We have just met the winners of Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition, held as part of the 19th Silesian Guitar Autumn 2024 in the City of Tychy! By the decision of the jury this year's winner is Andrzej Grygier from Poland.The winner of the first...
For the participants of Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition, the past two days have been really intense. 19 guitarists performed for the Jury, consisting of: Marcin Dylla (Chairman of the Jury), Beata Będkowska-Huang, Anabel Montesinos, József Eötvös, Piotr Matwiejczuk, Thomas Offerman and Petr Saidl.Although...
The Silesian Guitar Autumn is an international guitar festival where we warmly welcome academic communities—teachers, lecturers, students, and anyone interested in exploring the world of classical guitar up close. As in every edition of the Festival, this time we have also prepared an offering for...
"Silesian Guitar Autumn. Music which naturally evokes associations with colours—red, rust-yellow leaves, and the warm sun setting earlier each evening. This is the most atmospheric, warmest, and richest season of the year, yet in the light of glowing candles, it swiftly transitions into cosiness. And...
Twenty-five participants from eleven countries - Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Czechia, France, Greece, South Korea, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, the United Kingdom, and Italy - have registered for the preliminary round of Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition, held within the 19th Silesian Guitar Autumn.In the...
Starting from 20th August 2024, selected excerpts from the performances recorded during the 18th Silesian Guitar Autumn in 2022 will be available for streaming for the first time.It's worth immersing yourself in the unique world of the guitar, created biennially in Tychy, and enjoying the...
Applications for this year's Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition of the 19th Silesian Guitar Autumn are open until 31st August, 2024This prestigious event for classical guitarists from around the world is held biennially and is open to all solo guitarists regardless of age, education...
On Saturday the 20th, in Freiburg (Germany) a concert was held featuring Cassie Martin, the first prize winner of the 18th Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition of the Silesian Guitar Autumn 2022, who was honored with a Special Award funded by the presidents of...
It is with heavy hearts that we remember today the wonderful man who has just left us. Unexpectedly, we have received the news of the passing of Romuald Jurkowski, the son of Jan Edmund Jurkowski, the founder, creator, and first artistic director of the Silesian...
We know the participants of the Second Round of Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition of the 18th Silesian Guitar Autumn!The Jury consisting of: Marcin Dylla - the president, Beata Będkowska-Huang, József Eötvös, Martin Krajčo, Thomas Offermann and Petr Saidl, announces that the following artists have...