10-13 November 2023 at Fran Korun Koželjski Music School, Velenje, Slovenia
The Embassy of Spain in Slovenia, Fran Korun Koželjski Music School (Velenje, Slovenia) and the EGTA Society of Slovenia are organizing the Second International Classical Guitar Competition of the Embassy of Spain in Slovenia. The competition is dedicated to Spanish and Ibero-American music for classical guitar.
The Ibero-American region consists of the following countries beside Spain: Portugal, Andorra, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Porto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Age categories
1st category: born in 2013 or later
2nd category: born in 2011 or 2012
3rd category: born in 2009 or 2010
4th category: born between 2004 and 2008
5th category: no age limit
Repertoire:
The repertoire has to consist of music by Spanish and Ibero-American composers from any music period. At least two (2) compositions have to be written originally for the guitar.
The repertoire can include one (1) arrangement of a work by a Spanish or an Ibero-American composer not originally written for the guitar.
The duration of the repertoire for each category:
1st category: not more than 5 minutes
2nd category: not more than 8 minutes
3rd category: not more than 11 minutes
4th category: not more than 15 minutes
5th category:
-First Round: not more than 15 minutes, one composition must be chosen from the list of obligatory compositions (see below)
-Final Round: not more than 20 minutes (the three best competitors of the 1st round qualify for the Final Round)
| Author | Composition |
| Luys Milán | Fantasia n. 11 or Fantasia n. 31 |
| Francisco Guerau | Gallardas |
| D. Aguado | Contredanses op. 11, n. 2 and n. 3 |
| Jose Broca | Fantasia op. 11, Fantasia op. 7 or Pensamiento Español |
| J. Arcas | Gaetana |
| E. Pujol | Tango |
| R. Sainz de la Maza | Alegrias |
| E. Sainz de la Maza | Bolero |
| S. Brotons | Dues suggestions op. 23 |
| D. del Puerto | Fantasía y Rondó |
| Angel Barrios | Arroyos de la Alhambra |
| Antón García Abril | Prelude n. 1 (“de Paris”), Prelude n. 2 (“de Atenas”) or Prelude n. 3 (“de Madrid”) |
| Valentin Bielsa | Fantasia Española |
| Gabriel Estarellas | Estudios de Virtuosismo (selection from n. 2 –n. 10) |
| Pedro Sanjuán | Una Leyenda |
Application form and application fee
Candidates can apply at the web page of the EGTA Society (https://egta-drustvo.si/competition/application_form).
A Copy of an identity document and the payment confirmation have to be attached to the application form.
Application fee has to be transferred to the bank account of the EGTA Society:
IBAN: SI56 6100 0002 2323 345
BIC: HDELSI22
Address:
Delavska hranilnica d. d.,
Miklošičeva 5,
1000 Ljubljana
Purpose: YOUR_NAME CATEGORY – Guitar Competition
Application fee:
1st category: 30 euros
2nd category: 30 euros
3rd category: 30 euros
4th category: 40 euros
5th category: 50 euros
Application deadline: 20 October 2023
Prizes
1st category: First three competitors receive trophies and diplomas, others receive diplomas and medals.
2nd category: First three competitors receive trophies and diplomas, others receive diplomas and medals.
3rd category: First three competitors receive trophies and diplomas, others receive diplomas and medals.
4th category: First three competitors receive trophies and diplomas, others receive diplomas and medals
First Prize: €250, concert at Summer guitar school Črnomelj 2024, concert at EGTA’s Day 2024.
Second Prize: €175
Third Prize: €100
5th category: First three competitors receive trophies and medals.
- First Prize: A concert at the XIII FESTIVAL DE LA GUITARRA DE SEVILLA 2024 (Spain) with covered travel and accommodation costs and a concert at Festival Velenje, Season Klasika 2024/2025
- Second Prize: A concert at the International Guitar Week Postojna (Slovenia) and €250
- Third Prize: €250
- A special prize for the best Slovenian guitarist in the Final: a concert in the Rasgueado Concert Series 2024 in Ljubljana
- A special award for the best interpretation of Spanish composition
Jury
The jury will be international and consist of 5 established guitarists and guitar teachers
Rules of competition
- The competition is open to the public
- The decisions of the jury are final.
- The entire program must be performed by heart.
- The competitors of the 5th category cannot repeat compositions from the First Round in the Final.
- In case of exceeding the allowed duration, the jury has the right to stop the performance.
- The jury retains the right not to award a prize if no competitor meets the required level of playing.
- The results will be published on the competition’s website and at the info point of Fran Korun Koželjski Music School in Velenje.
- The organizer retains the right to change the rules of the competition in case of force majeure.
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