 | Transilvania International Guitar Festival is a guitar festival organized by Transilvania Guitar Association and The Municipal House of Culture Cluj-Napoca in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival is opened to contestants of all ages and endeavours to promote professional performers and to stimulate young talents. |
| Giampaolo Bandini (guitar) and Cesare Chiacchiareta (bandoneon) were two notable names to appear at the festival. The Transilvania International Guitar Festival was formerly known as the National and then International Festival of Classical Guitar. In 2006, at the fourth edition, the Transilvania Guitar Association becomes the main organizer of the festival that grows into Transilvania International Guitar Festival. The Transilvania Guitar Association brought innovative ideas for the festival, like competition for young guitarists, conferences, instruments exhibition and, in 2007, the chamber music competition. Transilvania International Guitar Festival responded to the expectations of a large public - especially to the young segment - by making use of the potential of the classical guitar school from Transylvania and from other Romanian musical centers. During the past editions, the festival has stood as a cultural pole, becoming the most important guitar festival in Transylvania. The sixth edition of the Transilvania International Guitar Festival will take place in Cluj-Napoca during August 19 – 24, 2008. The event reunites important names of Romanian classical guitar, with guests and contestants from several other countries. Opened entirely to the public, the festival has three components which cover the sides of artistically education: • Recitals of famous interpreters The Guitar Competitions, the most specialized section of the festival, will have three international juries and proposes to clarify the genuine values, to uncover and to promote the young talents of the Romanian Guitar School, but also to reward them with prizes and Stipends. The Grand Prize: a concert classical guitar valued at 3,500 Euro, build for this event by the luthier master Constatin Dumitriu. All the festival's winners will perform in the Gala Concert. Event: 2008 Transilvania International Guitar Festival Date: August 19 (Thesday) - 24 (Sunday), 2008 Location: Cluj-Napoca Romania |
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