KUHAR Nejc

“Kuhar’s pieces were eclectic and fun...” (Washington Post)

“…Nejc Kuhar’s compositions have a strong personality and he plays them excellent. Bravo.” (Roland Dyens)

Nejc Kuhar finished his Masters degree in guitar at Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts with prof. Alvaro Pierri and his Masters degree in composition with Dr. Reiner Bishof and prof. Christian Minkowitsch at Konservatorium Wien, Privatuniversität, both with honours. In 2018 he started with Music Research PhD at Surrey university with prof. Steve Goss. 

His music has been performed by himself and/or other musicians in various venues, including Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Washington National Gallery of Art, Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Slovene Philharmonic Hall, etc. His commissions include those by the Washington National Gallery of Art, Frankfurt Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, LiGITa, Hong Kong and Sarajevo Guitar Festivals, Signum Saxophone Quartet, guitarist Mak Grgic, organist Stephen Ackert, Four Aces Guitar Quartet and others. 

Kuhar’s works have also been published by the renowned publishing houses, such as Les Production d’OZ/Doberman-Yppan (Canada), Trekel (Germany) and Berben (Italy).

Nejc is regularly performing solo concerts, in duo Eminent Duo (http://www.eminentduo.com/) with violinist Moeko Sugiura, teaching master classes, giving lectures, as well as being member of juries on various international guitar festivals.

In 2019 he was appointed Associate Professor for guitar and contemporary music at University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and in 2018 Guitar Professor at Joseph Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt. Besides his activities as guitarist, composer and teacher, he is also an active lecturer, giving lectures about composing for guitar on various European and USA Universities, such as The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Vienna and Frankfurt Universities, etc...

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