The competition stage.

Set piece in first round: One of three compositions by Dale Kavanagh "Three Preludes".

1st round

The first round will take place on Monday, July 26th, 2027 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Aula (Forum) of the Stenner-Gymnasium (Stennerstrasse 5).

30 guitarists will be accepted - first come, first serve. You need to register as an active participants (Variant 4 – 180 Euros) by March 31st, 2027 the very latest.

2nd round

The second round will take place on Wednesday, July 28th, 2027 from 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Aula (Forum) of the Stenner-Gymnasium (Stennerstrasse 5). Free solo program of a maximum of minimum 13 minutes, maximum 15 minutes - no pieces from the first round may be repeated.

3rd round - final

The third round, and thus the finale of the competition, will take place on Friday, July 30th, 2027 at 7.00 p.m. in the Oberste Stadtkirche Iserlohn.

This is a public concert, the finalists present a guitar solo program of at least 25 minutes and a maximum of 28 minutes in length. All pieces of the first two rounds may be repeated.

The prizes will then be awarded by the jury.

Participants of the competition will receive 3 individual lessons (on days without competition rounds) with teachers of their choice (please understand that capacity is limited - we ask you to cross 4-5 teachers of your choice).

The Jury

• Dale Kavanagh, Canada
• Andrea & Leopoldo Lipstein, Argentina / Germany
• Juan Carlos Arancibia, Peru / Germany
• Danielle Cumming, Canada / USA
• Tom Johnson, USA
• Gregor Adamek, Germany
• He Qing, China