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Asia International Guitar Festival & Competition, Bangkok
7 to 9 August 2020 at Thailand Guitar Society | TGS Recital Hall - Bangkok
PRESS RELEASE
The Asia International Guitar Festival & Competition 2020
7 – 9 August, 2020 | 20th edition
at Thailand Guitar Society, TGS Recital Hall, Sukhumvit Soi 60, Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand (July , 2020) — The Thailand Guitar Society in association with Savarez Strings and Silpakorn Music College are once again proud to present South-East Asia’s finest assembly of international guitar players, makers and enthusiasts. Now in its the twentieth illustrious year, the Asia International Guitar Festival & Competition is the biggest and most vibrant event for classical guitar aficionados and music lovers in the region. This year’s agenda includes master classes, guitar exhibits, competitions and concerts by acclaimed world-class musicians hailing from around the globe. This event is sponsored by Savarez strings, Knobloch strings Aranjuez strings, Kohnomusic, Guitar Paradiso, and Visesnut Guitar case.
A varied program sees three days of activities, each day culminating in a concert by one or more celebrated guitar maestros.
The event will also feature a guitar competition open to all, with the winner receiving a free guitar, case, string sets, certificate and performance rights at four prestigious events.
The full list of internationally-acclaimed guests include Leon Koudelak (Czech), Earl Sulivan (Canada), Dr. Ek-karach Charoennit (Thailand), Pongpat Pongpradit (Thailand), Woratep Rattana-umpawan (Thailand), Nalin Komentrakarn (Thailand), Apichai Chantanakajornfung (Thailand), Sakol Siripipatanakul (Thailand) the Siam Guitar Quartet (Thailand) and CGO - Classical Guitar Orchestra (Thailand).
All concerts are performed in TGS Recital Hall, Sukhumvit soi 60
Evening concert tickets are Bht 200 for adults and Bht 100 for students (with valid I.D.), i Observers of master classes and competitions pay Bht 100.
For more information at https://aigf.weebly.com/ and https://thailandguitarsociety.weebly.com/
Festival Program
07.August 2020
10.00 Competition open first round
17.00 Opening Concert
with the CGO Guitar Orchestra - free entry
19.00 Concert "Celebrating 20th Edition" with the Siam Guitar Quartet, Ek-karach Charoennit and Pongpat Pongpradit
08.August 2020
10.00 Junior Competition
16.00 Guitar presentation - free entry
19.00 Concert "Celebrating 20th Edition" Leon Koudelak
09.Ausust 2020
10.00 Masterclass
14.00 Guitar Workshop & Exhibition - free entry
17.00 Competition Final
(followed by the announcement of the prize winners of the competitions 2019 and award ceremony)
From private collection (very rare) for sell - E.B.Jones (David Rubio Workshop) Year: 1977
Body: Indian rosewood
Front: European spruce
Scale: 65cm
Good condition
Include a high quality guitar case
Price 124'000 Baht
If you are interested write to thailandguitarsociety@gmail.com
Festival Poster 2018 / 2017
Our Sponsors
The Sukool Hotels - Bangkok Bank - TMB Foundation - Kohnomusic -
Guitar Paradiso - Visesnut Guitar Case - Savarez Strings - Aranjuez Strings -
Les Productions d’OZ Asia-Thailand - Yuichi Imai -Kazuo and Hideo Sato - Karl Heinz and Falko Roemmich -
Young Seo - Narongsak Visesnut - Hanief Palopo
