Schedule

Guitar Styria Festival 2027

all events take place in Johann Joseph Fux Konservatorium Graz
(Nikolaigasse 2, 8020 Graz)

Friday

12. 2. 2027

Competition
Categories 1S, 1K
Other categories

Round Table

Masterclasses
Paolo Pegoraro,
Zsombor Sidoo

Concert (19.30)
Gabriel Bianco

Saturday

13. 2. 2027

Competition
Categories 2S, 2K
Other categories

Masterclasses
Paolo Pegoraro,
Gabriel Bianco,
Borbála Seres,
Xhevdet Sahatxhija

Afternoon concert (16.15)
Wenjie Si

Concert (19.30)
Petrit Çeku

Sunday

14. 2. 2027

Competition
Other Categories

Workshop
Helene Widauer

Masterclasses
Gabriel Bianco,
Petrit Çeku,
Lovro Peretić

Concert (19.30)
Winner of Gitarre Forum Wien 2026

Monday

15. 2. 2027

Competition
Other Categories

Workshop
Stefan Hackl

Masterclasses
Petrit Çeku,
Lovro Peretić

Concert (19.30)
Guitar Orchestra Concert

Friday

12. 2. 2027

Competition
Categories 1S, 1K
Other categories

Round Table

Masterclasses
Paolo Pegoraro,
Zsombor Sidoo

Concert (19.30)
Gabriel Bianco

Saturday

13. 2. 2027

Competition
Categories 2S, 2K
Other categories

Masterclasses
Paolo Pegoraro,
Gabriel Bianco,
Borbála Seres,
Xhevdet Sahatxhija

Afternoon Concert (16.15)
Wenjie Si

Concert (19.30)
Petrit Çeku

Sunday

14. 2. 2027

Competition
Other Categories

Workshop
Helene Widauer

Masterclasses
Gabriel Bianco,
Petrit Çeku,
Lovro Peretić

Concert (19.30)
Winner of Gitarre Forum Wien 2026

Monday

15. 2. 2027

Competition
Other Categories

Workshop
Stefan Hackl

Masterclasses
Petrit Çeku,
Lovro Peretić

Concert (19.30)
Guitar Orchestra Concert

Masterclasses

We are very happy to introduce this year’s masterclass lineup. Take a guitar lesson with one of the stars of the guitar world like Gabriel Bianco, Petrit Çeku, Lovro Peretić, Xhevdet Sahatxhija, Borbála Seres, Zsombor Sidoo and more to come!

We will be updating this website as more names join the roster.

Gabriel Bianco

An insatiable musician, Gabriel Bianco is not only a renowned soloist but also a passionate chamber musician. Whether performing on a modern or a historical romantic guitar, his repertoire encompasses the major works for his instrument as well as rarer pieces.

Petrit Çeku

Petrit Çeku’s sensitivity and expressiveness have captivated audiences worldwide.Hailed by the Calgary Herald as “an effortless player, with a strong, projecting sound,” Çeku has won numerous international guitar competitions, securing prestigious first prizes.

Xhevdet Sahatxhija

Xhevdet Sahatxhija graduated from the Music Academy in Zagreb in the class of Professor Darko Petrinjak. He educated generations of young guitarists among which are those who won valuable awards at national and international competitions and who are now recognized artists and music teachers.

Lovro Peretić

Lovro Peretić (1995) is an internationally award winning classical guitarist from Zagreb (Croatia). In 2022, he won the International Concert Artist competition of GFA (USA). As the winner, he had an extensive concert tour, playing around 50 concerts throughout the USA and Canada in the season 2023/2024.

Borbála Seres

“Her music: warm-hearted, dreamy and always oriented towards the listener. She does not push herself into the foreground, even in technically difficult passages, but conveys feelings and takes the listener with her into her world.” Klaus Lipinski, Recklinghäuser Zeitung

Paolo Pegoraro

"Paolo plays the notes as a series of pearls, clear one after another and now is the extraordinary thing: he has pearls of all sizes and all shades of color, [...] Paolo Pegoraro is, I can only repeat once more, the discovery of the year!" Peter Päffgen - Gitarre und Laute

Arnoldo Moreno

Arnoldo Moreno comes from Venezuela. A scholarship from the Rotary Club Int. Puerto Ordáz enabled further musical studies with Leo Witozynskyj at the University of Music in Graz. Since 1996 he has taught a guitar class at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Zsombor Sidoo

The Hungarian classical guitarist Zsombor Sidoo is one of the most promising performers of his generation. Despite his young age, Zsombor Sidoo regularly gives concerts at prestigious venues such as the Ehrbarsaal in Vienna, Konzerthaus Klagenfurt, Musikhalle Markneukirchen and Fricsay Hall in Szeged

Workshops / Lectures

Our guests have prepared extremely interesting workshops and lectures for you to enjoy! Extend your knowledge while listening to these masters of their craft.

Helene Widauer

Helene Widauer studied instrumental guitar and concert guitar with Wolfgang Guttmann and Matthias Seidel at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Numerous master classes with C. Domeniconi, J. W. Duarte and M. Barrueco - among others – rounded her education. Also Pepe Romero, her long-term tutor, had a profound and lasting influence on her artistic and educational activities.

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Stefan Hackl

Stefan Hackl is a renowned guitarist and historian, who has published numerous publications on the classical as well as romantic guitar in Austria. Among his most famous works are Die Gitarre in Österreich, Stauffer & Co. – Die Wiener Gitarre des 19. Jahrhunderts and Guitaromanie – Kleines Panoptikum der Gitarre von Allix bis Zappa

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