Jurors/Lecturers:

Prof. Hubert Käppel
Prof. Gerhard Reichenbach
Prof. Dale Kavanagh
Prof. Thomas Kirchhoff
Dr. Fabin Hinsche
Denis Schmitz
Jörg Falk
Christian Winter
Daniel März
Arne Harder

Concerts:
[Jüchen Comprehensive School]

17 November 07.30 pm - Jüchen Guitar Night  - Klassik meets Rock - with Duo Jucunda, Duo quattordici corde und Udo Klopke Band

18 November 07.30 pm -  Guitar Gala Night with Duo Amadeus (Dale Kavanagh and Thomas Kirchhoff) and Gruber-Maklar-Duo

19  November  02.00 pm -  Afternoon concert: Yucen Du (1st prize winner Guitar Festival 2021)
             05.00 pm - Finals of the 7th International Guitar Competition (free admission)

Tickets: 15 € / reduced 10 € (box office + advance booking)
Advance booking: Papyrossa, Markt 24.
Reservations: anmeldung.festival@web.de or +49(0)177/5519252

Master classes

The masterclasses will take place on 18 and 19 November at the Gesamtschule Jüchen.
Masterclass fee: 40 € per unit (45 min.)
Please transfer to the account below.
When registering, please indicate the lecturer(s) you wish to attend.

International Guitar Competition


Conditions of participation:

Entry fee: 40 €

Prizes: 1st prize: guitar by Altamira Orfeo (value: 3000 €)
1000€
Concerts in Germany: Düsseldorfer Gitarrenmatineen, Jüchener Gitarrenkonzerte, KulturCentrum Niederrhein, "Klassische Gitarre im Kreuzer" Essen
Concert and masterclass vouchers for the Jüchen Guitar Festival 2024

2nd prize: 500€
Festival voucher 2024 and voucher for all concerts of the Jüchen Guitar Concerts 2024

3rd prize: 250€
Masterclass voucher for the Jüchen Guitar Festival 2024
Voucher for all concerts of the Jüchen Guitar Concerts 2024

The competition will be held in two rounds and is open to guitarists of all ages and nations.
1st round Saturday, November 18, max. 10 minutes free program (Gesamtschule Jüchen, Stadionstr. 77)
Final Sunday, November 19 05.00 p.m. max. 25 minutes free program (Gesamtschule Jüchen, Stadionstr. 77)
If the time limit is exceeded, the head of the jury can stop the performance.
A maximum of five participants will be admitted to the final, repetitions of pieces from the first rounds are not allowed.
The award ceremony will take place on November 19, 2023 at 08:00 pm at the Gesamtschule Jüchen.
The winner of the first prize may not participate in further editions of this competition. No juror may evaluate his or her own student.
The jury reserves the right to divide or to not award prizes in exceptional cases. The competition will be held in public in front of an audience.
Jury members are bound to secrecy.
The number of participants is limited. The order of registration is valid.

Accommodation e.g.:

Landgasthof Kelzenberg
Vacation apartments in Jüchen
St. Nicholas Monastery Jüchen

To a limited extent, accommodation in host families is also possible for the duration of the festival. Please register for this!

Registration:

Registration should be done informally by email to juechener-gitarrenkonzerte@web.de and is only valid after transferring the participation fee of 40€ to the following account:

Arne Harder and Daniel März, Sparkasse Neuss, IBAN DE12 3055 0000 0093 5385 77

The participation fee cannot be refunded.
By registering, participants agree to the rules of the competition and the decisions of the jury.


Deadline for registration is November 6, 2023

7th Youth Competition for Guitar Jüchen


Conditions of participation:

Participation fee: 30 € for the solo competition.
The competition will take place on November 18 and 19, 2023.
All persons up to 20 years of age can participate. The program can be chosen freely. Each person can only participate in his/her age group. The deadline for the age grouping is November 7, 2023.

Age groups:

AG "Bambini" : 6 - 8 years old
AG 1: 9 - 11 years
AG 2: 12 - 14 years
AG 3: 15 - 17 years
AG 4: 18 - 20 years

The length of the competition is limited as follows:

AG "Bambini": one piece of free choice
AG 1: 3 - 8 minutes
AG 2: 7 - 13 minutes
AG 3: 12 - 18 minutes
AG 4: 15 - 22 minutes

Points (0-25):
23-25 1st prize
20-22 2nd prize
17-19 3rd prize

Prizes: Certificates and non-cash prizes (sheet music, CDs, pens, etc.).
All vouchers are valid for the year 2024.

-concert vouchers - for the concerts in the framework of the "Jüchen Guitar Concerts" 2024 + Festival.

The annual program 2024 will be published promptly on the homepage www.juechener-gitarrenkonzerte.de under "Concerts".

-Course with Daniel März / Arne Harder - Lesson by arrangement (if interested, please register by e-mail to anmeldung.festival@web.de)

If the time limit is exceeded, the head if the jury can stop the performance without devaluation.
Award ceremony and announcement of the results will take place on the November 18 during the evening concert and on November 19 during the afternoon concert at the Gesamtschule Jüchen.
No juror may evaluate his or her own student. The jury reserves the right to divide or to not award prizes in exceptional cases.
The competition will be held publicly in front of an audience. Jury members are bound to secrecy.

Supporting program:
Nov. 18, 07:30 p.m.: Guitar Gala Night (Amadeus Duo (Dale Kavanagh and Thomas Kirchhoff) and Gruber-Makler Duo) with announcement of results and award ceremony of the first day of judging.
Nov. 19., 02:00 p.m.: Yucen Du with announcement of results and prize-giving ceremony of the second day of judging

"Jugend musiziert" - courses and masterclasses:
Lessons with the festival lecturers in preparation for the competition "Jugend musiziert", which will take place in January 2024 in the category "Guitar Solo" and master classes for soloists.
Prices: 30 min - 30€ / 45 min - 40 €. Please transfer to the account indicated above.
The courses will take place in the rooms of the Gesamtschule Jüchen. Please indicate the desired instructor(s) when registering. Registration: see above. (Conditions of participation)

Prices: 30 min - 30 € / 45 min - 40 €.

Please transfer to the account below.
The courses take place in the rooms of the Gesamtschule Jüchen.
Please indicate the desired instructor(s) when registering.


Registration:

Registration is done informally by email to anmeldung.festival@web.de and is only valid after transferring the participation fee of 30 € to the following account:

Arne Harder and Daniel März, Sparkasse Neuss, IBAN DE12 3055 0000 0093 5385 77

The participation fee cannot be refunded.
By registering, participants agree to the rules of the competition and the decisions of the jury.
The number of participants is limited. The order of registration is valid. When registering, the following must be stated: Name / date of birth / place of residence /program and exact program duration

Accommodation e.g.:

Landgasthof Kelzenberg
Vacation apartments in Jüchen
St. Nicholas Monastery Jüchen



Deadline for registration is November 7, 2023

Artistic direction: Daniel März and Arne Harder

Addresses (all in 41363 Jüchen)

Comprehensive school: Stadionstraße 77

Results of the 6th International Guitar Festival Jüchen 2022:
1st prize: not awarded
2nd prize: Yuki Saito
3rd prize: Tomás Pena
Finalists: Raphael Grevin / Alex de Sousa Rodrigues / Vidal Gil Aguirre

Congratulations to all finalists and award winners!

Results of the youth competition:

Ergebnisse Jugendwettbewerb 6 Festival PDF.pdf