Uros Baric (b. 1987) is a classical guitarist, educator, and music producer from Slovenia with a broad international presence.

He has performed across Europe and North America, including Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the USA. He has performed at festivals such as the Classical Guitar Retreat (Scotland), Zvoki klasike (Ljubljana Castle), Glasbena mladina ljubljanska, GM Oder of the Slovenian Youth Music Society, International Guitar Festival in Postojna, ECHOS, Lent, and KRAS Guitar Festival.

Uros has released ten studio albums: Summer Skies (2013), Fernando Sor (2014), Baroque Music (2017), Midnight (2018), Zgodbe za Mihca (2019), Fingers of Time Vol. 1 & 2 (2020), Postcards – Saunders Island Suite (2022), Life’s Path – Works by Lukas Heck (2022), and Solitude (2024). He has also appeared on Matthew McAllister’s album American Collection (2017). His recordings have been praised by classical guitar critics, including This Is Classical Guitar, and are regularly featured on Slovenia’s national broadcaster RTV Slovenija’s ARS program.

A prominent figure on YouTube, Uros’s channel has attracted over 6 million views and more than 25,000 subscribers, where he shares performances and instructional content.

As an educator, Uros has led masterclasses and workshops on guitar and music production at various festivals and institutions, including the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA), Classical Guitar Retreat, the International Guitar Festival in Postojna, the Institute of Education of the Republic of Slovenia, Virtual Guitar Orchestra and Gitarre Hamburg. He also offers online lessons and coaching to students from around the world, with participants from the USA, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovenia, and South Africa.

His interviews and performances have been featured on key classical guitar platforms, including Classical Guitar Insider with Bret Williams, Guitar Foundation of America, Classical Guitar Corner, GSI Foundation, This Is Classical Guitar, and others.

Uros studied guitar at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna under Prof. Alvaro Pierri, earning his Master’s degree with distinction in 2011. During his studies, he won top prizes at international competitions, such as the 1st prize at the Concorso Europeo di Chitarra Classica “Premio Enrico Mercatali” and the 1st prize in the AirString Duo at the “Citta di Gorizia” international competition in the chamber music category.

He is the founder of Baros Records, an independent record label and recording studio focused on releasing high-quality classical music. To date, it has released over 25 albums and numerous sheet music publications, collaborating with renowned musicians such as Rene Izquierdo, Matthew McAllister, Bardic Trio, Agnew McAllister Duo, CRduo, Damien Lancelle, and Marko Feri.

Uros is also the co-founder and producer of the Virtual Guitar Orchestra, a global initiative bringing together guitarists from over 50 countries. This project has featured many of the world’s most prominent guitarists, including David Russell, Pepe Romero, Pavel Steidl, Berta Rojas, Yamandu Costa, the Assad Brothers, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. The Virtual Guitar Orchestra has been widely covered in major guitar publications, and the Library of Congress recognized it as a significant cultural project during the COVID-19 pandemic, archiving it as part of its permanent collection.

He regularly collaborates with renowned composer and guitarist Sergio Assad, with whom he created the film Novi Scientiam for the University of Chicago, and The Walls, a project featuring Yo-Yo Ma and 60 selected guitarists from around the world.

In 2020, Uros was invited to participate in the Legnani World Project, where 36 internationally acclaimed guitarists performed Legnani’s Caprices.

His recording of Schubert’s Ave Maria was featured in the 2021 Hollywood series Mythic Quest.

Since 2020, Uros has been an ambassador for Augustine Strings and a MusicNotes signature artist. He plays guitars made by luthier Michele Della Giustina (2001, 2023) and Córdoba Guitars. In 2024, he was chosen to create the official launch video for Córdoba’s new guitar model, the Stage Traditional.