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Solo recital, second movement
Live recording from the Bosnian Cultural Centre, Tuzla.
Classical Guitarist · Educator
Six strings, four centuries
Bosnian classical guitarist, trained in Rotterdam and The Hague. Solo recitals across Europe, film and theatre scores, and the guitar class in Tuzla that keeps producing prize winners.
Next concert 16 October 2026 Bosnian Cultural Centre, Tuzla All dates
- 1979 Born in Tuzla
- 2005 Master of Music, The Hague
- 22 Documentary film scores
- 2 Solo albums released
Biography
From a music school in Tuzla to the Dutch conservatoires — and back
Elvis Sivčević was born in Tuzla in 1979 and took his first guitar lesson at the age of eight. At fifteen he joined the class of Predrag Stanković at the music high school in his home town.
He continued his studies in the Netherlands: first at Codarts Rotterdam with Dick Hoogeveen, then at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, where he completed his Bachelor as a guitar teacher in the class of Enno Voorhorst in 2003 and his Master of Music in 2005. As a student he won first and special prizes at a number of competitions, and he has performed across Europe both as a soloist and as a member of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the ensemble Mediterranean Sundance.
A guitar programme is not a list of pieces. It is an evening that has to hold together from the first note to the last.
After returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005 he taught at music schools in Brčko, Bijeljina and Srebrenik, where classical guitar departments were opened for the first time when he arrived. Since 2014 he has been professor of guitar at the secondary music school in Tuzla. His students win prizes at national and international competitions, and several have gone on to study at European academies.
Alongside concert work he has written the music for 22 documentary films, among them the series “Putevi – zapis o zemlji” after the poetry of Mak Dizdar, as well as scores for theatre productions. Two solo albums have been released internationally. He is the founder and director of Guitar Fest Tuzla and president of the cultural association Eminent.
Masterclasses with
- John Williams
- Julian Bream
- Scott Tennant
- Carlo Marchione
- Roland Dyens
- Zoran Dukić
- Paco Peña
Calendar
Where to hear him next
Every date can be added straight to your own calendar. Promoters are welcome to use the material further down the page.
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Solo Recital · Chamber Thursday Free entry
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Guitar Fest Tuzla · Opening Night
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Guitar and Voice · Duo Evening Free entry
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Recital · Spanish and Bosnian Repertoire
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Masterclass and Evening Recital By invitation
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Guest Recital
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Tuzla Guitar Week · Recital and Masterclass
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Solo Recital · Chamber Thursday
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Guitar Fest Tuzla · Masterclass
Listen and watch
Recordings
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Flame Sky
Own arrangement, released as a single with a music video.
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Musica Bosnae
Album track. Bosnian themes arranged for classical guitar.
For promoters
Programmes on offer
Three evenings that are ready to go. Individual programmes for anniversaries, festivals or church spaces can be put together on request.
Four Centuries
Solo · approx. 75 minutes- J. S. Bach — Lute Suite
- Fernando Sor — Variations
- Vicente Asencio — Collectici Íntim
- Roland Dyens — Libra Sonatine
Musica Bosnae
Solo · approx. 60 minutes- Own arrangements — Bosnian traditional songs
- Own compositions — from the albums
- Film music — themes from the documentaries
Guitar and Voice
Duo · approx. 70 minutes- Spanish songs — de Falla, Granados
- Sevdalinka — arranged for guitar and tenor
- Solo interludes — for guitar alone
Teaching
Masterclasses and school work
Twenty years of classroom teaching stand behind this. Three music schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina opened their first guitar department when he arrived.
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Masterclass
One to three days at your school, academy or festival. Individual lessons in front of the group, followed by a short evening recital if you would like one.
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Workshop for a guitar class
Half a day on one subject: right-hand technique, tone production, sight-reading, or preparing for a competition round.
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Competition preparation
Programme choice, running order, stage nerves and the practical side of an audition — worked through with the student and their teacher.
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Jury work
Jury duty at guitar competitions and school assessments, with written feedback for the participants where that is wanted.
Guitar Fest Tuzla
A festival for a city that had none
Guitar Fest Tuzla brings guitarists from across Europe to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a week of concerts and masterclasses. Elvis Sivčević founded it and still runs it.
The idea is simple: students in the region should not have to travel abroad to play for a teacher they have only read about. Past editions have brought together artists such as Sanel Redžić, Boško Jović, Edin Karamazov, Goran Krivokapić, Darko Karajić and Jose Maria Martin, alongside young players from local music schools who take part in the same masterclasses.
- Concerts by invited soloists and ensembles
- Masterclasses for primary and secondary music school students
- Talks, instrument presentations and album launches
- Organised by the cultural association Eminent
Press
Material for organisers
The press kit is sent on request. Write to press@elvissivcevic.com and say which format you need.
Booking
Invite him to play or teach
Concerts, masterclasses, jury work, recordings. The more you can say about date, room and audience, the more useful the first reply will be.
- Booking
- booking@elvissivcevic.com
- Press
- press@elvissivcevic.com
- Phone
- +387 61 482 019
- Office
- Eminent Artist Office
Turalibegova 14, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Languages
- Bosnian, English, Dutch, German
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