30 Years of the Kyustendil Guitar Compet…
Bratstvo 1869 Community Center in Kyustendil, Bulgaria announces the regulations for the 30th International Classical Guitar Competition – Kyustendil, to be held from April 8 to 10, 2027.This Anniversary edition marks three decades dedicated to the classical guitar, young talent, and the development of the art of guitar playing in...
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25. 03. 14
The Bratstvo 1869 Community Center Kyustendil announces the Program of the XXVIII International Classical Guitar Competition, which will be held in the period 10-12 April 2025. As every year, the participants, divided into different groups and categories, will be evaluated by some of the best specialists in the field of guitar art from Bulgaria, Denmark, Italy, Serbia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Kosovo, etc.
The participants in the competition will also have the opportunity to participate in master classes by guitarists Finn Svit from Denmark, Nino D'Amico - Italy, Darko Bageski - North Macedonia, Viktor Ilić and Aleksandar Hadji-Djordžević from Serbia, Ognyan Valev from Bulgaria.
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25. 03. 10
The family of the famous Bulgarian guitarist Petko Genkov, together with the management of the Bratstvo 1869 Community center and the International Classical Guitar Competition - Kyustendil, are establishing in his memory a National Award for Guitar Art "PETKO GENKOV" - a diploma and a cash prize of 500 euro. It will be awarded annually to the winner of the Grand Prize of the competition. In the coming months, the organizing committee will submit a proposal to the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria for the award to be included in the register of National Art Awards.
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25. 01. 10
"Bratstvo 1869" Community Centre announces the regulation for XXVII International Classical Guitar Competition - Kyustendil, which will be held from rom April 10 to 12, 2025, in the town of Kyustendil, Bulgaria.
The competition is organized annually and is under the patronage of the Mayor of Kyustendil Municipality.
The regulation and the application for participation can be found on the site of the Bratstvo 1869 Community Centre - http://bratstvokn.org/ or on the website of the Competition - https://guitarkn.bratstvokn.org/
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23. 03. 07
Bratstvo 1869 Community centre Kyustendil announces the Program of the XXVI International Classical Guitar Competition, which will be held in the period April 6-8, 2023. The participants will be judged by some of the best specialists in the field of guitar art from Bulgaria, France, Czech Republic, Serbia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Kosovo, etc.
In addition to the competition, the program includes master classes and recitals by some of the most prominent guitarists, such as Prof. Dr. Vladislav Blaha from the Czech Republic, Eric Franceri - France, Aleksandar Hadji-Djordžević and Božko Radojković - Serbia, Assoc. Prof Dr. Elena Khoroshavina - Ukraine, and many others.
The international classical guitar competition is organized annually under the patronage of the mayor of Kyustendil Municipality - Mr. Petar Paunov. The artistic director is Mr. Ivan Andonov.
The competition is included in the Program for the Protection of Gifted Children of the Ministry of Culture, under which targeted financial support and one-year scholarships are awarded to the participants ranked first, second and third in the second and third age groups.
You can see the entire competition program HERE
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