Concert
Łukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland), “an amiable bear of a soloist” as the Washington Post portrayed him after one of his performances with the Baltimore Symphony, “is definitely the new megastar of the classical guitar.” (El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico)
Lukasz is in great demand as a recitalist and as soloist with orchestras, and he is invited to perform in numerous venues around the globe each year. Highlights include appearances in London’s Royal Festival Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Warsaw’s National Philharmonic Hall, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Caramoor Music Festival, the Santa Fe Music Festival, Easter Beethoven Festival, Tonhalle Zurich, Heidelberger Fruhling, Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival and New York's Carnegie Hall.
An avid chamber music collaborator, he performed with the Orion String Quartet, mandolin player Avi Avital, Richard Galliano, Daniel Hope, Stefano Barneschi (concertmaster of Il Giardino Armonico), countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski, pianist Alek Debicz or accordionist Maciej Frackiewicz.
Lukasz Kuropaczewski, “an amiable bear of a soloist” as the Washington Post portrayed him after one of his performances with the Baltimore Symphony, “is definitely the new megastar of the classical guitar.” (El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico)
Lukasz is in great demand as a recitalist and as soloist with orchestras, and he is invited to perform in numerous venues around the globe each year. Highlights include appearances in London’s Royal Festival Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Warsaw’s National Philharmonic Hall, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Caramoor Music Festival, the Santa Fe Music Festival, Easter Beethoven Festival, Tonhalle Zurich, Heidelberger Fruhling, Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival and New York's Carnegie Hall.
An avid chamber music collaborator, he performed with the Orion String Quartet, mandolin player Avi Avital, Richard Galliano, Daniel Hope, Stefano Barneschi (concertmaster of Il Giardino Armonico), countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski, pianist Alek Debicz or accordionist Maciej Frackiewicz.
Lukasz has inspired many composers to write work for his instrument. He premiered a guitar quintet, “Acequias,” by Marc Neikrug at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and his “Three Pieces for Guitar” at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, Triptych Sonata by K. Meyer at the Caramoor Festival in New York. He has premiered concertos by Angelo Gilardino, Krzysztof Meyer, Mikolaj Gorecki, and Alexandre Tansman. He made the guitar version of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Viola Concerto and premiered it with Sinfonia Varsovia and conductor Maximiano Valdes. In 2022 he premiered a new Concerto by Marc Neikrug in Marseille, France with the Marseilla Opera Orchestra and Lawrence Foster.
Lukasz Kuropaczewski is currently on the faculty of the Kunst University Graz, Austria and Academy of Music in Poznan, Poland, holding a doctorate degree in performance.
Lukasz Kuropaczewski was decorated with the “Meritorius for Polish Culture” medal in recognition of his distinguished cultural contribution, awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland.
He plays Julian Dammann guitar and uses Savarez Alliance Corum Strings.
“Kuropaczewski performed with such passion and technical perfection that the audience could only fall in love with him.”
Nurnberger Zeitung, Germany
Jury, 1st - 5th Category
Stefan Schmidt (Germany) is one of the most renowned guitar pedagogues of our time. He is one of the few specialists, who not only develop new and innovative teaching concepts for young children but also achieve great results with talented students of all ages in competitions and concerts.
The students of this guitarist, who received his education from Stephan Werner (1987-1991) and prof. Michael Teuchert (1991-1994) on the Frankfurter Musikhochschule, were in the recent years repeatedly able to reach the highest ranks on national and international competitions. He holds a great amount of lectures about his teaching concepts at guitar festivals and music universities in different cities across Europe, which are regularly sold out far in advance.
Stefan Schmidt (Germany) is one of the most renowned guitar pedagogues of our time. He is one of the few specialists, who not only develop new and innovative teaching concepts for young children but also achieve great results with talented students of all ages in competitions and concerts.
The students of this guitarist, who received his education from Stephan Werner (1987-1991) and prof. Michael Teuchert (1991-1994) on the Frankfurter Musikhochschule, were in the recent years repeatedly able to reach the highest ranks on national and international competitions. He holds a great amount of lectures about his teaching concepts at guitar festivals and music universities in different cities across Europe, which are regularly sold out far in advance.
Stefan Schmidt is the artistic director of the festival Focus Gitarre in Friedberg in the German province Bayern. While the festival hosts a unique intensive course for guitar teachers every year, it also provides concert opportunities for internationally acclaimed young guitarists. The festival also offers a great experience for guitar students of all ages.
Apart from that, Stefan Schmidt is teaching guitar didactics and methodics at the Leopold-Mozart-Zentrum of the University in Augsburg since 2011. In 2015, he was awarded with the “Friedberger Flügel” for all his achievements.
Stefan Schmidt is married, lives in Friedberg near Augsburg and is a father to four children.
More info:
http://www.focus-gitarre.de Website about Stefan Schmidt’s work
https://www.focus-gitarre.com Focus Gitarre Friedberg – The guitar festival for everyone but especially guitar teachers
Monika Krajnc Štih (SI)
Jury, 1st - 5th Category
Monika Krajnc Štih (Slovenia) is a guitar teacher at the elementary music school and performing arts grammar school in Velenje, Slovenia. Her students are achieving the highest recognition awards and prizes at competitions on a national and international level.
She dedicated a big part of her teaching career to developing guitar orchestra – not just at the music school in Velenje, but in the whole country. The guitar orchestra of music school Velenje won a first prize and performed with the orchestra of ZGF 2017 Zagreb Guitar Festival.
She is a member of juries in regional, national and international competitions, as well as a technical advisor for the national competition for young musicians TEMSIG.
Monika Krajnc Štih (Slovenia) is a guitar teacher at the elementary music school and performing arts grammar school in Velenje, Slovenia.
She obtained her Bachelor’s and Masters degree at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria, her mentor was prof. Martin Mysliveček. In her Masters dissertation she researched the life of one of the most important guitarists, Ida Presti and for this purpose she interviewed the revered guitarist and composer, John W. Duarte, and published the interview in the dissertation. She attended guitar seminars with professors Jerko Novak, Istvan Romer, Tomaž Lorenz, Abel Carlevaro, David Crosky, John W. Duarte, Pavel Steidl.
As a secondary school student she won many first prizes when competing solo or with chamber music. She released a CD with her husband Boris – in one of the first guitar duos in Slovenia. Since then, she performed as a soloist or a member of various chamber ensembles.
She dedicated a big part of her teaching career to developing guitar orchestra – not just at the music school in Velenje, but in the whole country. The guitar orchestra of music school Velenje won a first prize and performed with the orchestra of ZGF 2017 Zagreb Guitar Festival.
Her students are achieving the highest recognition awards and prizes at competitions on a national and international level.
She is also a member of juries in regional, national and international competitions, as well as a technical advisor for the national competition for young musicians TEMSIG.
Morana Pešutić (HR)
Jury, 1st - 5th Category
Morana Pešutić (Croatia) graduated from Music Academy in Zagreb in the class of Darko Petrinjak and continued her studies with Zoran Dukić at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where she gained a master's degree.
She performed throughout Croatia and Europe, as well as in Canada and Chile as a soloist and in various chamber ensembles. Since 2009, she has been teaching and currently works as a guitar teacher at the Blagoje Bersa School of Music in Zagreb. Her students achieve noticeable results at national and international competitions. She is a member of juries at classical guitar competitions, and holds seminars and master classes.
In 2017, she was elected president of the Croatian Association of Guitar Pedagogues (HUGIP) and organizes professional meetings of guitar teachers. She writes articles for the Gitara magazine, published by the HUGIP. She is the co-founder and artistic director of the Ida Presti International Competition.
Morana Pešutić (Croatia) graduated from Music Academy in Zagreb in the class of Darko Petrinjak and continued her studies with Zoran Dukić at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where she gained a master's degree. Besides formal education Morana also had lessons with world's famous guitarists such as Pavel Steidl, Carlo Marchione, Leo Brouwer, Aniello Desiderio, Marcin Dylla…
She performed throughout Croatia and Europe, as well as in Canada and Chile as a soloist and in various chamber ensembles. Since 2014, she has been a member of the Zagreb Guitar Duo, which has performed at many established classical music festivals.
In 2018, she participated in the Guitarrismo project alongside Zoran Dukić, Petrit Çeku, Maroj Brčić, Tomislav Vukšić, Tvrtko Sarić, Krešimir Bedek and Pedro Ribeiro Rodrigues. The octet also held a concert at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, from which a CD/DVD was released by Croatia Records.
Since 2009, she has been teaching and currently works as a guitar teacher at the Blagoje Bersa School of Music in Zagreb. Her students achieve noticeable results at national and international competitions. She is also a member of juries at classical guitar competitions, and holds seminars and master classes.
Morana is a mentor to guitar interns during their internship and to students of the Academy of Music in Zagreb for the Pedagogical practice course. She also writes articles for the Gitara magazine, published by the Croatian Association of Guitar Pedagogues.
In addition to concert and teaching activities, she is involved in the promotion of classical guitar culture and, among other things, was the co-founder of the Zagreb Guitar Festival as well as the artistic director of the Festival in its first two editions.
Since 2017, she has been the artistic director of the Youngmasters International Summer School for young musicians and the accompanying Festival, and part of the organizational team.
In the same year, she was elected president of the Croatian Association of Guitar Pedagogues and organizes professional meetings of guitar teachers. She is also the co-founder and artistic director of the Ida Presti International Competition, which has been held biennially since 2018.
Dejan Rumpf (SI/AT)
Head of the Jury, 1st - 5th Category,
preselection 6th - 8th Category
Dejan Rumpf (Slovenia) began his musical path on Konservatorij za glasbo in balet Maribor in Slovenia and already started taking part at different national and international competitions at a young age, which always brought about great results. In 2013 the conservatory awarded him with the diploma “Dr. Roman Klasinc” for his great artistic achievements.
In 2014, he moved to Graz, to continue his studies with prof. Paolo Pegoraro at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz. Under his mentorship he organized many solo concerts and was invited to play at different festivals. The three that stand out were the concert at the international guitar festival in Postojna, Slovenia (Guitar Festival Postojna), the concert at the Festival Ljubljana in the Slovene capital and the concert at the International Guitar Week in Graz.
Since 2018 he is an active teacher and is currently teaching at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium in Graz.
Dejan Rumpf (Slovenia) began his musical path on Konservatorij za glasbo in balet Maribor in Slovenia and already started taking part at different national and international competitions at a young age, which always brought about great results. In 2013 the conservatory awarded him with the diploma “Dr. Roman Klasinc” for his great artistic achievements.
In 2014, he moved to Graz, to continue his studies with prof. Paolo Pegoraro at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz. Under his mentorship he organized many solo concerts and was invited to play at different festivals. The three that stand out were the concert at the international guitar festival in Postojna, Slovenia (Guitar Festival Postojna), the concert at the Festival Ljubljana in the Slovene capital and the concert at the International Guitar Week in Graz.
He also took part on different guitar competitions. Among other achievements he reached the third place at the competition in the Spanish town Petrer (Festival internacional de guitarra – Villa de Petrer).
In 2022, Dejan performed as a soloist with the Grazer Universitätsorchester and its conductor Andrej Skorobogatko. Once as part of the Green Guitar Youth Festival and once as part of the orchestra’s own concert series they played the Guitar Concerto by Malcolm Arnold.
Since 2018 he is an active teacher and is currently teaching at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium in Graz.
Jury, 8th Category Finale,
9th Category
Nejc Kuhar (Slovenia) finished his Masters degree in guitar at Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts with prof. Alvaro Pierri and his Masters degree in composition with Dr. Reiner Bishof and prof. Christian Minkowitsch at Konservatorium Wien, Privatuniversität, both with honours. In 2023 he finished with Music Research PhD at Surrey university with prof. Steve Goss.
As a guitarist as well as a composer, he won numerous prizes (1st prizes in Germany, China, Italy, Turkey, USA, etc.), he was also scholarship holder of Slovenian Culture Ministry and of Gallus Foundation. His music has been performed by himself and/or other musicians in various venues, including Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Washington National Gallery of Art, Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Slovene Philharmonic Hall, etc. His commissions include those by the Washington National Gallery of Art, Frankfurt Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, LiGITa, Hong Kong and Sarajevo Guitar Festivals, Signum Saxophone Quartet, guitarist Mak Grgić, organist Stephen Ackert, Four Aces Guitar Quartet and others.
Nejc Kuhar (Slovenia) finished his Masters degree in guitar at Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts with prof. Alvaro Pierri and his Masters degree in composition with Dr. Reiner Bishof and prof. Christian Minkowitsch at Konservatorium Wien, Privatuniversität, both with honours. In 2023 he finished with Music Research PhD at Surrey university with prof. Steve Goss.
As a guitarist as well as a composer, he won numerous prizes (1st prizes in Germany, China, Italy, Turkey, USA, etc.), he was also scholarship holder of Slovenian Culture Ministry and of Gallus Foundation. His music has been performed by himself and/or other musicians in various venues, including Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Washington National Gallery of Art, Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Slovene Philharmonic Hall, etc. His commissions include those by the Washington National Gallery of Art, Frankfurt Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, LiGITa, Hong Kong and Sarajevo Guitar Festivals, Signum Saxophone Quartet, guitarist Mak Grgić, organist Stephen Ackert, Four Aces Guitar Quartet and others.
Kuhar’s works have also been published by the renowned publishing houses, such as Les Production d'Oz/Doberman-yppan (Canada), Trekel (Germany) and Berben (Italy), some of which are recorded on his debut CD from ZKP Label, entitled "String modulations", featuring guitar virtuoso Mak Grgić. Nejc is regularly performing solo concerts, in duo Eminent Duo with violinist Moeko Sugiura, teaching master classes, giving lectures, as well as being member of juries on various international guitar festivals (LiGiTa in Liechtenstein, Forum Wien, Taiwan Guitar Festival, Sarajevo, Seckau, Postojna Guitar Festival in Slovenia). His concerts have a special charm and uniqueness due to his interpretations of his own compositions.
In 2019 he was appointed Associate Professor for guitar and contemporary music at University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and in 2018 Guitar Professor at Joseph Haydn Private University in Eisenstadt. Besides his activities as guitarist, composer and teacher, he is also an active lecturer, giving lectures about composing for guitar on various European and USA Universities, such as The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Vienna and Frankfurt Universities, etc…
“Kuhar’s pieces were eclectic and fun...” (Washington Post)
“… Nejc Kuhar’s compositions have a strong personality and he plays them excellent. Bravo.” (Roland Dyens, guitarist/composer)
The international prizes, glowing reviews (Washington Post, Classical Guitar Magazine, Los Angeles Daily News etc.) and the very response of the audience at home and abroad all point to an artist in the round, successfully negotiating the joined path of composition and interpretation.
Anna Bauer (AT)
Jury, 6th Category Finale
Anna Bauer (Austria), born and raised in Graz, received her first guitar lessons at Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium in Graz at a young age. After successfully graduating with honors at the Musikgymnasium Graz, she completed her degrees in Instrumental Studies and Music Education for guitar with Prof. Paolo Pegoraro at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz.
During her studies, Anna Bauer gained initial teaching experience at private music schools. From 2017 to 2024, she has been working as a guitar, harp, and zither teacher at public music schools in Styria. Since 2023 she teaches at Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium. Her students have received multiple awards at the Austrian Youth Music Competition ‘prima la musica’.
Anna Bauer’s artistic activities span various areas, with a special focus on traditional Austrian folk music. She is actively involved in several instrumental and vocal ensembles, performs both nationally and internationally, and has also participated in various radio and television productions.
Anna Bauer (Austria), born and raised in Graz, received her first guitar lessons at Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium in Graz at a young age. After successfully graduating with honors at the Musikgymnasium Graz, she completed her degrees in Instrumental Studies and Music Education for guitar with Prof. Paolo Pegoraro at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz.
During her studies, Anna Bauer gained initial teaching experience at private music schools. From 2017 to 2024, she has been working as a guitar, harp, and zither teacher at public music schools in Styria. Since 2023 she teaches at Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium. Her students have received multiple awards at the Austrian Youth Music Competition ‘prima la musica’.
Anna Bauer’s artistic activities span various areas, with a special focus on traditional Austrian folk music. She is actively involved in several instrumental and vocal ensembles, performs both nationally and internationally, and has also participated in various radio and television productions.
Klaus Ambrosch (AT)
Jury, 7th Category
Klaus Ambrosch (Austria) studied classical guitar in Graz and jazz guitar in Eisenstadt, graduated with honors 2004.
Teaching position for guitar at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz since 2004, Head of the Department of Popular Music at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz since 2009.
Ambrosch gained his first band experience in 1977 - some may still remember the time when the Fürstenfeld Klostergasse with its stylish rehearsal rooms provided space for many bands from the greater Fürstenfeld area, including Opus (Live Is Life), Magic and Move On.
As a live and studio musician, he has worked with many musicians, actors and cabaret artists over the past 40 years, including:
Johannes Silberschneider (starring in the Oscar-nominated Flim Copy Shop), Joesi Prokopetz, Boris Bukowski, Carl Peyer, Gerd Schuller, Dieter Seiler of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Gober, Harmonious Wail (USA) Wolfram 'Woofy' Abt, Roland Neffe, Wolfgang Puschnig, Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines, Howard 'Guitar' Luedke and many others, toured in Austria, Germany, England, Scotland, Africa and USA.
Klaus Ambrsoch (Austria) studied classical guitar in Graz and jazz guitar in Eisenstadt, graduated with honors 2004.
Teaching position for guitar at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz since 2004, Head of the Department of Popular Music at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz since 2009.
Ambrosch gained his first band experience in 1977 - some may still remember the time when the Fürstenfeld Klostergasse with its stylish rehearsal rooms provided space for many bands from the greater Fürstenfeld area, including Opus (Live Is Life), Magic and Move On
As a live and studio musician, he has worked with many musicians, actors and cabaret artists over the past 40 years, including:
Johannes Silberschneider (starring in the Oscar-nominated Flim Copy Shop), Joesi Prokopetz, Boris Bukowski, Carl Peyer, Gerd Schuller, Dieter Seiler of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Gober, Harmonious Wail (USA) Wolfram 'Woofy' Abt, Roland Neffe, Wolfgang Puschnig, Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines, Howard 'Guitar' Luedke and many others, toured in Austria, Germany, England, Scotland, Africa and USA.
His own musical projects include the band Yukah, founded with keyboardist Burkhard Frauenlob, which released a CD in 2008 that also features Hubert von Goisern, who is very well known in German-speaking countries and toured in africa in 1997. Mamadou Diabate and the vocal trio Insingizi from Zimbabwe where featured too on this recording.
Klaus Ambrosch has been working together with the American Singer Songwriter Chuck LeMonds for 18 years; in addition to extensive concert activities in Europe and USA, the two produced their first duo CD 'A Walking paradise' in 2016.
Numerous concerts worldwide, including the USA (New York, Princton, Dartmouth, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, blues clubs along the Mississippi,..), Africa (Morocco, Ivory Coast..) Europe (Portugal, Luxembourg, France, TV live show in Holland, Germany, Poland, Scotland, England, ...).
Since 2018 guitarist with 'Percussion Mania', the live band of Mamadou Diabate with two joint CD productions Nakan and Seengwa (produced by Martin Gellner, who arranges and works for Hans Zimmer).
Press
...catchy, pleasing, lively and melodic jazz with a loose Latin touch, pronounced in "It's Allright" and "Porto Torres" from the pen of Ambrosch.
(Godehart Lutz /Jazzpodium 10/09)
...Klaus Ambrosch (g) is able to bring out the subtlety of his playing, especially in his own two numbers.
(Clara Pfaller /ATS)
...Behind Stub'n Tschäss hides jazz guitarist Klaus Ambrosch, one of the most established Styrian live and studio musicians...
(Oval Salzburg)
...His absolutely 'western' Strat and other guitar sounds, sometimes distorted, sometimes refined with a subtle chorus, are like the second sun that rises when you listen to the music.
(Lothar Trampert / Gitarre und Bass)
Stefan Skrilecz (AT)
Jury, preselection 6th - 8th Category,
9th Category
Stefan Skrilecz (Austria) studied at the University of Music Graz with Prof. Dr. Leo Witoszynskyj. Soon after finishing his studies, he started to teach at the Johann-Joseph-Fux-Conservatory, where he is head of the department of plucked instruments. He also lectures teaching practice for the University of Music Graz.
His students received first prices at national and international competitions.
Stefan Skrilecz performed at various concerts with solo guitar, orchester and chamber music, made a broadcasting recording with the Duo SteVo (Eva Maria Tockner, Flute) and a CD with the DUO WIST (William Chien, Saxophon, Taiwan). Recently many concerts and performances with various formations in Austria, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Croatia and Taiwan.
Stefan Skrilecz (Austria) studied at the University of Music Graz with Prof. Dr. Leo Witoszynskyj. Soon after finishing his studies, he started to teach at the Johann-Joseph-Fux-Conservatory, where he is head of the department of plucked instruments. He also lectures teaching practice for the University of Music Graz.
His students received first prices at national and international competitions.
Stefan Skrilecz performed at various concerts with solo guitar, orchester and chamber music, made a broadcasting recording with the Duo SteVo (Eva Maria Tockner, Flute) and a CD with the DUO WIST (William Chien, Saxophon, Taiwan). Recently many concerts and performances with various formations in Austria, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Croatia and Taiwan.
In 2003 and 2004 he was art director for a series of concerts at the summer festival “Classics in the City”. Since 2018 he joined organizing the guitar festival “Green Guitar youth Festival Graz” with José María Obeso.
Stefan Skrilecz is yoga teacher with focus on musician health.
Sara Celardo (IT/AT)
Jury Substitute, 1st - 5th Category
Sara Celardo (Italy) had finished her Bachelor Program with 110 honours and an honourable mention at the Conservatory of Music "L. Perosi "of Campobasso at the age of 18 as a student of M° Fernando Lepri.
She finished the Master Degree Program in Graz (Austria) at the Universität der Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz under the guidance of Professor Paolo Pegoraro.
She has performed in several concerts as a soloist and she won the 1st Prize or the 1st Absolute Prize in prestigious national and international guitar competitions for the solo category. In 2016, she was also selected by the Scientific Committee of the International Competition "Michele Pittaluga" in Alessandria as the most promising guitarist and on the 1st of October 2016 she debuted at the 49th International Guitar Conference. On 21st June she received a prize from the European Music Festival at the Chamber of Deputies in Montecitoriofor winning many national and international competitions.
Sara Celardo (Italy) had finished her Bachelor Program with 110 honours and an honourable mention at the Conservatory of Music "L. Perosi "of Campobasso at the age of 18 as a student of M° Fernando Lepri.
She finished the Master Degree Program in Graz (Austria) at the Universität der Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz under the guidance of Professor Paolo Pegoraro.
She has performed in several concerts as a soloist and she won the 1st Prize or the 1st Absolute Prize in prestigious national and international guitar competitions for the solo category. In 2016, she was also selected by the Scientific Committee of the International Competition "Michele Pittaluga" in Alessandria as the most promising guitarist and on the 1st of October 2016 she debuted at the 49th International Guitar Conference. On 21st June she received a prize from the European Music Festival at the Chamber of Deputies in Montecitoriofor winning many national and international competitions.
In the academy year 2017/18 she attended the “Segovia Guitar Academy” in Pordenone with the Professors Paolo Pegoraro and Adriano Del Sal.
In 2019 she published her first debut album for the dotGuitar Label, as part of the prize of “XI Fiuggi Guitar Festival”.
Recently she had won the first prize at the “14th Anna Amalia Guitar Competition” (3rd Age Group - Germany), the second prize at the “Internationales Gitarrenfestival Rust” (no age limit - Austria), the first prize at the “16th Altamira Gorizia Competition, Enrico Mercatali Prize” (no age limit – Italy) and the first prize at the “9th Antwerpen Gitaarfestival International Masters Competition” (no age limit – Belgium).
Anselm Schaufler (AT)
Jury, preselection 8th Category
Anselm Schaufler (Austria), born in 1970 in Vienna, is an Austrian composer, arranger, and violinist. He completed studies in violin and composition and is known for his versatile activities in the music scene.
He teaches music theory, composition, and violin at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz. His musical career includes numerous awards and scholarships, including the Robert Stolz Honorary Certificate in 1995 and the Music Promotion Prize of the City of Graz in 1996. Additionally, he received the Austrian State Scholarship in 1999 and won first prize in the composition competition of the Tyrolean Singers' Association in the youth choir category in 2015.
As a composer and arranger, Schaufler works for various ensembles and events. He has composed and arranged for symphony orchestras such as the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and the Munich Symphony Orchestra, as well as for many chamber music ensembles.
Anselm Schaufler (Austria), born in 1970 in Vienna, is an Austrian composer, arranger, and violinist. He completed studies in violin and composition and is known for his versatile activities in the music scene.
He teaches music theory, composition, and violin at the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz. His musical career includes numerous awards and scholarships, including the Robert Stolz Honorary Certificate in 1995 and the Music Promotion Prize of the City of Graz in 1996. Additionally, he received the Austrian State Scholarship in 1999 and won first prize in the composition competition of the Tyrolean Singers' Association in the youth choir category in 2015.
As a composer and arranger, Schaufler works for various ensembles and events. He has composed and arranged for symphony orchestras such as the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and the Munich Symphony Orchestra, as well as for many chamber music ensembles. Furthermore, he has created works for wind orchestras, salon orchestras, choirs, and soloist ensembles, which have been performed at various festivals such as Musikprotokoll, Wiener Musikverein, Styriarte, and the Lutosławski Festival, and by ensembles such as "reconsil/Vienna," "zeitfluss/Graz," and "die reihe/Vienna."
In addition to his activities in the classical music world, Anselm Schaufler has also worked in the pop-rock field with artists like Opus, Kolonovits, and the Rock Symphonic Orchestra. He has also collaborated in the field of Viennese song and operetta with actor Max Müller.
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