Dutch Guitar Foundation
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Groningen Guitar Festival 2025

17th of February – 22th of February

For many years now, the Groningen Guitar Festival & Competition has been the biggest event for the classical guitar in the Netherlands. Year after year artists and participants from all over the world have joined the festival, making the festival and competition a phenomenon in the international classical guitar community.

From the 17th until the 22nd of February, the Dutch Guitar Foundation is proud to make Groningen the center of the guitar world once again. During the next Groningen Guitar Festival & Competition, guitarists, luthiers and guitar lovers will gather to join Masterclasses, Concerts, the Competition, the GuitarEXPO and other guitar events. All of this will take place in the well-known friendly atmosphere of Groningen, where the highest guitar quality and the deepest guitar love meet!

Check out the festival week

Applications are now closed

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Previous festivals

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Competition winners

1st prize: Mark Leighton

2nd prize: Emanuele Pauletta and Samrat Majumder

3rd prize: Not awarded

Audience prize: Guy Hirschberger

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Competition winners

1st prize - Francisco Luís

2nd prize - Samuel Asistores

3rd prize - Michele Reali

Audience prize - Samuel Asistores

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