"FORUM GITARE WIEN 2015" Festival & Competitions

25th International Guitar Festival FORUM Gitarre WIEN 24.-30.08.2015 www.forum-gitarre.at COURSES - CONCERTS - COMPETITIONS LECTURES - EXHIBITION Denis AZABAGIC - Jure CERKOVNIK - Alecu CIAPI Andrea DE VITIS - Marcin DYLLA - Margarita ESCARPA Michael MACMEEKEN - Carlo MARCHIONE - Jorgos PANETSOS Bozhana PAVLOVA - Alvaro PIERRI - Davide TOMASI Olaf VAN GONNISSEN - Dagmar ZSAPKA Jozef ZSAPKA - Daniel ZUCALI

20th International Competition (for all active and competition participants born after 28.08.1983) 1. Prize:  Concert guitar MASAKI SAKURAI Maestro-RF (8.000,- EUR)                                                 & 6 sets "La Bella pure silver" strings (retail value 700,- EUR)                                                 & 1 concert at FORUM GITARRE WIEN / Austria 1 concert at LIGITA / Liechtenstein 1 concert at GUITAR FESTIVAL ZORY / POL 1 concert at FESTIVAL J. K. MERTZ, BRATISLAVA / Slovakia 1 concert at INT. GUITAR ACADEMY BERLIN / Germany 1 concert at GUITAR FESTIVAL MIKULOV / Czech Republic 1 concert at GUITAR FESTIVAL BALATON / Hungary 1 concert at NIKSIC GUITAR FESTIVAL / Montenegro 1 concert at GITARREFORUM KREMS / Austria 1 concert at INNVIERTLER GITARRESEMINARE / Austria 2. Prize: 700,- EUR & 6 sets "La Bella 2001 Concert Series" (retail value 490,- EUR) 3. Prize: 350,- EUR & 6 sets "La Bella 2001 Concert Series" (retail value 490,- EUR) Finalists and Prize winners receive gift boxes kindly donated by SAVAREZ, D'Addario &Thomastik ESTA Prize: ESTA Preis: Special Prize:   400.- EUR for the best interpretation of contemporary music   400.- EUR für den besten österreichischen Wettbewerbsteilnehmer   200,- EUR voucher sponsored by Haus der Musik Trekel 1. Round: Free programme from different epochs & styles (10 - 12 min) 2. Round: Free programme from different epochs & styles (15 - 18 min) 3. Round: Free programme from different epochs & styles (25 - 30 min) 18th International Youth Competition (for all active and competition participants born after 01.01.1998) Free programme from different epochs & styles (12 min) 1.Prize concert at FORUM GITARREWIEN & 250,- EUR 2. Prize 200,- EUR 3. Prize 150,- EUR Prize winners receive gift boxes kindly donated by SAVAREZ, D'Addario & Thomastik Lectures Michael Macmeeken – Anatomy of a music edition  Carlo Marchione – Fantasie Elegiaque by Fernando Sor Daniel Zucali – The development of the classical guitar Exhibition Following luthiers and exhibitors will participate: Masaki Sakurai Kohno Guitars Armin & Mario Gropp Hans Peter Bamberger Claudio Lazcano Del Castillo Bernhard Kresse Stefan Nitschke Alain Raifort  Donatella Salvato  Sato Guitars  Vasilis Sygletos  Daniel Zucali  Curt Claus Voigt  Haus der Musik Trekel  Guitarissimo Partners & Sponsors