Rafael Padron – Master Class
Rafael Padron will teach a classical guitar master class. This event is free and open to the public.
Rafael Padron will teach a classical guitar master class. This event is free and open to the public.
Tengyue Zhang (TY), Rose Augustine Grand Prize winner of the 2017 Guitar Foundation of American International Concert Artist Competition, will teach a classical guitar master class. This event is free and open to the public.
Irina Kulikova will teach a classical guitar master class. This event is free and open to the public.
Final Round: Final Round: 3 competitors will perform 20 minutes of free repertoire. Must include at least two (2) contrasting works and one composition of at least five (5) minutes length that has not been played in the previous rounds.
Youth Division Final Round. 3 competitors will perform 15 minutes of free repertoire, including at least two contrasting works.
Semi-Final Round: 10 minutes of free repertoire. 3 Competitors will be chosen to perform in the Final Round.
Preliminary Round: 7 minutes of free repertoire, three competitors will be chosen to perform in the Final Round.
Preliminary Round: 7 minutes of free repertoire, Eight competitors will be chosen to play in the Semi-final round.
Unanimously acclaimed for the rare beauty of her tone and her enchanting presence on stage, Irina Kulikova has established herself as one of today’s leading guitarists. Soundboard Magazine wrote: “Some of the most sheerly beautiful playing I have ever heard.” Irina Kulikova returns to the Florida Guitar Foundation series and will close the FGF’s 2020 Classical Guitar Competition.
Rafael Padron kicks off the Florida Guitar Foundation’s 2020 Classical Guitar Competition with a special program featuring all music by Leo Brouwer.
“Tuesday’s first concert was an all-Brouwer affair by Rafael Padron. Displaying beautiful tone, immaculate technique, and superb musicianship, Padron made it clear that guitar students at the University of Miami are in good hands.”
– Al Kunze. Soundboard the Journal of GFA