Friday 27th and Saturday 28th March 2026
Online/YouTube
First round of the International Competition | Watch here
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2026
Cultural Centre Bonnevoie
National Youth Competition
Friday 15th May 2026
Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
10:30-13:00 | Semi-final round of the International Competition
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19:30 | Concert by Ricardo Gallén
Saturday 16th May 2026
Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
10:00-13:00 | Masterclasses with Magali Rischette, Antonio Rumenovic and Gerhard Reichenbach
14:00-18:00 | Masterclass with Ricardo Gallén
TBD | Lecture by Arne Harder
Toute la journée | Exhibition by Claude Caruana Bisazza and Arne Harder
Sunday 17th May 2026
Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
10:00-13:00 | Masterclass with Ricardo Gallén
Philharmonie Luxembourg (Salle de musique de chambre)
17:00 | Final round of the International Competition
19:00 | Awards ceremony of the 2 competitions and musical performance by the winners of the National Youth Competition
Monday 18th May 2026
Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
10:00-13:00 | Continuing training for music teachers with Ricardo Gallén
The Luxembourg Guitar Festival (LGF) is the first festival dedicated to the classical guitar in Luxembourg. It features concerts, masterclasses and lectures of world top class guitarists, exhibitions of guitar makers and music scores as well as a national competition for young guitar students from Luxembourg alongside an international guitar competition in a no age limit category.
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LGF’s goal is to promote excellence of guitar playing in Luxembourg. The guitar is one of the most popular instruments taught and played in music schools and conservatories all over the world. However, despite its high popularity, concerts for this instrument remain quite rare in Luxembourg. Therefore, there is both a great need and potential for this festival that will not only contribute to the development of a dynamic guitar scene in Luxembourg, but also entail real long term pedagogical benefits.
