31st International Guitar Festival on April 26-29

The 31st International Guitar Festival consistent with its established date will be held as every year at the “Philharmonic Society Odeon of Patras”, offering its friends a rich and extremely interesting program. An institution of more than thirty years, the Patras International Guitar Festival gives students of all ages the opportunity to take part in this celebration of the classical guitar that includes lessons, concerts, master classes, lectures, competitions and is for all participants a source of information , of encouragement, training and reflection.

This year’s guests are the Polish Marcin Dylla and the Belgian Johan Fostier, two of the leading soloists of their generation. The two artists who will also teach in Master classes, have to their credit countless distinctions and awards (among them the GFA), multiple appearances at Festivals as well as participations as soloists with symphony orchestras.

The program of the concerts also includes our distinguished soloists Manolis Vrontinos and Yiannis Giakoumakis as well as the talented young artists Konstantina Malapanis and Dinos Papadimitriou who won respectively the 1st and 2nd Prizes at last year’s competition of the International Guitar Festival in Patras. The Festival program is completed with two lectures given by University professor Thomas Noutsopoulos on the topic: “The classical guitar in the age of artificial intelligence” and researcher and guitarist Yiannis Efstathopoulos on the topic: “The guitar in Spain in the 19th century”.

Finally, it is already known that the last day of the Festival mainly belongs to the competitions of the three categories that will have our invited soloists as members of the committee.

The 31st International Guitar Festival of Patras warmly thanks Nikolas Ioannou and the Music House “Panasmusic” for their generous contribution to the organization of the guitar competitions and finally all those who support this institution.

Program of the 31st International Guitar Festival

Friday, April 26, 2024
10:00 Lisa Zoi – Master Class
10:00 Evangelos Asimakopoulos – Master Class
10:00 Johan Fostier – Master Class
15:00 Special section – Teaching of young Pre-Lower students
16:00 Marcin Dylla – Master Class
20:30 Dinos Papadimitriou – Guitar recital
21:30 Konstantina Malapani – Guitar recital

Saturday, April 27, 2024
10:00 Lisa Zoi – Master Class
10:00 Evangelos Asimakopoulos – Master Class
10:00 Marcin Dylla – Master Class
15:00 Special section – Teaching of young Pre-Lower students
18:00 Thomas Nutsopoulos – Lecture
20:30 Manolis Vrontinos – Guitar recital
21:30 Johan Fostier – Guitar recital

Sunday, April 28, 2024
10:00 Lisa Zoi – Master Class
10:00 Evangelos Asimakopoulos – Master Class
10:00 Johan Fostier – Master Class
15:00 Special section – Teaching of young Pre-Lower students
18:00 Yiannis Efstathopoulos – Lecture
20:30 Yannis Giakoumakis – Guitar recital
21:30 Marcin Dylla – Guitar recital

Monday, April 29, 2024
12:00 Guitar Competition – First Class
14:00 Guitar competition – 2nd Category
16:00 Guitar competition – Category 3

For more information at the Patras Conservatory Philharmonic Society, Riga Feraio 7, tel. 2610-277740 and www.fe-odeiopatron.gr

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