30th INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 

All active participants and competition participants born can participate, no age limit.

1st round will be held ONLINE, the video submission deadline is on June 15th.
                  Please send a link to a video (without cuts) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
                  Free program from different eras & styles (10-12 Min).
                  Following printed Logo must be placed visibly in the video: => Logo PDF

                The registration fee of 95.- Euros is to be transferred to
                IBAN: AT13 12000 102 170 88800  BIC: BKAUATWW in advance.

2nd round (28. 08. 2025) Free program from different eras & styles (15-18 Min)

Final          (29. 08. 2025) Free program from different eras & styles (25-30 Min)

                      It is not permitted to repeat the pieces from one round to another.
                      The program has to be played without scores.
                      The playing duration above is pure playing time. 

 

Piperidis
Prize:
Concert Guitar by Dimitris Piperidis for one of the finalists

1st Prize

1 concert at FORUM GITARRE WIEN 2026 /Austria

 

1 concert and masterclass at the MUK university in Vienna / Austria

 

1 concert and masterclass at the KUG university & at the Johann-                                                Joseph-Fux Conservatory, Graz / Austria        

 

1 concert and masterclass at the Joseph Haydn Privathochschule, Eisenstadt / Austria

 

1 concert and masterclass at the Conservatoty in Tirol / Austria

 

1 concert in International Biennial Guitar Competition Kutná Hora / Czechia

 

1 concert in Balaton Guitar Festival / Hungary

 

1 concert in ROM / Italy

 

1 Konzert in Asia Guitar Festival BANGKOK /Thailand

2nd Prize

700.- EUR

3rd Prize

350.- EUR

 

Laureates receive gift boxes kindly donated by THOMASTIK-INFELD, D'ADDARIO and SAVAREZ

All prize winners of the competitions will receive books with compositions by YORGOS NOUSIS published by DOBERMAN-YPPAN 


Special prizes:

1)

500.- EUR ESTA PIZE for the best interpretation of contemporary Music*

2)

500.- EUR ESTA PRIZE for the best austrian competition participant*

3)

2x250.- EUR Vouchers by UNIVERSAL EDITION

4) Guitar case by VISESNUT / SATO Guitars

Laureates receive gift boxes kindly donated by THOMASTIK INFELD, SAVAREZ and D'ADDARIO

 

All the prizes are shareable.
Competition participants have the right to vote in the final round.
*For semi-finalists and/or finalists.

 

28th INTERNATIONAL YOUTH COMPETITION

All active participants and competition participants born after 23.08.2007 can participate.

A freely chosen program from different styles (10-12 min) has to be played on 23.08.2025.

1st Prize 300.- EUR + gift boxes by THOMASTIK INFELD, SAVAREZ & D'ADDARIO
  1 concert performance at FORUM GITARRE WIEN 2026 /Austria
  1 concert at the Guitar Week 2026 in Postojna /Slovenia
2nd Prize 200.- EUR + gift boxes by THOMASTIK INFELD, SAVAREZ & D'ADDARIO

3rd Prize 150.- EUR + gift boxes by THOMASTIK-INFELD, SAVAREZ & D'ADDARIO
  All prize winners of the competitions will receive books with compositions by YORGOS NOUSIS published by DOBERMAN-YPPAN

                      The program has to be played without scores.
                      The playing duration above is pure playing time.

The registration fee of 55.- Euros is to be transferred to IBAN: AT13 12000 102 170 88800 BIC: BKAUATWW in advance.

Registration deadline for youth competition: 09.08.2025
 

1st prize "FORUM GITARRE WIEN"                                                        1. Prize statuette by Pavlin Pavlov

Competition sponsors:



DIMITRIS PIPERIDIS


ESTA Österreich Jeunesse Savarez Daddario

Sato Guitars Visesnut

 



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