Festival

PERFORMANCES BY
Madhavan Somanathan, Samrat Majumder, Antara Dasgupta, Santanu Datta, Srijit Mukherjee, Roger Tristao Adao, Xavier Jara-Bishop

VENUES
India International Centre New Delhi
Kamani Auditorium
the Little Theatre Group Auditorium
Delhi School of Music

WORKSHOPS, LECTURES & MASTERCLASSES

ART GUITAR FEST PARTICIPANTS’ CONCERT

CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION ‘23

Competition

RULES:

• The competition will take place from October 16 – 19, 2023 in New Delhi
• The competition is open to Indians (Indian passport, OCI card holders)
  Candidates with more than one year of formal study of the classical guitar outside India will be discouraged from entering
• Candidates must use a classical guitar with nylon strings for the competition
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  Candidates must submit their proposed programme for the first and second rounds by September 15 through a separate form which will be emailed to all registered candidates
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  Programme proposals will be approved and accepted by the organising team at the very latest by September 30.
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  The only criterion for acceptance of the programme will be that it falls under the broad category of acceptable guitar music for classical guitar.
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  After initial submission no changes to the proposed programme will be permitted unless the organising team reaches out to the candidate requiring them to alter the programme.
• First round:
  
  -Free-choice programme of at least 9 minutes and no more than 15 minutes. Candidates playing less than 9 minutes will not be considered for the second round.
  
  -The free-choice programme must include at least one piece from Opus 6 (12 studies) by Fernando Sor.
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  Second (final) round:
  
  -Free-choice programme of at least 18 minutes and no more than 25 minutes.
  
  -One piece of short duration (5 minutes), may be repeated from the First Round programme.

ADJUDICATION

• There will be a panel of 3-5 judges for the first and second rounds which will consist of members from the following list: Roger Tristao Adao, Samrat Majumder, Madhavan Somanathan, Xavier Jara-Bishop, Ganesh Dutta, Srijit Mukherjee and Veda Aggarwal.
• The Jury will consider musical interpretation, technical mastery of the instrument, expressiveness, and originality in the overall presentation of each candidate’s performance and nominate up to four candidates for the second round.
• Both rounds will be open to the public.

   

  PRIZES:

• An expense-paid trip (including travel and visa) to participate in Friedrichsrode Guitar Festival “Gitarrentage” in Germany in late July-August 2024 (or 2025) including concerts, masterclasses, room and board.
• Additional prizes to be announced.

Practical information

ACCOMODATION:
A list of partner hotels and/or affordable hostels will be made available to the participants soon. These will only be suggestions to help you find accommodation near the venues and if you have better ideas please follow-up on those and share with us.

TRANSPORT:
We will provide a bus service from the hostel to the masterclasses venue every morning and from the masterclasses venue to the concert venue every evening. The concert venues are easily accessible by the Delhi metro (stations Khan Market and Mandi House).

LUNCH:
We will also provide the mid-day meal at the masterclasses venue every day for which participants will be required to buy coupons at the time of check-in to the festival on the 15th afternoon or 16th morning.

Registration Details

CLICK HERE to register for Art Guitar Fest & Competition 2023 

Fee structure for the festival: 

Workshop & Masterclass fee structure:
• Lecture fee (valid for all lectures & group workshops): Rs. 750
• Lectures + 1 masterclass: Rs. 1,000
• Lectures + 2 masterclasses: Rs. 1,750

Competition Entry Fee: Rs 750

Festival Concert Tickets
• 15 Oct | 6.30 pm | Delhi School of Music
Santanu Datta feat. Shyamant Behal: ENTRY FREE

• 16 Oct | 6.30 pm | India International Centre
Roger Tristao Adao feat. Madhavan Somanathan: ENTRY FREE

• 17 Oct | 6.30 pm | Kamani Auditorium
Xavier Jara-Bishop & Madhavan Somanathan: Rs 499

• 18 Oct | 6.30 pm | The Little Theatre | Samrat Majumder & Srijit Mukherjee & Antara Dasgupta | Rs 400

How to register:

Fill in the registration form and make the payment based on your participation.

CLICK HERE to register for Art Guitar Fest & Competition 2023 

Thank you for supporting the festival!

Let us know how you’d like your money to be spent.
To give an idea, we have listed out a few of our expected expenses. If there’s an area of the festival you’d especially like to contribute to please tell us.

Rs1,000
– one day’s taxi fare for one musician
– airport transfer for one musician

Rs2,000
– refreshments for organisers, volunteers & artists

Rs 5,000
– local transport for 5 days of the festival for each musician
– scholarship for CGRFI mentee to attend the festival
– one day’s bus service from hostel to the masterclass venue, and masterclass venue to concert

Rs 10,000
– one domestic flight ticket for a performing musician
– hospitality (accommodation & food) for an artist
– honorarium for one artist

We’re grateful for all financial contributions towards Art Guitar Fest 2023.

Please make your payment through bank transfer. CLICK HERE for bank details.