Maya Lončar je nagrajena hrvaško-ameriška kitaristka, ki jo odlikujejo “virtuozna tehnika”, “izjemna občutljivost” in “globoka umetniška kontrola”. Svoje glasbeno izobraževanje je začela pri šestih letih, od takrat pa je kot gostujoča umetnica nastopala po Evropi in Ameriki. Igrala je v prestižnih dvoranah, kot so Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, radijska postaja WXXI – Classical 91.5 v Rochesterju, Hrvaško veleposlaništvo in Međunarodna ljetna škola gitare.Poleg solistične kariere je tudi izkušena komorna glasbenica – violino igra že od osmega leta, nastopa pa tudi v družinskem kitarskem triu skupaj z materjo in očetom.
Doktorirala je na priznani Eastman School of Music, kjer je prejela Performance Certificate kot priznanje za izjemne izvajalske sposobnosti. Trenutno živi blizu Washingtona D.C., kjer poučuje kitaro in vodi orkester na srednji šoli Riverside High School. Prav tako je članica upravnega odbora Aguado Guitar Concerts. Njeni pretekli mentorji so bili Nicholas Goluses, Julian Gray in njen oče, Miroslav Lončar.
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 and has been featured as a guest artist on multiple occasions throughout Europe and America, and has performed in prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Rochester’s WXXI – Classical 91.5 radio station, the Croatian Embassy and the Međunarodna Ljetna Škola Gitare. In addition to her solo career, she is also an experienced chamber musician having played violin since she was 8, and is part of a family guitar trio alongside her mother and father.
Maya holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music where she was awarded the Performance Certificate in recognition for demonstrating outstanding performance ability. She is currently near Washington D.C. where she teaches guitar and orchestra at Riverside High School, and is a board member of Aguado Guitar Concerts. Her past teachers include Nicholas Goluses, Julian Gray, and her father, Miroslav Lončar.