Xhevdet Sahatxhija

XHEVDET SAHATXHIJA
Xhevdet Sahatxhija graduated at the Zagreb Music Academy in the class of professor Darko Petrinjak.
For many years he worked as a guitar teacher in the Music School “Pavao Markovac” in Zagreb. He also
works as associate at the Music Academy in Zagreb and as a professor at the Faculty of Arts in Pristina.
He educated many generations of young guitarists many of which have won prizes at international and
national competitions and are now recognized artists and music educators. He received the Annual
Award of the Croatian music dance instructors for the year 2004. In the period 2003. – 2009. he was the
head professional council for teachers guitars and a mentor to young teachers.
He is also President of the Croatian Association of guitar teacher. Since 2009. he acts as director of the
Music School in Novska. In addition to regular teaching work, he held International Summer School in
guitar Pučišće and Milna on the Island of Brač and since last year in Poreč.
He is a member of many juries at international, national and regional competitions.
Besides his educational work, he performs solo or as a member of various chamber ensembles in
concerts at home and abroad.