’s degrees in both classical guitar performance and chamber music at the same University. In 2020 he finished his Doctorate of Music Art at the University of Minnesota, School of Music. During his time at the UMN Filip has won top prizes at the numerous competitions across the United States such as International Memphis Guitar Competition 2017, Appalachian Guitar Festival 2018 (North Carolina), Southern Guitar Festival 2018 (South Carolina), Schubert Club Competition 2018 (Minnesota), etc. As a member of Belgrade Guitar duo Filip has performed recitals throughout the US and won the first prize in Ensemble division at the Southern Guitar Festival 2018 (South Carolina) and the third prize at the Guitar Foundation of America International Ensemble Artist Competition in Louisville, Kentucky in June 2018. He has attended master classes with some of the renowned classical guitar experts such as: Aniello Desiderio, Hubert Käppel, Roland Dyens, Paolo Pegoraro, Denis Azabagić etc.
Since 2003. he has given numerous solo recitals and performances in Europe and United states. Also, he performed actively as a member of various chamber ensembles (guitar duo, trio and quartet, as well as in duos with flute, saxophone and violin).
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Teaching Style
Filip has ten years of experience in teaching various musical genres. He specializes in teaching classical guitar. Filip has taught 5 years at the music school in Serbia, before moving to United States and teaching guitar at the University of Minnesota for the following 4 years. He has taught both group and individual lessons to students of all ages and skill levels.
Filip focuses on the individual needs of his students, helping them overcome any issues they might have with their playing. He believes that it is the most important, not only to be able to demonstrate and explain how something needs to sound and how it needs to be played, but also to teach the students how to practice in order to achieve the desired level of performance.