13th Edition Brussels International Guitar Festival & Competitions
22 > 26.11.2024
Dedicated to « Our Planet, the Earth », we welcome you to the 13th edition of the Brussels International Guitar Festival & Competitions, the not-to-be missed and eagerly awaited event in the capital of Europe for music fans and aficionados of the guitar.
The only one of its kind, « the Brussels guitar fiesta » attracts a large crowd and over the years has established itself as one of the major festivals in Europe.
The splendid Théâtre du Vaudeville, located right in the heart of Brussels in the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, will host concerts, shows, master classes, a lecture, an exhibition as well as the public final rounds of the international competition and the composition competition.
Classical, Latino, Baroque, modern, contemporary music, jazz as well as a world music… The many facets of the world's most played instrument will be showcased thanks to a rich and varied programme : solo guitar, duo, trio, ensemble, guitar with orchestra, trumpet, singing…
Always seeking new experiences, the festival offers the public the chance to attend numerous world and Belgian premieres and listen to big names in guitar music from various countries (Belgium, Vietnam, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg…) as well as young artists on the verge of a promising career, for whom the festival serves as a launch pad.
The 2024 selection, via a new exhibition, pays tribute to the Masters Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso, who opened the first guitar classes in the Belgian Music Academies as well as the guitar class at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles in 1965, thereby becoming the founders of the Belgian Guitar School.
Open to everyone, whether just curious or confirmed music lovers, this exceptional edition will be more than ever full of joy, emotions, discoveries and conviviality…
Concerts & Shows
Together for the first time in Belgium ! Duo Thu Le (Vietnam/Italy) & Marco Tamayo (Cuba/Austria), guitars « La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai » Orchestra, conducted by Philippe Gérard (Belgium) « Concierto Madrigal » for two guitars and orchestra by Joaquín Rodrigo
Latin music composed by Renaud Lécuyer, 1st Prize of the « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Brussels International Guitar Composition Competition 2023
For the first time in Belgium ! Il Teatro Latino Quintet (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) Christiane Grethen-Gras (flute), Svenja Beuren (mandolin), Jean-Yves Lorenzi (guitar),
Renaud Lécuyer (guitar) & Laurent Payfert (double bass) « A Latin journey »
Together for the first time in Belgium ! Duo Thu Le (Vietnam/Italy) & Marco Tamayo (Cuba/Austria), guitars « Together beyond borders »
For the first time in Belgium ! Atria Guitar Trio (Belgium/Brazil/France) Marcos Ferreira Gomes, Victor Fouriaud & Evangelos Triantafilakis (guitars)
Three graduates (Master’s degree) from the guitar class of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles « Mandacaru »
For the first time in Belgium ! Leonardo Vannimartini, guitar (Italy) « In the Limelight »
Together for the first time in Belgium ! Sacré Duo (France) Éric Franceries (guitar) & Francis Célérier (trumpet) « Lullaby of Birdland »
Youri Nanaï (bass), Etienne Serck (percussion) & Karoline de la Serna (voice, bombo) « Ocho Manos »
Lecture - in French and English
Sunday 24 November 2024 - 17:30
« Essential principles for performances on the classical guitar (technique and styles) »
by Marco Tamayo (Austria / Cuba)
Professor at the Universität der Künste in Berlin (UDK) and the Mozarteum in Salzburg
Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso »
From Friday 22 November 2024 to Tuesday 26 November 2024 - from 10:00 to 20:00
Supported by documents and exceptional archives, this exhibition traces the life and work of the legendary couple Ilse and Nicolas Alfonso, both on stage and in real life. Virtuoso guitarists, they performed to great acclaim in the top international venues and recorded numerous solo and duo albums. Both professors with renowned reputations, they opened the first guitar classes in the Belgian Music Academies and in 1965, supported by H.M. Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, inaugurated the guitar class at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, thus becoming the de facto founders of the Belgian Guitar School.
Master Classes
Many performers and professors at the Brussels International Guitar Festival & Competitions will share their musical expertise and provide personal advice on performance playing to students, future professional musicians, from the guitar class at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, in the form of master classes open to the public...
Venue : Théâtre du Vaudeville - Galerie de la Reine, 13 - 1000 Brussels
date | time | artists |
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Friday 22 November 2024 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Marco Tamayo |
Friday 22 November 2024 | 14:00 - 17:00 | Éric Franceries |
Saturday 23 November 2024 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Thu Le |
Monday 25 November 2024 | 09:30 - 12:30 | José María Gallardo del Rey |
Monday 25 November 2024 | 14:00 - 17:00 | Marco Tamayo |
Tuesday 26 November 2024 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Éric Franceries |