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Registration has now closed for the 2026 Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition, which will take place as part of the 20th Silesian Guitar Autumn. This year’s edition promises to be truly international – 29 guitarists from 8 countries have submitted their applications for the first stage of the Competition. The participants represent Croatia, Spain, […]

Only weeks separate us from the double anniversary of the Silesian Guitar Autumn. This October will see the 20th edition of the festival, while four decades will also have passed since the very first edition, held in 1986. Forty years ago, on October 2, 1986, a dream came true for Jan Edmund Jurkowski, a composer […]

The deadline for exhibitor applications for the jubilee 20th Silesian Guitar Autumn has been extended to September 12, 2026. The extension is due to the temporary unavailability of the Festival website, caused by circumstances beyond the Organizer’s control. The additional time will allow everyone interested to familiarize themselves with the participation guidelines and submit their […]

Good news for guitarists from around the world! Due to an unexpected technical break affecting the website in August, the organizers of the 20th International Jan Edmund Jurkowski Guitar Competition have decided to extend the application deadline. If you have not had enough time to prepare your application so far, now is the perfect moment […]

Would you like to attend concerts, competition rounds, and artistic events at one of Europe’s most important guitar festivals? The 20th Silesian Guitar Autumn is now accepting applications for Observers! For eight days in October, Tychy will become a meeting place for the international guitar community, and you can experience the festival not only as […]

In October 2026, Tychy will once again become a European capital of classical guitar. The anniversary 20th edition of the Silesian Guitar Autumn is not only a celebration of outstanding concerts, an international guitar competition, and meetings with world-renowned artists, but also a unique opportunity for companies, publishers, luthiers, and manufacturers of musical accessories to […]

In October 2026, Tychy will once again become the heart of the classical guitar world. On the occasion of a unique double anniversary – the 40th anniversary of the Festival and its 20th edition – we invite talented guitarists from around the globe to participate in the Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition. The event, […]

One of the highlights of the anniversary 20th edition of the Silesian Guitar Autumn will be the world premiere of a new work commissioned especially for the Festival. Its composer is José Sánchez-Verdú, one of the most distinguished contemporary Spanish composers, whose music has held an important place on the international contemporary music scene for […]

In a few months, for the twentieth time, Tychy will host outstanding representatives of guitar music, who will visit the city in October to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of Europe’s most prestigious guitar events – the International Silesian Guitar Autumn Festival.   From the very beginning, since its first edition in 1986 under […]

I have a deep fondness for recordings from the Silesian Guitar Autumn. Thanks to albums documenting past editions of the festival in Tychy, I have discovered interpretations by outstanding guitarists such as Marcin Dylla, Roman Viazovskiy and Kostas Kotsiolis which have become profoundly important to me. The festival’s guests have shaped my artistic preferences, and […]