The Siam City Hotel and Thailand Guitar Society are once again proud to present Southeast Asia’s finest assembly of international guitar players, makers and enthusiasts.
Now in its fifth year, the festival is surely the biggest and most vibrant event for classical guitar aficionados and music lovers in the region, featuring participants from North and Central America, Asia and Europe.
This year’s agenda includes master classes, guitar exhibits, competitions and concerts by acclaimed world-class musicians. Each day will culminate in a concert by one of the celebrated, award-winning guitar maestros.
Highlights will include the Kaizuka Guitar Mandolin Ensemble from Japan, the Philippine Guitar Ensemble from the Philippines, Koki Fujimoto, winner of the Asia International Guitar Competition 2010 and Monching Carpio, winner of the Philippine Guitar Competition 2011.
Thursday, 16 June
09:30 Master Class – Jorge Luis Zamora
14:00 Master Class – Alessio Monti
16:00 Afternoon Concert – Monching Carpio &Alessio Monti
20:00 Spanish Night Concert - with Tana Suebsiri, Maria Duo & Syrinx Duo
Friday, 17 June
09:30 Master Class – Thomas Kirschhoff
13:00 Senior Competition – 1st round
20:00 Evening Concert – Tomonori Arai
Saturday, 18 June
09:30 Master Class – Tomonori Arai
13:00 Junior Competition – 1st round
16:00 Afternoon Concert – Philippine Guitar Ensemble & Kaizuka Guitar Mandolin Ensemble20:00 Evening Concert – Pavel Steidl
Sunday, 19 June
09:30 Master Class – Pavel Steidl
14:00 Senior & Junior Competition – Finals 20:00 Finale Concert – Jorge Luis Zamora
TICKETS
Concerts: Bht 600 for adults and Bt 400 for students (with valid I.D.)
Except: Saturday, 18 June, 16:00, Bht 300 Master classes and competitions: Bht 200
Senior competitor: Bht 2,000
Junior competitor: Bht 1,000
On sale at Siam City Hotel, call 022-470-123, ext. 1928, 1944
For more information, please visit www.thailandguitarsociety.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Asia-International-Guitar-Festival-and-Competition-Bangkok/139027849484341
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