Baltic Guitar Festival & Competition
Birštonas, Lithuania · Classical guitar competition
- Location
- Birštonas, Lithuania
- Type
- Competition
- Event dates
- 19 June 2026 – 20 June 2026
- Application deadline
- Groups A, B, C, E1, E2, E3: May 15th registration deadline; Group D: May 5th registration deadline of the first round (video); May 15th registration deadline of the second round for finalists of the Group D
- Frequency
- Annual
- Eligibility / age
- Group A (5–10 years); Group B (11–14 years); Group C (15–18 years); Group D (no age limit); Group E1 (5–12 years); Group E2 (13–18 years); Group E3 (no age limit)
- Entry fee
- Groups A, B, C – 30 EUR; Group D – 60 EUR (to be paid after the announcement of the selected finalists); Groups E1, E2, E3 – 15 EUR for each ensemble member, with a maximum fee of 60 EUR for each ensemble (in case the ensemble consists of 5 members or more). The participant fee does not apply to Ukrainian citizens.
- Prizes
- Group A: 1st place - Prodipe Student 3 · 4 guitar (worth 300 EUR)
- Group B: 1st place - Martinez Almeria Artist RS guitar (worth 600 EUR)
- Group C: 1st place - Prodipe Soloist 500 guitar (worth 650 EUR)
- Group D: 1st place - 1000 EUR and a concert at the BGF 2027, 2nd place - Martinez MC-128S guitar (worth 1100 EUR)
- Groups E1, E2, E3: Grand Prix – 300 EUR
- Special prizes
- prizes of Savarez, Knobloch, Midiaudio, Fermata
- masterclasses by Rosie Bennet, Raphaël Feuillâtre, Davide Di Ienno, Dale Kavanagh, Thomas Kirchhoff, Thanapot Lerttham, Michele Paolino, Antoon Vandeborght and the Baltic Guitar Quartet
- other presents
Repertoire requirements
Group A (5–10 years) – two pieces, different in style and character (up to 3 min); Group B (11–14 years) – two pieces, different in style and character (up to 5 min); Group C (15–18 years) – free program (up to 8 min); Group D (no age limit): First round (video) – free program (up to 15 min); Second round (live performance of the finalists during the festival in Birštonas) – free program, containing the compulsory piece – “Labyrhythm” by Matas Jaroševičius (Lithuania). Pieces from the first round can be repeated (up to 20 min in total); Ensemble groups: Group E1 (5–12 years) – free program (up to 7 min); Group E2 (13–18 years) – free program (up to 10 min); Group E3 (no age limit) – free program (up to 12 min). In Groups E1, E2 and E3, the ensemble must contain at least one guitar.
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Competition Round · 15-20 min
- Free choice program
Official website
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