The days after GuitArt Festival 2022, we realize that music and art are what move the world!
Plovdiv GuitArt Festival took place again!!!
Music is in our soul and is our engine, it makes us smile day and night, it keeps our spirit alive and we really hope that during these four days we managed to make you smile at least a little and pass on this energy to you !
We thank the Municipality of Plovdiv for supporting us again!
We thank the Ministry of Culture for the support!
Thank you to the Embassy of Greece in Bulgaria for the quick response and kind words!
We thank BNR - Plovdiv, which helped spread our initiative!
Thanks to Bee Bop Café for hosting us and contributing to the pleasant atmosphere!
We thank AMTII "Prof. Asen Diamandiev" - Plovdiv, for the unconditional support!
We thank Alexander Genkov as a friend and as a representative of Savarez!
Thanks to Dimitra Lefterova for the wonderful photos!
We thank prof. Stella Miteva for the wonderful organization of the GuitArt international guitar competition!
We thank Costas Cotsiolis, Marko Tamayo, Georgi Dimitrov – Jojo, Trio Ralchenitsa, Akademika Guitar Ensemble, Sofia soloists and all the artists for having the opportunity to be part of this unique and colorful family!
We also thank you for appreciating and supporting our initiative for this wonderful festival!
We are waiting for you in 2023, when we strongly believe that we will be many times more and together we will contribute to the creation of a more creative Europe and a more cosmopolitan Plovdiv!
"The King of the Guitar" with a recital at the GuitArt Festival
On October 7th in Studio 1 of Radio Plovdiv, Marko Tamayo will present a new project to the Bulgarian audience
Marco Tamayo, the Cuban guitarist with Austrian citizenship, proclaimed the "King of the guitar" by the Italian newspaper “La Stampa”, winner of many prestigious international competitions, played with famous orchestras and conductors all over the world, is one of the leading figures in the world of classical guitar.
Marco Tamayo, the new professor of classical guitar at the University of the Arts Berlin (UDK), is the winner of major international awards, among which we can name the International Guitar Competition "Michele Pitaluga" in Alessandria, Italy, the "International Guitar Competition" in Spain, "Nikita Koshkin" International Guitar Competition in Austria, "Leo Brauer" International Guitar Competition in Havana, Cuba. Tamayo is an active soloist, a regular member of chamber music ensembles and a regular performer in concerts for solo guitar and orchestra. His repertoire includes various styles and is considerably large.
The guitar he plays was created especially for him by the American luthier Stephen Connor, who in less than two decades has ranked among the masters of the classical guitar.
After his successful visit in 2017 and a packed hall of the Drama Theater, Plovdiv, he again accepted the invitation to participate in this year's edition of GuitArt. His recital will be on October 7, at 7:00 p.m. in Studio 1, BNR-Plovdiv.
Marko Tamayo will also hold master classes with young guitarists from the Plovdiv Music School and students from the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts "Prof. Asen Diamandiev", and is also part of the jury of the guitar competition.
A constellation of guitarists at this year's edition of the GuitArt festival in Plovdiv
Guitar virtuosos will be part of the annual guitar festival, which will take place from 6th to 9th October
And this year Plovdiv GuitArt Festival will offer its fans fantastic concerts, master classes, lectures, an international classical guitar competition and various musical workshops
The festival day will end with a new project by the virtuoso Stara Zagorje guitarist Angel Demirev "Angel Demirev Folk Quartet". The start is planned for 21:00. on the Bee Bop Café Festival Club Stage.
At 7:00 p.m. on October 7th in Studio 1 of BNR-Plovdiv, the Cuban guitarist with Austrian citizenship Prof. Marco Tamayo will present to the Plovdiv audience the premiere of his new musical project.
The guitar day will end in the festival club with a hard dose of music presented by the Plovdiv musicians from the Alexander Lekov Trio.
On Saturday (08.10), the long-awaited Trio "Ralchenitsa" (Peter Ralchev - accordion, Mie Ogura (Japan) - flute and Atanas Urkuzunov - guitar) will delight the plovdiv audience live. Their original songs, inspired by Bulgarian folklore, will be presented in Studio 1 of BNR-Plovdiv, from 7:00 p.m.
In the evening, the flamenco/fusion group Del Padre, known to the people of Plovdiv, will explode at the Bee Bop Café from 9:00 p.m.
Sunday is dedicated to the second and most important part of an international guitar competition, where the jury will announce a finalist. The winner of the competition will be officially announced in the Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis, before the concert of one of the legends in the world of classical guitar, the greek virtuoso Costas Cotsiolis with the Chamber Ensemble "Sofia Soloists", who are celebrating their 60th anniversary. They will perform arrangements of Beatles songs and a Vivaldi concerto for guitar and string orchestra.
The Plovdiv GuitArt Festival team, you can save these dates and get ready for another unforgettable guitar week in Plovdiv!
Tickets: Eventim.bg
The festival is realized with the financial support of the Municipality of Plovdiv and is part of the Cultural Calendar of Plovdiv
Дните след Plovdiv GuitArt Festival 2021 си даваме сметка, че музиката и изкуството е това, което движи света!
Въпреки епидемиологична обстановка Plovdiv GuitArt Festival отново се проведе! Музиката е в душата ни и е нашият двигател, тя ни кара да се усмихваме ден и нощ, тя поддържа духа ни жив и силно се надяваме, че сме успели през тези четири дена да усмихнем поне малко и вас и да ви предадем от тази енергия!
Благодарим на EuroStrings - European Guitar Festival Collaborative и техните артисти, че имаме възможност да сме част от това уникално и пъстро семейство!
Благодарим на Bee Bop Café, че бяха наш домакин и допринесоха за приятната обстановка!
Благодарим на Община Пловдив - Municipality of Plovdiv, която отново ни подкрепи!
Благодарим на БНР - Българско национално радио Пловдив, което спомогна за разпространението на нашата инициатива!
Благодарим на Dimitra Lefterova за прекрасните снимки!
Благодарим на Академия за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство за безусловната подкрепа!
Благодарим и на вас, че оценихте и подкрепяхте нашата инициатива!
Очакваме ви през 2022, когато силно вярваме, че ще сме в пъти повече и заедно ще допринесем за създаването на една по-творческа Европа!
Plovdiv GuitArt Festival 2021 starts today
Plovdiv GuitArt Festival 2021 starts today and will last until November 7th. The festival features Pavel Steidl and Darko Bageski, as well as three EuroStrings Artists – Jack Hancher, Eleonora Perretta and Filip Mišković. Lovro Peretić, winner of the 3rd EuroStrings Guitar Competition will also attend the festival.
Festival starts off on Thursday with the concert played by Jack Hancher, Filip Mišković and Eleonora Perretta in Bee Bop Café. That same day, Lovro Peretić will play on the same radio. The next day will kick off with masterclasses given by Pavel Steidl to the EuroStrings Artists. On Saturday, EuroStrings Artists will give masterclasses to young Bulgarian guitarists in Blue School, AMDFA. They will also do a showcase for children in “Divizi” Music Centre for Children.
The start of the festival also marks the start of the EuroStrings conference, this year hosted by our partners from Plovdiv GuitArt Festival. The conference will last three days and all the activities will be streamed on the EuroStrings website. Check out the full schedule for the conference here.
About GuitArt Festival Plovdiv
The GuitArt Festival is an event driven by the passion of the local musical community for the guitar and its ability to unite professional musicians and amateurs from diverse cultural backgrounds. As one of the most popular and widely played musical instruments, the guitar is celebrated in all its facets.
The festival aims to be an educational and social platform for the development of Bulgarian musical talent, and to underscore the place of the guitar in the history and development of modern music across the globe. By organising workshops with local and world-renowned guitarists and educators, panel discussions with popular local musicians, an expo of Bulgarian guitar manufacturers and musical instrument importers, free lessons, showcases, film screenings and children’s activities, the festival immerses its visitors in the world of the guitar in all its colours.
CHANGE OF LOCATION!
Dear audience,
All concerts of the GuitArt Festival program are moved to the Bee Bop Café!
All purchased tickets are valid without revalidation for the new place.
Thank you for your understanding!
Be healthy!!!
Чешката звезда на класическата китара
Павел Щайдл с концерт в Пловдив
„Никога овациите не са били по-заслужени“ (Списание „Classical Guitar“)
Рециталът на Павел Щайдл на 6-ти ноември във фестивален клуб Bee Bop Café, отбелязва дебютното му изпълнение в България, на най-големия китарен фестивал - GuitART Festival Plovdiv.
В рамките на концерта, той ще потопи публиката в дълбоките води на китарното изкуство чрез своите авторски изпълнения.
Павел Щайдл гостува на пловдивският фестивал, като Посланик на Европейската платформа EuroStrings, която е съфинансирана от Програма Tворческа Европа на Европейския съюз за периода 2017-2021 и от Община Пловдив.
Като музикант с уникален артистизъм и безгранична енергия, силно изразителните изпълнения на рядка китарна литература от 19-ти век, на автентичната романтична китара на Павел Щайдл, добавят прекрасно измерение към вълнуващите му рецитали. Той е известен и с интерпретациите си на барокова музика, особено на музиката на чешкия композитор Йохан Антон Лоси. Записите му включват оценените от критиците компакт дискове - Леняни: Фантазия, оп. 19 /36; Капризи, оп. 20 (Наксос); Наполеон Кост: Творби за китара, Vol. 3 (Наксос), Музика за китара от 18-ти и 19-ти век (Пантон); Мерц: Бардън-Кланге (Фрейм) и Паганини: Sonate & Ghiribizzi за китара (Фрейм).
Един от най-известните виртуози на класическата китара на своето поколение Павел Щайдл, започва професионалната си кариера, след като печели първа награда на престижния конкурс за китара на Radio France International, през 1982 г.
Оттогава той изнася концерти в повече от тридесет страни по целия свят, включително Австралия, Австрия, Канада, Коста Рика, Куба, Англия, Гватемала, Япония, Мексико, Полша, Шотландия. Испания и САЩ.
В допълнение към своите изпълнения, Щайдл е много уважаван учител и композитор за китара. Той често включва свои композиции в концертната си програма. Павел Щайдл е роден в малък град близо до Прага, Чехия през 1961 г. Първо учи музика в Пражката консерватория, преди да стане ученик на емблематичния чешки китарист и композитор Щефан Рак.
Достъпът до концертите на GuitArt Festival 2021 ще става с валиден цифров ковид сертификат на ЕС/ EU Digital Covid Certificate!!!
Уебсайт на изпълнителя: pavelsteidl.com
Билети ще се продават на място, преди концерта.
Цени на билети: 20 лв. / 10 лв. – учащи, студенти и пенсионери
Vlatko Stefanovski closes Plovdiv GuitArt Festival
For the first time in Bulgaria father and son on one stage!
The virtuoso guitarist, composer and fusion musician continues to surprise his fans. This time, especially for the Plovdiv GuitArt festival, he will take the stage with Jan Stefanovski and Ivan Kukic.
Jan Stefanowski, who plays drums, is his son. In addition to the non-formal music education that Ian acquired at home throughout his life, he studied at the Academy of Music in Stip, in the field of jazz drums.
Ivan Kukic, who also comes from a famous musical family, plays bass guitar in the trio. Kukic is studying music production and sound design in Belgrade.
Since the beginning of 2019, the two young musicians together with Vlatko Stefanovski have played at more than 50 concerts in Europe.
On November 7, from 19:00 in the House of Culture "Boris Hristov" the Bulgarian audience will have the opportunity to touch the music of the Macedonian trio.
Vlatko Stefanovski is a virtuoso guitarist, composer and fusion musician who has created his own style. What distinguishes it is the inimitable combination of Balkan folklore with blues and rock music. He composes music for films and theatrical performances, and among his indisputable masterpieces is the soundtrack to "Gypsy Magic".
Vlatko Stefanovski was born in 1957 in Prilep / Macedonia in a theatrical family. He started playing guitar at the age of 13. In his late teens he formed the group LEB I SOL which became one of the most important names in the music scene of former Yugoslavia. LEB I SOL had released 14 albums and had toured around the world..
So far, he has released 13 solo albums and another 12 with music for movies. From 1998 he returned to Balkan folklore, but already through the prism of acoustic sound, often in tandem with guitarist Miroslav Tadic. Vlatko Stefanovski uses his newly discovered freedom to pursue countless other musical projects with a frantic thirst to discover the full potential of the guitar.
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07.11.2021, 19:00 Boris Hristov House of Culture
Tickets in the network of Eventim and Bilet.bg
The access to the concerts of GuitArt Festival 2021 will be done with a valid EU Digital Covid Certificate!
The festival is part of a European platform co-financed by the Creative Europe Program of the European Union for the period 2017-2021.
It is organized with the financial support of the Municipality of Plovdiv and is part of the Cultural Calendar of the city for 2021.
STAR MUSICIANS TURN PLOVDIV IN THE WORLD CAPITAL OF THE GUITAR
This year, from November 4th to 7th, Plovdiv GuitArt Festival will offer its fans fantastic concerts, master classes, lectures, an international competition for classical guitar and various music workshops.
We will welcome world-famous guitarists: Pavel Steidl and Darko Bageski, young rising stars who are part of the European platform EuroStrings: Jack Hancher, Philip Miskovich, Cheng Shi, Eleonora Perretta and Lovro Peretic and iconic groups: "Real...mente Napoli" and Vlatko Stefanovski Trio. No less exciting are the Bulgarian bands and performers included in the club's program: "Cinga Manga Funk", "Pop & Rock Meets Jazz" and "Alexander Lekov Trio".
In the last years, the Plovdiv GuitArt Festival has established itself as the largest and most anticipated guitar event in the region, attracting classical guitar fans and lovers of good music to become part of the magic of the guitar.
The festival is part of the European platform EuroStrings, co-founded by the "Creative Europe" program of the European Union for the period 2017-2021. It is organized with the financial support of the Municipality of Plovdiv and is part of the Cultural Calendar of the city for 2021.
Cristina Galietto is the new EuroStrings winner
24.07.2021
Young Italian guitarist Cristina Galietto is the winner of the 4th EuroStrings Guitar Competition. She played in the final round alongside three other EuroStrings Artists – Filip Mišković, Bianka Szalaty and Alvaro Toscano. The jury that consisted of EuroStrings partner festivals’ Artistic Directors and the Spanish dirigent Mariano Rivas decided that she will take the title of the 4th EuroStrings Guitar Competition winner.
So far, Cristina has won numerous international guitar competitions, one being the Uppsala International Guitar Festival’s competition which enabled her to become a EuroStrings Artist this year. Winning the EuroStrings Guitar Competition, she will receive a prize that includes 8000 € (gross) and concerts at EuroStrings partner festivals.
We congratulate Marina on this big achievement, and also congratulate other finalists on their great final performances. It was a pleasure to hear all of them perform this week in the competition.
In case you missed the competition, you can watch streams from Petrer on our Youtube channel.
