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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 guests who wish to delve into our guitar world, meet […]

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 amidst all of this, in these images, are the metallic […]

Wojciech Gurgul talks with Aleksander Nowak, an outstanding Polish composer, and the author of a piece commissioned for the 19th ‘Silesian Guitar Autumn’ International Festival.   What is the Silesian Guitar Autumn to you? It is a festival I have been aware of for a long time, which I sometimes attended as a beginner guitarist, […]

We know the participants of the Second Round of Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition of the 19th 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 qualified for the stage of the live auditions […]

For the nineteenth time, Tychy will soon once again transform into the European capital of music. Thanks to the Silesian Guitar Autumn we will immerse ourselves in the world of extraordinary possibilities of this instrument, and  admire the talent, passion and sensitivity of guitar artists. The first such opportunity will arise on 29 September. This […]

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 second round of the competition, the submissions will be […]

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 festival music using streaming platforms. You can find the […]

Applications for this year’s Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition of the 19th Silesian Guitar Autumn are open until 31st August, 2024 This prestigious event for classical guitarists from around the world is held biennially and is open to all solo guitarists regardless of age, education and country of residence. Renowned for its high standards […]

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 the Guitar Society in Freiburg (Gitarre-Freiburg e.V.), Mrs. Beata Będkowska-Huang […]

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 Guitar Autumn International Festival. For years, Romuald Jurkowski supported us […]