Belmin Okanović was born in 1997 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and began studying classical guitar at age seven, completing both Elementary and High Music School in his hometown under Prof. Predrag Stankovic. He took part in masterclasses with guitarists including Marcin Dylla, Marco Tamayo, Denis Azabagic, and Sanel Redzic, and in 2013 received an award from the Ministry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the best student among all High Music Schools in the country. He completed a Bachelor’s degree with top marks at the Robert Schumann Hochschule under Prof. Joaquín Clerch in 2022, continuing there with Master’s studies.

Okanović has won more than twenty prizes at international competitions for young guitarists, including first prize at the Certamen Llobet in 2023. In 2019 he was selected as a solo player of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, performing concerts across Germany, and he tours regularly across Germany, Belgium, Poland, Slovenia, Austria, Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, and Montenegro.

Sources:

• https://www.siccasguitars.com/blogs/guitarists/belmin-okanovic
• https://www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/belmin-okanovic-sor-op-29-no-24/