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Tallinn Guitar Festival 4.International Classical Guitar Competition

June 12-13, 2021

First round:

Will take place in video form.

Final round:

Sunday, June 13 at 17:00 CET video streaming of finalists concert on Tallinn Guitar Festival’s Facebook page.

Awards will be announced:

Monday, June 14 via the festivals Facebook page. For awards the winners will be contacted personally.

Regulations:

First round

  • The competition is meant for advanced students and professionals up to the age of 35 years.
  • For registration please fill in the registration form and pay the participation fee.
  • Registration will take place until the June 6th.
  • In the first round you need to perform up to a 15 minutes program of your own choice. Please send the youtube link of your video and the scores in PDF format latest by 10th of June to tallinnguitarfestival@gmail.com. To the same email also add a copy of your identification document. (Protection of Personal Data: The data collected will be processed in accordance with applicable legislation, and in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679)
  • The video should be high quality (720p or 1080p) and may not be edited and the camera can not be stopped during the taping. 
  • Performers face and hands must be clearly seen on the recording.
  • Pieces may not be repeated in the following round.
  • To prove that the recording is meant solely for this competition, the performer must introduce themselves in the beginning of the video and state that it is meant for Tallinn Guitar Festival competition. 
  • Applications and videos that do not meet the requirements will not be able to enter the competition.
  • Finalists will be announced on Tallinn Guitar Festival Facebook page on the evening of 12th of June.

Final round

  • Maximum of 5 participants will be admitted to the final round.
  • Final round - 25 minutes program of free choice, at least two pieces with different styles and character.
  • Please send videos and the scores for the jury to tallinnguitarfestival@gmail.com by 12am (CET) on the 13th of June.
  • The videos will be streamed on Tallinn Guitar Festival Facebook page.
  • The participant is obliged to guarantee the sound and visual quality of the videos.
  • The winner will be announced on the following day via the Facebook page of Tallinn Guitar Festival.
  • The jury’s decision is final.

Prizes:

  • 1st  prize: 2000 €
  • 2nd prize: 700 €
  • 3rd prize: 500 €

Jury:

Remi Boucher - guitarist, Canada
Claudio Pio Liviero - guitarist, Italy
Rene Eespere - composer, Estonia

Participation fee:

75 €
MTÜ Tallinna kitarrifestival
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Registration:

Artistic director

Tiit Peterson

Organizer

Tallinna Kitarrifestival MTÜ

+372 508 6301

tallinnguitarfestival@gmail.com

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