Antun Črnugelj

ANTON ČRNUGELJ
Anton Črnugelj studied guitar at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, first with Andrej Grafenauer and
later with Tomaž Rajterič. During his studies he had lessons with renowned teachers, such as István
Römer, Jordi Codina, Konrad Ragossnig, David Russell and Costas Cotsiolis. As a soloist or a member of
various chamber ensembles, he has performed home and abroad: in Austria, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland,
Germany, Hungary, Greece and the Netherlands. Already as a student, he was engaged in teaching at
different music schools. Additionally, he graduated in electrotechnology from the Faculty of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science in Ljubljana.
He has been teaching guitar at the Music School of Črnomelj, the Franc Šturm’s Music School, the Music
School of Vrhnika and at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet in Ljubljana. His pupils have performed
publicly with great success, giving concerts at music schools around Slovenia, recording radio and
television shows and for the archive of the Slovenian national radio, as well as attending international
festivals and national and international competitions, where they have received over 50 prizes.
Anton Črnugelj is the first Slovenian guitar teacher whose pupils have successfully attended the most
highly acclaimed competitions in Germany and Austria. In the international competitions in Vienna,
Weimar, Velbert, Kutná Hora, Genoa, Gorizia, Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana, his pupils have received 36
prizes in different categories – in most of the competitions one of his pupils received at least one first
prize. His success in competitions has significantly contributed to the recognition of Slovenian guitar
scene in Europe. For his contributions he has been awarded the Škerjanc Diploma for Outstanding
Achievements in the Field of Music Education, the highest award given by the Conservatory of Music and
Ballet in Ljubljana.
Anton Črnugelj has published different articles in music magazines and has organized guest lectures of
renowned teachers in Slovenia. Besides that, he is a member of juries in regional, national and
international competitions, as well as a technical advisor for the national competition for young
musicians TEMSIG. He is a regular guest at international guitar festivals and the artistic director of the
international guitar festival “Guitar Week in Postojna.” For promotion of the town Postojna in the
international environment he has been awarded with the “Silver Award of the Municipality of Postojna.”