Adelaide Fringe; Adelaide Festival; WOMADelaide; SA History Festival; DreamBIG Children's Festival; Adelaide Cabaret Festival; Adelaide Guitar Festival; SALA Festival; OzAsia Festival; Adelaide Film Festival; Feast Festival Andrew Blanch has won first prize in the Adelaide Guitar Festival’s Classical Guitar Competition, taking home a cash prize of $10,000, a brand new Jim Redgate Guitar valued at $16,000 USD (AU$22,600), and an invitation to perform as a guest artist at the 2020 Adelaide Guitar Festival. Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2021. The festival previously presented a full program every two years, with the first held in 2007, and has since grown to be the most significant guitar festival in the Southern Hemisphere. 13 July 2020 by Walter Marsh Adelaide Guitar Festival 2021 will present an exciting line-up of ticketed shows at Adelaide Festival Centre venues during its official dates 4 th to 25 th July. Privacy Designed for people. [citation needed] Over 100 musicians from around the world performed in over 40 events, spanning many genres, with attendance at the ten-day festival in excess of 30,000. The 2018 Adelaide Guitar Festival give you the opportunity to indulge fully. Adelaide Guitar Festival 2021 will present an exciting line-up of ticketed shows at Adelaide Festival Centre venues during its official dates of July 4 to 25. ", "Adelaide Guitar Festival Extends 2019 Guitars In Bars Programme", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adelaide_Guitar_Festival&oldid=946434574, Articles with dead external links from May 2016, Articles with dead external links from October 2010, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2019, Articles needing additional references from September 2019, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 March 2020, at 03:39. “Fleurieu Folk … The event features local, national and international artists across a variety of genres including rock, jazz, classical, experimental, blues, contemporary, and roots music. Adelaide Guitar Festival Artistic Director, Slava Grigoryan notes “after the loss of this year’s festival, we’ve looked for alternative possibilities for engaging some of our incredible local artists in a series of mini-concerts which capture the intimacy and joy of these rare collaborations. On Saturday 20 February the Festival turned to the township of Lobethal, where the Adelaide Guitar Festival curated a program of live music in support of local businesses. Adelaide Festival Centre August 9-12. [4] Grigoryan commented on his appointment, saying "it was a great honour for me to be asked to direct a Festival, with the guitar at its heart. [6][7][8] Julia Zemiro interviewed some of the musicians and hosted the festival finale. I have read, understood, and hereby agree to the Terms and Conditions of the Adelaide Guitar Festival Winter School 2021. Led by Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan, the Adelaide Guitar Festival is the most significant festival of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Adelaide’s famous cycling race Tour Down Under is the first major event to kick off the festival year. The Adelaide Guitar Festival (AGF), formerly the Adelaide International Guitar Festival (AGIF) is Australia's largest guitar festival, held biennially in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. In association with the Adelaide Guitar Festival, it presents "Guitars in Bars" each year, as part of Umbrella. The Adelaide Guitar Festival took place 11–14 August 2016. Adelaide Guitar Festival - 15 to 19 July 2019 – free and ticketed events The guitar is the musical-must for rock stars and a hit with children as they prefer an electric, classical or bass guitar over all other musical instruments. Offering more than just concerts and gigs the festival is a chance to really delve into the world of guitar with free and low-cost workshops, master classes, artist’s talks, panel discussions and programs for emerging musicians. Adelaide Guitar Festival is the most significant festival of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and brings together world-class guitarists for an exciting program of performances, workshops and regional roadshows. Disclaimer: Event details may change at any time. Kaki King. The previously biennial Festival, led by Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan, began in … [2], The AIGF began as part of the plan to make the Adelaide Festival Centre "the nation's most innovative arts hub". John Scofield Trio, Punch Brothers, Ana Vidovic, Australian String Quartet, Edin Karamazov, Tommy Emmanuel, Caminos Flamencos, Paulo Bellinati & Weber Lopez and more. The 2007 Festival was held from 23 November to 2 December. The fourth Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition was won by Ukraine's Marko Topchii, second place went to Miles Johnston with Andrew Blanch coming in third.