Award / prizes

Participating in international guitar festivals and competitions has been an important part of my artistic journey. I see these experiences as a valuable opportunity to broaden my musical horizons, gain new perspectives, and connect with inspiring musicians from around the world. Along the way, I have been fortunate to receive numerous awards and to win multiple internationally recognized competitions—milestones I am grateful for and happy to share here as part of my ongoing musical development.

A young man with curly hair and glasses playing an acoustic guitar on stage during a performance.

Selected awards & achievements

Solo Competitions & Honors:

2026

  • 3rd Prize - Dutch guitar foundation, Guitar festival & competition, Groningen, Netherlands

2025

  • 2nd Prize – Aalborg International Guitar Festival & Competition, Denmark

  • 1st Prize – 30th International Guitar Competition FORUM Gitarre Wien, Austria

  • 1st Prize – 22nd Altamira International Guitar Competition (Enrico Mercatali Prize), Gorizia, Italy

2024

  • 2nd Prize – 13th International Guitar Festival & Competition, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • 1st Prize & Special Prize – 53rd TEMSIG National Competition, Vrhnika, Slovenia
    Special Prize for Best Performance of the Compulsory Composition

2023

  • 1st Prize – Alirio Díaz International Guitar Competition, Rust, Austria

  • 1st Prize – 5th Franz Cibulka International Guitar Competition, Graz, Austria

  • 1st Prize – 2nd International Competition of the Spanish Embassy (VelEspaña), Velenje, Slovenia

  • 3rd Prize – Great Talent Award, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw), Austria (across all instrumental and ensemble categories)

2022

  • 3rd Prize – Alirio Díaz International Guitar Festival, Rust, Austria

  • 3rd Prize – International Guitar Competition, Montenegro

  • 1st Prize – Harmonia Cordis International Competition for Young Musicians, Romania

  • 2nd Prize & Gold Award – National Guitar Competition, Krško, Slovenia

2021

  • Škerjanec Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement – Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet

  • 1st Prize – Danubia Talents Liszt International Online Competition

  • 2nd Prize & Gold Award – TEMSIG National Competition, Slovenia
    Special Prize for Best Performance of the Compulsory Work and a Slovenian Composition

Chamber Music – Duo Chameleon

2025

  • 1st Prize – 33rd International Guitar Festival Iserlohn, Germany

  • 2nd Prize – 22nd Altamira International Guitar Competition, Gorizia, Italy

2023

  • 1st Prize & Grand Prix – Baltic Guitar Days, Szczecin, Poland

  • 2nd Prize – 20th Altamira International Guitar Competition, Gorizia, Italy