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06 - 09 June 2012

Velbert, Germany
7th Edition

Competition Program:

• Age group I: under 14 years (Total duration : 13 - 15 min.)
  • Francisco Tárrega: Rosita or
  • Andrés Segovia: Estudio sin Luz (Schott) plus
  • free program from 2 different historical periods minimum
• Age group II: 14 to 16 years (Total duration : 17 - 20 min.)
  • Isaac Albéniz, from "Recuerdos de Viaje": Rumores de la Caleta or
  • Luigi Legnani, from "36 Capricci op. 20": No. 15 (b-minor) and No. 22 (c-minor) plus
  • free program from 2 different historical periods minimum
• Age group III: 17 to 19 years
  • First round (Total duration : 13 - 15 min.)
    • Johann Sebastian Bach from Suite e-major BWV 1006a: II. Loure  and  III. Gavotte en Rondeau or
    • Heitor Villa-Lobos from 12 Etudes: No. 5 (Andantino) and  No. 7 (Très animé) plus
    • free program
  • Final round (Total duration: 13 - 15 Min.)
    • Free program, containing a piece composed after 1950. Pieces from the 1st round may not played here for a second time.

Registration period: 1st February to 29th February 2012.

Jury: TBA

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05 - 09 April 2012

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2nd Edition

Guests:

• Ante Čagalj
• Bandini-Chiacchiaretta Duo
• Belma Tuzović-Mujkić
• Cavatina Duo
• Costas Cotsiolis
• Darko Bageski
• Darko Karajić
• Duo Melis
• Igor Mijatović
• Jelica Mijanović
• Le Trio Joubran
• Microtonal Guitar Duo
• Predrag Stanković
• Srđan Tošić
• Stefan Trifan
• Thomas Offermann
• Walter Würdinger
• Xhevdet Sahatxhija
• Zoran Krajišnik

• I Category (born in 2001 and younger)
  • up to 4 minutes 2 or more compositions of different styles and characters
• II Category (born in 1999 and younger)
  • up to 6 minutes 2 or more compositions of different styles and characters
• III Category (born in 1997 and younger)
  • up to 12 minutes
  • 2 or more compositions of different styles and characters
• IV Category (born in 1995 and younger)
  • up to 17 minutes
  • 2 or more compositions of different styles and characters
• V Category (born in 1993 and younger)
  • up to 20 minutes
  • 2 or more compositions of different styles and characters
• VI Category (born in 1991 and younger)
  • up to 25 minutes
  • 2 or more compositions of different styles and characters
• VII Category (no age limit)
  • 1st Round: up to 20 minutes
  • Finals: up to 30 minutes
  • 1st Round: Black Hole by Slovenian composer Nejc Kuhar and at least one other piece of a different style and character
  • Finals: 2 or more compositions of different styles and characters of the competitor's choice

25 - 27 November 2011

Nuoro, Italy
7th Edition

Competition Program:

First Round (Qualifying Round, November 25, 2011) - A program of up to 10 minutes, including:

• Agustin Barrios «Gavota al estilo antiguo» (Melbay Edition)
• Free choice of pieces by the candidate

Second Round (Semi-final, November 26, 2011) - A program of up to 15 minutes, including:

• Agustin Barrios «Medallon antiguo» (Melbay Edition)
• At least one piece by Agustin Barrios chosen from the following: 
  • Altair (Melbay)
  • Estudio en si menor  (Melbay)
  • Habanera (Melbay)
• Free choice of pieces by the candidate (excluding those performed during the Qualifying Round)

Final (November 27, 2011) - A program of up to 25 minutes, including:

• Agustin Barrios «Vals tropical» (MelBay Edition)
• At least one piece in form of Sonata or Sonatina of XX° century or contemporary
• Free choice of pieces by the candidate (excluding those performed during the Qualifying and Semifinal round)

The PDF of the obligatory works will be made available freely to subscribers. Exclusively original works for guitar are admitted.

Prizes:

First Prize:

• € 5.000 and Diploma;
• Record deal with major label Brilliant Classics for publishing one CD of original guitar music;
  
• Handmade classical guitar by Livio Lorenzatti (commercial value € 3.000,00)
• Gift voucher for a value of 500,00 USD from Editions Orphée online eShop;
• Three concerts in Italy
• 1 year subscription to italian classical guitar magazine Seicorde.

Second Prize:

• € 3.500 and Diploma;
• Two concerts in Italy;
• 1 year subscription to italian classical guitar magazine Seicorde.

Third Prize:

• € 2.000 and Diploma;
• 1 year subscription to italian classical guitar magazine Seicorde.

«Agustin Barrios» Special Prize: € 1.000 for the best performance of Barrios pieces.

Participation:

• Participation Fee: € 100
• Participation deadline: from July, 2011 until November 21, 2011
  

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02 - 04 November 2011

Pisa, Italy
2nd Edition

1. The competition will be held in Pisa on 2, 3 and 4 November 2011. The competition
is open to guitarists of all nationalities born after January 1, 1976.

2. The competition consists in two rounds:

• Preliminary: 2 - 3 November (open only to teachers or relatives of the participants) free program with an overall duration of 15 minutes, including transcriptions.
• Final (7 finalists will be selected): 4 November (public) free program with an overall duration of 15 minutes, including at least one piece in renaissance, baroque, classic or romantic style. Transcriptions are allowed.

3. The following prizes will be awarded:

• 1st prize: € 5.000,00, 3 concerts and certificate;
• 2nd prize: € 2.500,00 and certificate;
• 3rd prize: € 1.500,00 and certificate.
• Special prize of € 1.000,00 for the best voted by the public, among the finalists.

4. The jury will consist of: Eliot Fisk (President), Alvaro Company, Antigoni Goni, Giampaolo Bandini, Alejandro Cordova, Fabio De Ranieri and their decisions will be final.

5. All Applications must be received by October 15, 2011. They must be accompanied by a photocopy of an identifying document, a short curriculum vitae and the receipt of the remittance of the registration fee of € 50,00.

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26 September - 01 October 2011

Alessandria, Italy
44th Edition

Soloists of all nationalities are admitted to the competition, provided that they were not born before 1st January 1980.

Competition Programme

First round (qualifying round) - A programme of minimum 20 minutes and maximum 22 minutes, free choice of the contestants including the piece:

• AGUSTÌN BARRIOS MANGORÈ, Vals op.8 n°4 (suggested scores: Mel Bay Pub.)
  

Second round (semifinal) - A programme of minimum 40 minutes and maximum 43 minutes with:

• free choice of pieces (excluding those performed during the first round)
  
• and at least one work chosen from the following:
  • AGUSTÌN BARRIOS MANGORÈ, La catedral (suggested scores Mel Bay Pub.)
  • AGUSTÌN BARRIOS MANGORÈ, Un sueño en la floresta (suggested scores Mel Bay Pub.)

Final round - One concerto, chosen by the candidate, select from the following:

• LEO BROUWER: Concerto Elegiaco, Ed. Max Eschig;
• FERNANDO CARULLI Concerto op. 140 Petit concert de société; Ed. Schott
• MAURO GIULIANI 1° Concerto in La maggiore per chitarra e archi op. 30; Ed. Suvini e Zerboni
  

Registration

• Registration Fee: € 100
• Registration deadline: 31st August 2011
  

Jury

• The International Jury will consist of at least seven members, of different nationalities and of established reputation in the music world; the majority of them are not Italian.
  
• Honorary President: Mr. Alirio Diaz.
  

Prizes

• 1st PRIZE: € 13000 (thirteen thousand euro) (€ 6000 competition prize, € 2500 Luciano Ghione prize and € 4500 Naxos Contract award), medal of the President of the Republic, silver plaque of the Organizing Committee, concert tour in Italy and other countries, Gioventù Musicale Prize, photo book by Minasso.
• 2nd PRIZE: € 4500 (four thousand and five hundred euro) (€ 3000 competition prize and € 1500 Luciano Ghione prize), silver plaque of the Organizing Committee.
• 3rd PRIZE: € 2500 (two thousand and five hundred euro) (€ 1500 competition prize and € 1000 Luciano Ghione prize), silver plaque of the Organizing Committee.

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20 - 24 September 2011

Cracow, Poland
6th Edition

Concerts, lectures and master classes:

• Atanas Ourkouzounov (Bulgaria)
• Mie Ogura (Japan)
  
• Guitar Duet Olewi?ski-Wilgos (Poland)
  
• Marcin Dylla (Poland)
  
• Gerardo Nuñez Quartet (Spain)
  
• Danielle Ribouillault (France)
  
• Stephan Schmidt (German)
  
• Royal String Quartet (Poland)
  

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