Petrit Çeku is a guitarist whose musical curiosity reaches beyond the conventions of classical performance. Alongside the canonical solo repertoire, his work encompasses chamber music, improvisation, arranging, new commissions, and creative collaborations in film.

Çeku has appeared as a soloist with 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 Guitar Trio Elogio and the Croatian Guitar Quartet. His chamber music partners have included Angela Hewitt, Steven Isserlis, Giovanni Sollima, Kian Soltani, and Benjamin Schmid.

He has won first prizes at the Parkening, Schadt, Biasini, and Pittaluga international guitar competitions. In 2018, he appeared as the sole classical musician on the Night of the Proms tour with the Antwerp Philharmonic. His recordings have been released by BuntArt, Cantus, Croatia Records, EPR Classic, Eudora Records, Granola, and Naxos. His recording of Bach’s complete Cello Suites was nominated for an International Classical Music Award and became the subject of Sarabande, a film directed by Kaltrina Krasniqi.

As an arranger, Çeku has adapted a wide range of music for solo guitar and guitar ensembles. His creative partnership with Krasniqi also extends to film music: he composed the score for Vera Dreams of the Sea, which premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, as well as the score for her forthcoming film Bleach.

Born in Prizren, Kosovo, Çeku lives in Zagreb. He studied with Darko Petrinjak at the University of Zagreb’s Academy of Music and with Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. After teaching in Graz, he joined the faculty of the Academy of Music in Zagreb in 2025.

Alongside his teaching, Çeku continues to perform, arrange, improvise, and pursue projects across music and film. He is a D’Addario artist and performs on a guitar made by Ross Gutmeier.