The International Guitar & Composer Competition & Festival «The Time of the Guitar» has been in existence since 2019 and includes a competition of classical guitar performers, a competition of composers and a festival program. Every year, the best compositions for guitar are selected and included in the mandatory program of the contestants, which contributes to the expansion and renewal of the professional repertoire of guitarists.
The V International «The Time of the Guitar» Festival & Competition in November 2024 in Moscow will determine the best guitarists of the planet in the categories of juniors and professionals. The jury and artists of the festival are famous musicians from Russia, Mexico, China and Turkey. The chairman of the jury and the headliner of the festival is a Turkish guitarist, professor at the University of Music and Fine Arts in Ankara Aysegul Koca. The prize fund of the competition includes 5 handmade concert guitars, cash prizes and participation in concerts at prestigious Russian venues. As part of the festival program, listeners will hear guitar concerts with a symphony orchestra on November 27 in the magnificent acoustics of the Roman Catholic Cathedral and guitar solo in the Niko Gallery on November 29 and 30. The organizer is the Moscow International Guitar Art Association.
The artistic director of the festival – Dmitry Borodaev.
More information & regulation of the competition on www.mmagi.ru