2022 — 2025
Past
editions
Four editions, artists from around the world and a growing international community — a look back at the story so far.
1st edition · 15–18 December 2022
2022
The first edition — concerts, masterclasses, seminars, guitar presentations and a classical guitar competition.
Evening concerts
- 15 Dec — Pedro Jóia
- 16 Dec — Lorenzo Micheli
- 17 Dec — Vladimir Kirasirov & Evgenia Markova
- 18 Dec — Ricardo Moyano & Mete Enver Aslan · Erdem Sökmen & Nağme Yarkın
Seminars
Hakely Nakao Chávez, Pedro Jóia, Onur Aymergen, Nağme Yarkın
Concert venue
Musiki Muallim Mektebi, Demirlibahçe, Mamak
2nd edition · 7–10 December 2023
2023
Four evening concerts, twenty masterclass instructors, seminars and the classical guitar competition.
Evening concerts
- 7 Dec — Goran Krivokapić
- 8 Dec — Đani Šehu · Hermelindo Ruiz
- 9 Dec — Adriano Del Sal
- 10 Dec — Efgan Rende & Ali Kazım Akdağ Duo · Erdem Sökmen, Hasan Meten & Nağme Yarkın Trio
Seminars
Hermelindo Ruiz, Can Oral, Ricardo Moyano, Atahan Kaya
Concert venue
Musiki Muallim Mektebi, Demirlibahçe, Mamak
3rd edition · 5–8 December 2024
2024
The festival became the International Ankara Guitar Festival & Competition, and the guitar fair joined the programme.
Evening concerts
- 5 Dec — Carlo Marchione
- 6 Dec — Rebeca Oliveira
- 7 Dec — Gerhard Reichenbach
- 8 Dec — Omán Kaminsky · Korad–Sarıgül Duo
Seminars
Kerim Altınörs, Carlo Marchione, Rebeca Oliveira, Okay Özdağ
Concert venue
Ankara
4th edition · 4–7 December 2025
2025
Concerts moved to the Yaşar Kemal Cultural Centre, with academic sessions, the competition and the guitar fair.
Evening concerts
- 4 Dec — Rosa Franziska Maier · Dmitry Zagumennikov
- 5 Dec — Nicola Montella · Canan Özgür & Güray Alyörük
- 6 Dec — Anıl Gelenler · Euterpe Guitar Duo
- 7 Dec — Kâzım Çokoğullu & Deniz Şahin · Alqantara
Academic sessions
Ozan Sarıtepe & Kerim Altınörs (talk), Anıl Gelenler (seminar), Şinasi Celayiroğlu and Danguolė Lingytė (workshops)
Concert venue
Municipality of Çankaya Yaşar Kemal Cultural Center
See the moments
Photos from past editions — concerts, masterclasses, the competition and the guitar fair.