Good news! You can now apply directly to The Classical Guitar Competition of Finland! Read more and apply latest on April 2nd, 2024. Read more…

Tule konserttiin ystäväsi/rakkaasi kanssa! Ja hyödynnä TGF-juhlapassin Early Bird -tarjous  14.2. mennessä. Lue lisää…

Apply now for 2 international classical guitar competitions with only one registration fee and one video! Selected competitors will proceed to live competitions held in Finland and Spain, for which the favourite competitor of the audience will get a free attendance. Deadline for registration is…

Kansainvälinen Tampere Guitar Festival täyttää 20 vuotta. Yhdessä – Together -teeman ympärille rakentuva ohjelma on poikkeuksellisen monipuolinen ja mukana on yli 100 esiintyjää. Tapahtuma järjestetään 4.-9.6.2024 Tampereen konserttisaleis…

Tampere Guitar Festival järjestettiin perinteisesti kesäkuun alussa 7.-10.6.2023. Jo yhdeksättätoista kertaa toteutettu tapahtuma koostui konserttien lisäksi nuorten kitarakilpailusta, luennoista, työpajoista, kitarakursseista ja myyntinäyttelystä. Konsertteja…

Tampereen konservatorio @ 10-13:45 Master class: Raphaella Smits* @ 11-13:15 Master class: Otto Tolonen & Andrzej Wilkus* @ 14 Concert: Sibelius-Akatemian kitaristit lavalla @ 16:30 Presentation: Knobloch Strings* @ 17:30 Documentary: "Sarabande"* @ 19 Concert: Petrit Çeku (CRO), …

Tampereen konservatorio @ 11-14 Master class: Rody van Gemert* @ 12-15 Suomen kitarakilpailu, Nuorten sarja alle 13v* @ 14:15-15:45 Master class: Petrit Çeku* @ 16 Presentation: Knobloch Strings* @ 17 Gypsy Guitar Workshop, Olli Soikkeli @ 19 Concert: Raphaella Smits (BEL), classical …

Tampereen konservatorio @ 12-15 Suomen kitarakilpailu, Nuorten sarja 13–16v* @ 12-15:45 Master class: Otto Tolonen* @ 16 Presentation: Knobloch Strings* @ 17 Lecture: “Programming concert repertoire, and more”, Raphaella Smits* @ 19 Concert: Assi Karttunen & Rody van Gem…

OHJELMA | PROGRAM @ 12 Aleksanteri Church: Lunch-time concert – TAMK guitar students on stage* @ 12:30 Pyynikkisali: Suomen kitarakilpailu, Nuorten sarja 17–20v* @ 19 Pirkkala Old Church: Cristina Galietto (ITA), classical guitar @ 19 Pyynikkisali: Isabel Martínez (ESP), cla…

The 19th Tampere Guitar Festival will welcome an international and diverse selection of concerts to Tampere. Many of the artists will be performing for the first time in Finland. Concerts and free events will be held from 7-10 June in Tampere and the neighbouring cities. One of the festival’s…

The 4th Youth Guitar Competition, officially The Youth Category of The Classical Guitar Competition of Finland, will be held in 7-10 June 2023 in Tampere, Finland. The core is to encourage and motivate young classical guitar players. The competition is organised by Tampere Guitar Festival Suppo…

Tampere Guitar Festivalin kannatusyhdistys ry hakee nyt mukaan toimintaansa uusia tekijöitä, jotka ovat halukkaita kehittämään itseään luovassa ja kansainvälisessä ympäristössä. Haussa on 1-3 henkilöä erilaisiin teht&aum…

• Survey for live events: https://q.surveypal.com/Kavijakysely-2022 • Survey for online concerts: https://q.surveypal.com/Virtuaalitapahtumat-2022…

Tervetuloa Tampereen Kitarafestivaalille! Olemme innoissamme voidessamme jälleen järjestää tapahtuman normaaliin tapaan. Konserttielämä on elpymässä koronan jäljiltä ja mahdollisuus kommunikoida kasvotusten musiikin keinoin on saapunut takaisin el&au…

Kitaristi-tuottaja Seppo Siiralalle on myönnetty vuoden 2021 Pro Guitarra -palkinto. Kyseessä on Tampere Guitar Festivalin vuodesta 2016 lähtien myöntämä harkinnanvarainen palkinto, joka myönnetään klassisen kitarakulttuurin hyväksi tehdystä ty&…

The juries of Finland and Spain of The International Classical Guitar 2 in 1 Online Competition 2.0 have made their decissions for the results of the finals of both competitions. The competitions of Finland and Spain congratulates all the competitors from the scholarship round to the finals for all …

Welcome to join the Final of the 2 in 1 Online Competition on Sunday 31st of October 2021 organised together by Tampere Guitar Festival from Finland and Petrer Guitar Festival from Spain. ♪   ♪   ♪   ♪   ♪ Schedule – time zone of Finland (Win…

The semifinal of the International Classical Guitar 2 in 1 Online Guitar Competition 2.0 took place on September 18th 2021. The competition organised by Tampere Guitar Festival from Finland and Petrer Guitar Festival from Spain had 64 applicants from 27 countries. From those, 28 guitarists were…

The semifinalists of The International Classical Guitar 2 in 1 Online Competition 2.0 have been selected. From 54 competetitors, the Juries of Finland and Spain have both selected 20 players for their semifinals. 12 of the semifinalists will compete in the semifinals of both competitions, …

The International Classical Guitar 2 in 1 Online Competition 2.0 has started. This new video competition is held now for the 2nd time and it has 54 players. Altogether there were 64 applicants from 27 countries. The competition is organised together by Tampere Guitar Festival, Finland and Petre…

Last day to apply to The International Classical Guitar 2 in 1 Online Competition 2.0 is July 1st 2021. This is a new accessible way to attend a competition from wherever you are. With one registration fee and using the same videos, you may win two competitions. The No age limit category …

Vuonna 2005 perustettu kansainvälinen kitaratapahtuma Tampere Guitar Festival uudistuu uuden taiteellisen johtajan nimityksen myötä. Tapahtuman perustaja Tomi Tolvanen on toiminut alusta saakka tapahtuman festivaalijohtajana, mutta nyt nuo tehtävät jakautuvat ja taiteellisen…

The 3rd Youth Category of the Classical Guitar Competition of Finland 2021 was held on May 29th-30th online for the second time. The competition featured a total of 38 guitarists from nine countries. The share of participants from Finland was about 74%.Other participants were from  Germany, Por…

38 guitarists from 9 countries will take part into the Youth Category of the Classical Guitar Competition of Finland 2021. About 74 % of the players come from Finland. Other countries of the participants are Germany, Portugal, Estonia, Serbia, Turkey, Romania, Spain and Canada. The competition with…

Taidesoittimena kitara on nuori soitin verrattuna vaikkapa jousisoittimiin. Se on kuitenkin löytänyt paikkansa niin musiikkioppilaitoksissa kuin taidekentällä, mutta kehitettävää löytyy edelleen. Missä kitaran tulisi soida? Voiko kilpailutoiminnalla tukea…

Covid may interfere with many things, but not this event! The collaboration between Tampere Guitar Festival, Finland and Petrer Guitar Festival, Spain continues with the 2nd online guitar competition organised during the year 2021.  2 in 1 Online Competition is a new accessible way to attend a…

This year, the Classical Guitar Competition of Finland, organised by Tampere Guitar Festival, was held online in collaboration with Guitar Competition José Tomás – Villa de Petrer from Spain. The 2 in 1 Online Competition started in July 2020 and the Finals were held this Novembe…

Ismo Eskelinen saapuu lauantaina 7.11.2020 Tampereelle juhlistamaan toukokuussa 2020 julkaistua Kromos-resitaalialbumiaan. Vuoden sisällä peräti kolme levyä (BIS records ja Sony Classical) julkaisseen Eskelisen Kromos on kerännyt kiittäviä arvosteluja muun muassa F…

Petri Kumela tuo 6.11. Tampereen kitarafestivaalin lavalle pitkään hautuneen Pienet otukset -kokoelmansa. Levy julkaistiin huhtikuussa 2020 yhdessä Kumelan, kuvittaja Erika Kallasmaan sekä runoilija Laura Ruohosen otussävellyksiin pohjautuvan Otus Opus -runokuvakirjan k…

Classical guitar keeps involving more people every year. It is heard in many places from concert halls to churches, bars and public spaces. Guitar for All project brings guitar music to new locations and for people who are not able to enjoy culture so easily. Some examples: Tampere Guitar Festival …

Suomen kitarakilpailun Nuorten sarja järjestetään 7.-8.11.2020 koronapandemiasta johtuen etäkilpailuna. Tällä avulla halutaan turvata tapahtuman tasavertainen ja turvallinen toteutus. Kilpailun luonne on vahvasti katselmuksenomainen ja keskeinen…

The International Classical Guitar 2 in 1 Online Competition, organised by the leading guitar festivals of Spain and Finland, proceeded to the next stage during the weekend. The semifinals were organised online as a video contest with pre-recorded videos, and they were set available for the juries o…

Welcome to follow the Semifinal of Finland on Saturday 3rd of October starting at 12:00 (CET+1, UTC+3) and Semifinal of Spain on Sunday 4th of October starting at 12:00 (CET+1, UTC+3). The finalists will be announced on Monday 5th of October. Join the stream at TGF YouTube channel…

16. Tampere Guitar Festival (TGF) järjestetään tänä vuonna poikkeuksellisesti marraskuussa viikonlopputapahtumana. Sen aikana kuullaan kaksi kotimaista levynjulkistuskonserttia, jotka peruuntuivat keväällä koronan vuoksi. Kyseessä ovat Suomen klassisen ki…

The International Classical Guitar 2 in 1 Online Competition, organised by the leading guitar festivals of Spain and Finland, is running during the fall 2020. It had 60 applicants from around the world, and 43 of them attended Round 1. Two independent juries from Spain and Finland chose 20 competito…

Here are all 43 participants for the Round 1 in alphabetical order. In the YouTube playlist the videos will appear in the order of providing the videos. Good luck for everyone! Arjas, Aukusti (FIN) Barraza, Misael (MEX) Bedoya, Carlos (COL) Carta, Marco (ITA) Dangremont, Francois-Xavier (FRA) …

The application time for the Classical Guitar Online 2 in 1 has been extended until August 16th. Few fast eligible applicants may be approved to the competition. Apply now…

What is it?It’s a new way of doing an accessible online music competition. Leading guitar festivals from Spain and Finland put the ideas together and are now collaborating by connecting their competitions. Guitar Competition Jose Tomas – Villa Petrer and Classical Guitar Competition of F…

16th Tampere Guitar Festival in Finland has been postponed to fall 2020 due to corona epidemia. Estimated time is October-November 2020. More info is coming soon.…

Tampere Guitar Festival (TGF) decided to cancel no age limit category of The Classical Guitar Competition of Finland due to corona virus. At the same time Youth category has been restricted to be a national competition. The actual Tampere Guitar Festival and Youth category are scheduled for June 3-7…

TGF is proud to announce that D'Addario is the official partner of Tampere Guitar Festival 2020 and The 3rd Classical Guitar Competition of Finland. Also, a Finnish record company Alba Records is in collaboration with the competition by awarding their favourite Finalist of the competition …

The registration for The Classical Guitar Competition of Finland has started. The competition has both Youth and No age limit Categories. See the detailed program and schedule…

Kiitos kaikille äänestykseen osallistujille! Kitarafestivaali haki Tampereen Sähkölaitokselta Sähkisponssia, joka sille on nyt myönnetty. Sen avulla kesän 2020 tapahtumaan palkataan nuori työntekijä tutustumaan festivaalin teon saloihin. …

The winner of the 2nd Classical Guitar Competition of Finland is Flavio Nati from Italy. On top of cash prize 2 000 € he will be touring in Europe in 2020 as an EuroStrings Artist and take part to EuroStrings Competition. The winner will receive cash prize of 8 000 € and a conce…

Vastaa TGF 2019 kävijäkyselyyn ja voita festaripassi vuodelle 2020. Please fill in the survey of TGF 2019 and win a festival pass 2020. Link…

See the photos from the 15th Tampere Guitar Festival - please feel free to to share and tag through your channels. For commercial use, please ask for permission form the organiser. Photo archive…

The final of the 2nd Classical Guitar Competition of Finland was held on Sat June 8th at Tampere Music Academy. Here are the results: 1. Flavio Nati (ITA)2. (Split) Jesus Serrano Huitron (MEX) & Kasperi Leponiemi (FIN)3. Egor Svezhentcev (RUS) Seppo Siirala, head of the jury:”The standar…

Four guitarists were chosen to the Final of the 2nd International Classical Guitar Competition of Finland. The Final takes place in Tampere Music Academy on Saturday 8th and starts at 14:00. The concert is available also as a Live stream via Tampere Guitar Festival's YouTube Channel. The finali…

Assad Brother from Brazil were awarded with Pro Guitarra prize Tampere Guitar Festival gives an annual Pro Guitarra prize for the work to guitar culture. This year the prize goes to a Brazilian guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad. Previous Pro Guitarra artists were Jukka Savijoki, 20…

The 2nd International Classical Guitar Competition of Finland and no age limit category started on June 5th with Round 2. The 1st round was a video contest. The Semifinalist from Round 2 are (in random order): Jere Rostedt (FIN) Teuvo Taimioja (FIN) Joona Lintunen (FIN) Luis Kevin Ortiz Marti…

In no age limit category of Guitar Competition of Finland Teuvo Taimioja got the biggest number of likes for his competition video of Round 1. For this he receives free participation to the competition. Concratulations!…

Katso kitarakonsertteja ja -kilpailua YouTube-kanvaltamme suorana. See concerts and guitar competition live via TGF's YouTube Channel. Live-streams: - Ma | Mon 3.6. 19:00 CONCERT- Ti | Tue 4.6. 17:00 CONCERT- Ti | Tue 4.6. 19:00 CONCERT- Ke | Wed 5.6. 14:00 COMPETITION, Round 2, Day 1- …

Maestro Timo Kirjonen will give master classes on June 7-8 at Tampere Music Academy. He will also play a solo recital on Thursday 6th at Kangasala Hall. Lesson of 45 minutes cost 50 €. Also Sérgio & Odair Assad are giving master classes on Thu June. Their lessons are fully booke…

The prizes of the Guitar Competition of Finland are tax free – it's written into the law of Finland.  …

The competitors for 2nd International Classical Guitar Festival of Finland are now selected. Round 1 was a video contest from which 18 competitors from Finland, Sweden, Italy, Russia, Mexico and Brazil were chosen for Round 2, that will be held in Tampere, Finland on June 5-8. See the videos a…

15th Anniversary of International Tampere Guitar Festival in Finland Tampere Guitar Festival, the most prestige guitar event in Finland, celebrates its 15thAnniversary this summer. The festival is dedicated for guitar culture, especially for acoustic guitar. The event takes place on June 3rd–…

Due to short notice time Tampere Guitar Festival has extended the application time for the 2nd International Classical Guitar Competition of Finland until April 4th 2019. Read more at http://www.tgf.fi/guitar_competition…

We are pleased to announce Nicolas Khan (France) is the winner of the first EuroStrings Composition Competition.   His prize-winning work, a set of miniatures, is entitled Les Arcanes. Sergio Assad, a EuroStrings ambassador and member of the competition jury, describes them as appealing &lsquo…

15th Tampere Guitar Festival 2019 is looking for interns to ask producer and volunteers for various tasks. Please read more and contact us. >> More info about internship >> More info for volunteers…

The 2nd International Classical Guitar Competition of Finland will be held on June 5th - 8th 2019 in Tampere, Finland and is organized by Tampere Guitar Festival. Deadline for applications is in March 15th 2019. This year Round 1 is a video contest from which the Jury will choose the competito…

Dear Sir or Madam,   EuroStrings - European Guitar Festival Collaborative announces the first set of scholarships in its 2nd year, for the festivals in March and April 2019. We provide international opportunities for young classical guitar players and contributes t…

See the AfterMovie of 14th Tampere Guitar Festival 2018. Sound track by Al Di Meola (live at TGF 2014). Watch the video…

Please give us your comments on the 14th Tampere Guitar Festval by answering this survey. Lets make the great festival even better together. Lucky one will win Festival Pass for TGF 2019.…

The winner of the 1st Guitar Competition of Finland is Misael Barraza-Diaz from Mexico. He won a concert guitar worth of 7 000 € made by Finnish luthier Keijo Korelin, who explores new options to use Finnish woods as subsitutes to tropical woods. 2 of the finalists played with guitars made by K…

Have a look at the schedule and program of Guitar Competition Round 1 from here…

The official meeting of TGF is TGF Lounge at Tampere Music Academy. Special lunch package is available for all festival guests and orchestra players for 35 € (5 x lunch at the restaurant of Lounge. Luch tickets are available from TGF info located in TGF lounge. Opening hours:INFO | CAFE | LUNC…

This year classical guitarists have an unique opportunity to play along with legendary Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. He will rehearse and conduct The International Guitar Orchestra of Finland at 14th Tampere Guitar Festival in June 2018. Soloists of the orchestra will be Marco Tamayo and Anabel Montes…

[18 Feb 2018] The very first International Classical Guitar Competition of Finland will take place in Tampere on June 6-9, 2018. The competition of 2018, as well as the whole TGF 2018, is dedicated for Cuban composer, conductor and guitarist Leo Brouwer. The competition is organized by Tampere…

[May 30, 2017] From 3 June until 11 June 2017, hundreds of people will be attending the annual Tampere Guitar Festival, filling the city with sweet melodies now for 13th time. Catering to various music tastes, the Tampere Guitar Festival is raising the bar with an impressive line-up of world-class p…

[May 29, 2017] Welcome to enjoy of Tampere Guitar Festival with exclusive Show & Dinner packages! These are available for the concerts at Tampere Hall on June 9-10, 2017. Read more…

[May 28, 2017] Have you ever seen the Midnight Sun while floating on a lake? Now you have a perfect chance to do it together with Welsh Tornado Gareth Pearson, who will play fingerstyle guitar during the cruise. Also dinner is included. Read more…

Registration is now open also in English. Please read more about Childrens Day Camp, Guitar & Chamber music camp and Master classes. Read more…

[June 23, 2016] Photos from Tampere Guitar Festival 2016 are now available. Please feel free to explore, share and tag. Read more…

[May 17th, 2016] Master classes of Ricardo Gallén and Hopkinson Smith are now full. We still have lessons available from Otto Tolonen, Petri Kumela and Ismo Eskelinen. Also for Guitar Camp we may take some more students. Read more…

[March 14, 2016] All tickets and passes for 12th Tampere Guitar Festival 2016 are now available. This year tickets in advance are cheaper than ever before. Especially students and elder people gain for this, since all the prices are equal at the door. Various types of Festival Passes are the be…

[19.2.2016] Registration to all courses of TGF 2016 has opened. Master classes, guitar courses, lectures and much more take place in the beginning of June 2016. Participants from abroad have special offers. Read more…

Vuonna 2005 perustettu kansainvälinen kitaratapahtuma Tampere Guitar Festival uudistuu uuden taiteellisen johtajan nimityksen myötä. Tapahtuman perustaja Tomi Tolvanen on toiminut alusta saakka tapahtuman festivaalijohtajana, mutta nyt nuo tehtävät jakautuvat ja taiteellisen…