Sanja Plohl
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Music
Education
B.A. Rostock University of Music and Theatre (Germany)
M.A. Royal Conservatoire The Hague (The Netherlands)
Postgraduate program at Mozarteum University (Austria)
Practice Areas
- Classical guitar performance
- Guitar pedagogy
- World music
- Composition
Research Interests
Solo recitals (selection):
London Classical Guitar Festival, Spanish Guitar Society (Madrid), Cervantes Institute
Athens, C贸rdoba Guitar Festival, Guitarmania Festival (Lisbon), Slovenian Philharmonic
Hall (Ljubljana), Dorset Guitar Society (UK), Andr茅s Segovia Festival (Madrid), University
of Seville, Miguel Llobet Festival (Barcelona), Zapopan Guitar Festival (online/M茅xico),
Semana T谩rrega (Villareal), V茅lez-M谩laga Guitar Festival, Lent Festival (Slovenia),
Gerona Guitar Festival, Imago Sloveniae Festival (Slovenia), Albacete Guitar Festival,
Pescara Summer Festival (Italy), Villa de Aranda Guitar Festival, Seville Museum of
Fine Arts, Rostock Cultural History Museum, Museum of the Americas (Madrid), City
Museum of Ljubljana, European Day of Jewish Culture (Maribor), Kras Guitar Festival
(Slovenia), Artana Latin American Gallery (The Hague), Valle del鈥橭rfento Festival
(Italy), A orillas del Guadalquivir Festival (Sanl煤car de Barrameda), Slovene National
Theatre (Maribor), Guitar days at Istanbul Technical University, Mompou Hall (Barcelona),
M煤sica con encanto (Marbella), Encuentro Internacional Andr茅s Segovia (Linares), Cl脿ssica
a Horta鈥揋uinard贸 (Barcelona), Ciclo de oto帽o musical (脷beda), European Guitar Teachers
Association (Ljubljana).
Premiere performances of solo and chamber music works by composers:
Bavdek, A. Coduras, M. Lazar, R. Blanco Pons, M. Clerc, V. Barty-Taylor, C. Miller, I. Ziblat Shay, A. Romeijn, L. Wiegerink, E. Menalled, N. Berentsen, T. Stepancic.Jury member: Madrid International Guitar Festival, Seville International Guitar Competition, "Gemona del Friuli" International Guitar Competition (Italy).
Publications and Media Placements
Website:
Published scores:
Album: Sanja Plohl "Danseuse dans Grenade". IBS Classical (2012).
Honors and Awards
Prizes
First prizes at international competitions:
Ivor Mairants Award (London), Seville Guitar Competition, C贸rdoba Guitar Festival,
Guitarmania Guitar Competition (Lisbon), Comarca el Condado Guitar Competition (Spain),
Ciudad de Llerena Guitar Competition (Spain), Arjau Music interpretation competition
for all instruments (Barcelona).
Other prizes at international competitions:
Enrico Mercatali European Guitar Competition (Italy), Iserlohn Guitar Competition
(Germany), Gevelsberg Guitar Competition (Germany), Belgrade Guitar Art Festival (Serbia),
Zwolle Guitar Festival (The Netherlands), Ciutat d'Elx Guitar Competition (Spain),
Josep Ferrer Guitar Competition (Spain), Luys Mil谩n Guitar Competition (Spain), Miguel
Llobet Competition (Spain), Simone Salmaso Guitar Competition (Italy), Ivan Padovec
Guitar Competition (Croatia), Kitarika Guitar competition (Slovenia), Ciudad de V茅lez鈥揗谩laga
Guitar Competition (Spain).
Grants
Huygens Fund of the Dutch Government, Zois Fund of the Slovene Government, Slovenian
Ministry of Culture, Soroptimist International, Accademia Chigiana Siena (Italy),
M煤sica en Compostela (Spain).