{"id":14457,"date":"2020-03-09T16:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T23:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=14457"},"modified":"2020-03-09T16:41:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T23:41:29","slug":"classical-guitar-fests-competitions-for-march-and-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/classical-guitar-fests-competitions-for-march-and-april-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical Guitar Fests &#038; Competitions for March and April 2020!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If we&#8217;ve missed your festival\/competition here, let us know and we&#8217;ll add it! And if you&#8217;d like to send us information about events in the coming months, you can write to us at blair.jackson@stringletter.com. Also, please inform us who wins the competitions so we can publicize their names!<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 20\u201322<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Guitares Au Beffroi International Festival<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Montrouge, France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March 22 is the classical guitar day\/night of this festival held in a Paris suburb, with the finals round of the international competition (named for Roland Dyens), and performances from last year\u2019s competition winner, Fu Ping Liu, and also two great French guitarists, Gerard Abiton and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jouve. Also, concerts featuring acoustic guitarists, plus a luthier fair\/product exposition.<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitaresaubeffroi.com\/\">guitaresaubeffroi.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 25\u201328<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>19th Concours International de Guitare<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Antony, France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All-ages and -nationalities competitions. A new piece written for the competition by Dusan Bogdanovic, called <em><strong>Pr\u00e9lude et Toccata<\/strong><\/em> will be featured (among others).<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ville-antony.fr\/concours-international-guitare\">ville-antony.fr\/concours-international-guitare<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 3\u20135th<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>URI Guitar Festival &amp; Rising Stars Competition<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Kingston, Rhode Island<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>At the University of Rhode Island concerts, master classes, workshops, lectures, and Rising Stars competition. Once again, Adam Levin is the artistic director. He will be performing with his Great Necks Trio, along with Redmond O\u2019 Toole and a guest cellist on Joseph Williams III\u2019s score for the Alfred Hitchcock silent film <em>The Lodger<\/em>; that should be something! Also playing at the fest is 2019 Rising Stars winner Bokyung Byun, Pierre Bibault, Rapahel Feuillatre, 10-string guitar virtuosos Nicolo Spera, and in the final concert, African Kora master Yacouba Sissoko and the wonderful South African guitarist Derek Gripper. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uriguitarfestival.org\/\"><strong>uriguitarfestival.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Bokyung Byun won the 2019 Rising Stars competition at the URI Guitar Festival:<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jtFaz2bujf4\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>April 22\u201326<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Zagreb Guitar Festival<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Zagreb, Croatia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to an international competition, master classes, workshops, lectures and more, the ever-growing Zagreb festival features concerts by Bir\u00e9li Lagrene, EuroStrings 2019 grand winner Mateusz Kowalski, the finals of this year\u2019s Zagreb competition, and Ana Vidovic joined by the EuroStrings Orchestra. <a href=\"https:\/\/zagrebguitarfest.com\/\"><strong>zagrebguitarfest.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 27\u201329<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>PLU Guitar Festival &amp; Northwest Guitar Festival<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Seattle, Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three days at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington with artists including Matthew Anderson, Hilary Field, Duo Tenebroso (David Franzen and Kristen Waligora), Sam Krahn, Scott Kritzer, Jessica Papkoff, James Reid, Neil andf tamara Culkins, Leon Christian, Mario Diaz and Cameron O\u2019Connor Duo, Alexander Dunn, and Sebastian Robles. Northwest U.S. and Canada regional collegiate and youth competitions, guitar orchestra, workshops and concerts, master classes, luthier fair, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/northwestguitarfestival.org\/\"><strong>northwestguitarfestival.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 28\u201329<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Festival and Competition<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ana Vidovic plays the opening concert and gives a master class. Also, adult (under 30) and high school competitions; concert by 2019 competition winner Congyi Zhang ; workshops; vendor fair featuring luthiers, composers, and sheet music sellers; student recitals, and more. Closing concert is with Jay Kacherski. <a href=\"http:\/\/phillyguitar.org\/Annual-Festival\"><strong>phillyguitar.org\/Annual-Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 31\u2013April 5<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Long Island Guitar Festival<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Brookville, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2th LIGF takes place on the campus of Long Island University\u2019s Post campus and will be another in the festival\u2019s great track record of attracting top worldwide talent. This year\u2019s lineup includes David Russell, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Jouve, the Beijing Guitar Duo, Yenne Lee, Evan Taucher, and the Olson\u2013Cari Duo. Also, lectures, master classes, the National High School Classical Guitar Competition, guitar orchestra, ensemble showcase, and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/postmusic.liu.edu\/gfest\/\"><strong>postmusic.liu.edu\/gfest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 4\u20136<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Sarajevo International Guitar Festival<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Five different levels of competition (including EuroStrings competition), master classes, and concerts featuring Nairuz (flamenco\/Sufi fusion), Pablo Marquez, 2019 Eursotrings winner Mateusz Kowalski, EuroStrings artists, and Danijer Cefrovic, more. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigf.ba\/\">sigf.ba\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 5\u20139 MORE TK TK<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>International Guitar Festival Rust<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Rust and Vienna, Austria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Competitions (including composition), plus performances to be announced. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarfestivalrust.at\/en\/\"><strong>guitarfestivalrust.at\/en\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 16\u201319<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Szeged Guitar Festival<br \/>\nSzeged, Hungary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EuroStrings international competition, youth competition, performances, master classes, and lectures. Featured artists include Judicael Perroy, David Pavlovits, Bandini-Chiacciaretta Duo, EuroStrings winner Mateusz Kowalski, Agustin Nazzetta, Thomas Fellow, Jonas Egholm, and many more. Plus, Tango &amp; Flamenco Night! <a href=\"https:\/\/gitarfesztival.hu\/en\/home\"><strong>gitarfesztival.hu\/en\/home<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>David Pavlovits is among the featured performers at the Szeged Guitar Festival in Hungary:<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NrJn7mfduFM\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 18\u201320<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>San Diego Guitar Festival<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>San Diego, California<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The theme of this year\u2019s fifth anniversary fest is \u201cFive Years of Diversity,\u201d with concerts and master classes featuring Bokyung Byun, Jiji (Jiyeon Kim), and guitarist\/soprano Alexandra Iranfar, plus a concert by Duo Chinoiserie (guitar and guzheng), at the Inamori Pavilion and friendship garden in Balboa Park, and other nearby locales. Other events to be announced. <a href=\"https:\/\/sdguitarfest.org\/\"><strong>sdguitarfest.org\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Alexandra Iranfar, who both sings and plays beautifully, will be part of this year&#8217;s San Diego Guitar Festival:<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LL63acjmlsk\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 24\u201326<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Toronto Guitar Weekend<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Toronto, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At St. Andrews Church: Artists include Jason Vieaux (who also gives a master class) and competition winners Timothy Beattie and Felix Dallaire. Two lectures plus the fest\u2019s famous Sunday Brunch with the Artists. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guitarsocietyoftoronto.com\/concert-season\/#weekend\">guitarsocietyoftoronto.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 19\u201326<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Gitarrenfestival Nordhorn<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Nordhorn, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In northwest Germany, near the Netherlands border, with seven competitions, including composition and video contests. Concerts featuring Raphaella Smits, Jesus Serrano, Simone Rinaldo &amp; Stefan Grasse, Duo NiHZ, Ivan Petricevic and <em>many<\/em>\u00a0others. Master classes, luthier fair, and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/gitarrenfestivalnordhorn.de\/\"><strong>gitarrenfestivalnordhorn.de<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we&#8217;ve missed your festival\/competition here, let us know and we&#8217;ll add it! And if you&#8217;d like to send us information about events in the coming months, you can write to us at blair.jackson@stringletter.com. Also, please inform us who wins the competitions so we can publicize their names! MARCH 20\u201322 Guitares Au Beffroi International Festival Montrouge, France March 22 is the classical guitar day\/night of this festival held in a Paris suburb, with the finals round of the international competition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":14465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Yenne-Lee-e1583796064143.jpg?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}