Filip Mišković wins the 2026 Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition
The Croatian classical guitarist took first prize in Benicàssim, with fellow Croatian Luka Lovreković finishing second.
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Filip Mišković has won the 59th Francisco Tárrega International Classical Guitar Competition in Benicàssim, Spain. The final took place on September 4, with the result reported on September 5: Mišković received first prize and Luka Lovreković second, ahead of finalists Sohta Nakabayashi of Japan and Francisco Luís of Portugal.
The Tárrega competition is one of the long-running international fixtures of the classical-guitar world, created in 1967 in honor of Francisco Tárrega. This year's field brought together young players from multiple countries, making Mišković's win a useful marker for a guitarist whose international profile is still rising.
Why it matters
Major competitions are one of the clearest ways emerging classical guitarists break into the international circuit. Mišković's win puts a young Croatian player at the top of one of the instrument's best-known competitive stages.
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Sources
- https://magazin.hrt.hr/kultura/hrvatski-gitaristi-miskovic-i-lovrekovic-najbolji-na-natjecanju-u-spanjolskoj-12892945(primary)
- https://ayto.benicassim.es/noticia/dos-croatas-un-japones-y-un-portugues-se-disputaran-la-final-del-lix-certamen-internacional-de-guitarra-francisco-tarrega/
- https://cultura.benicassim.es/musica/certamen-de-guitarra/
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