The Jury, composed of Marcin Dylla – Chair of the Jury, Beata Będkowska-Huang, József Eötvös, Martin Krajčo, Thomas Offermann and Petr Saidl, announces that the following participants have qualified for the live auditions at the Feliks Rybicki Music School Complex in Tychy. The order of performances, starting with the letter “K”, was determined by a draw held on 18 September 2026:
20 October 2026 – Tuesday
The auditions will begin at 9:00 a.m.
- Paweł Konieczny – Poland
- Luka Lovreković – Croatia
- Jan Markowski – Poland
- Juan Manuel Molano Posada – Colombia
- Anatolii Nepomiashchyi – Ukraine
- Tomasz Radziszewski-Martin – Poland
- Michele Reali – Italy
- Krzysztof Stanecki – Poland
- Sebastian Swiedrych – Poland
- Torrin Williams – Great Britain
21 October 2026 – Wednesday
The auditions will begin at 9:00 a.m.
- Mateusz Wójcik – Poland
- Igor Zygmunt – Poland
- Gergely Zsombor Barta – Hungary
- Oktavia Bujnowicz – Poland
- Jakub Chachura – Poland
- Kacper Dworniczak – Poland
- Cristina Galietto – Italy
- Luis Alejandro García Pérez – Spain
- Vladyslav Indyk – Ukraine
- Wojciech Jakubowski – Poland
Direct Qualification for the Second Round
Oktavia Bujnowicz (Poland) received a direct qualification for the Second Round, without participating in the First Round, as the Grand Prix winner of the Joaquín Rodrigo International Guitar Competition in Olsztyn in 2025.
Second Round Programme
During the auditions in Tychy, the participants will perform:
- a sonata originally composed for guitar in the 20th or 21st century,
- a free-choice programme.
The total performance time is 30–35 minutes.
We invite you to the auditions! Admission is free.
Tickets for the Final of the Competition, taking place on 24 October 2026 at 12:00 noon at the Mediateka in Tychy, where the finalists will be accompanied by AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy, are available HERE.