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"Danse Rythmique" Now Available!
"Maya's musical ideas were fresh and filled with expression. Her abilities as a musician were only outmatched by her skill at taking the listener on a journey with her as she performed for us. Just a fantastic evening of the Guitar!" |
"Maya Lončar was a fabulous Classical Guitarist in the Hoag Library Music Series. From the very first note, the audience went silent. She had a very deep artistic control of her instrument, and performed at the highest level. She connected with the people, in this community, who took time, out of their lives to see her perform. She deserves, a second date. Just wow….." "Maya Loncar's performance as a headliner for the 2023 Appalachian State GuitarFest Festival was one of the best in recent years. The audience was captivated by her virtuosic technique, sensitive musicianship and thoughtful musical selections." ""Dr. Maya Loncar is at the forefront of a new breed of classical guitar virtuosi, possessing a refined and powerful technique, a state-of-the-art knowledge of performance practices from all style periods, the ability to communicate, motivate, and inspire, the precision of intellectual curiosity, the confidence of physical strength, the capacity for fiery sensitivity, and musical leadership acumen to build audiences and programs on behalf of the art and our profession." |
Maya Lončar is a competition-winning Croatian-American guitarist who has been revered for her "virtuosic technique", "capacity for fiery sensitivity", and "deep artistic control" . She began her studies at the age of six with her father and has since been invited as a guest artist for multiple concerts and festivals throughout Europe and America such as the Appalachian State University Guitar Festival, the George Eastman House Series, Rochester's WXXI - Classical 91.5 radio station, the Međunarodna Ljetna Škola Gitare in Karlovac, Croatia, the Classical Guitar Society of Upstate New York, and the online series Women of Guitar. She has performed as a guitarist and a violinist in a multitude of prestigious venues including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Music Center at Strathmore, the National Institute of Health, and the Croatian Embassy. Under her belt are also a variety of top prizes and awards from competitions like the Appalachian State Guitar Festival Competition, the Charlottesville Guitar Festival Competition, and the Southern Guitar Festival Competition. She is also a published musical artist through Doberman Musique and her debut album, Danse Rythmique, is available on all streaming platforms.
In addition to her solo career, she is also an experienced chamber musician, previously touring with her trio, Triple Tango, and is a part of a family guitar trio alongside her mother, Nataša Klasinc Lončar, and her father, Miroslav Lončar. In February 2020, she was runner-up for the Eastman Concerto Competition where she performed Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Concerto for Guitar. She has also had the honor of working closely with some of the world's most legendary guitarists such as David Russell, Pepe Romero, Xufei Yang, and Berta Rojas.
Most recently, Maya completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the prestigious Eastman School of Music with Nicholas Goluses in Rochester, NY where she was awarded the Performance Certificate in recognition for demonstrating outstanding performance ability. Now, Maya is an active teacher and advocate of music in her community of Loudoun County, VA. She teaches guitar and orchestra at Riverside High School in Leesburg, VA. She is a board member of Aguado Guitar Concerts, a charity organization dedicated to enriching the Loudoun community through classical guitar performances and educational events. Her past teachers include Julian Gray at the Shenandoah Conservatory, and her father, Miroslav Lončar.
She most often performs on a 1993 Gregory Byers guitar, as well as occasionally on a Jean Rompré or Tim Steis.
In addition to her solo career, she is also an experienced chamber musician, previously touring with her trio, Triple Tango, and is a part of a family guitar trio alongside her mother, Nataša Klasinc Lončar, and her father, Miroslav Lončar. In February 2020, she was runner-up for the Eastman Concerto Competition where she performed Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Concerto for Guitar. She has also had the honor of working closely with some of the world's most legendary guitarists such as David Russell, Pepe Romero, Xufei Yang, and Berta Rojas.
Most recently, Maya completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the prestigious Eastman School of Music with Nicholas Goluses in Rochester, NY where she was awarded the Performance Certificate in recognition for demonstrating outstanding performance ability. Now, Maya is an active teacher and advocate of music in her community of Loudoun County, VA. She teaches guitar and orchestra at Riverside High School in Leesburg, VA. She is a board member of Aguado Guitar Concerts, a charity organization dedicated to enriching the Loudoun community through classical guitar performances and educational events. Her past teachers include Julian Gray at the Shenandoah Conservatory, and her father, Miroslav Lončar.
She most often performs on a 1993 Gregory Byers guitar, as well as occasionally on a Jean Rompré or Tim Steis.