Program

Concours

2nd Korea International Guitar Festival 2016 / KIGF Competition

  • Date : August 13th – August 14th, 2016
  • Location : Yang pyeong Hyundai Bloomvista, Gyeonggi-do Province
  • Participation application : Online or 2016kigf@gmail.com (have to arrive by July 17th)<
  • fee : $80USD
Participation application
Preliminary
Recording file auditions (recordings have to arrive by July 17th)
e-mail : 2016kigf@gmail.com
Contestant for the next round are to be announced by July 21st at the Festival
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Main Round
August 12th (Friday) 2 PM
location: Kumkang Hall
Final Round
August 14th (Sunday) 3 PM
location: Grand Ballroom
Participant Qualification
- Participants born after January 1st, 1983 and before December 31st, 2002 (age 15 – 32)
- Participants of all nations
Competition Summary

Preliminary Free Piece:
1 free selection
(max. 7 minutes)
* approx. 12-15 selected for next round

Main RoundFree Piece:
free selection
(max. 15 minutes,
number of pieces is unlimited)
* approx. 5 selected for next round

Final Round min. 20 ~ max. 25 minutes free selection
(number of pieces is unlimited)

* 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes, participation awards, special awards if required
Terms and Conditions
- Main and Final Round: all pieces have to be played by memory
- Own compositions are not allowed for free selections
- Free pieces for preliminary, main and final round have to be different
- All rounds are open for the public. Audience tickets can be purchased.
Adjudicators
Guest Professors and other judges selected by the Association
Rewards and Prizes
First 6,000,000 KRW (plus Minsuk Suo Handmade Guitar)
Second 3,000,000 KRW
Third 1,000,000 KRW
*Prize money rewarded after tax deduction