Pleven International Guitar Festival
25–30 November 2026
Pleven, Bulgaria
30 November is a departure day.
An international guitar festival bringing together world-class artists, young talent, competitions, concerts and educational events.
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Five main concert evenings
25–29 November 2026 · Every main concert begins at 19:00 at Katya Popova Hall, Pleven.
The complete daily schedule brings together competitions, masterclasses, meetings, workshops and evening concerts.
Opening Concert and Chamber Music
Opening Concert
25 November
Katya Popova Hall
Duo Petricor — Boy Bol and Alexander Muñoz Godoy, guitar duo · Teo Nikolov — guitar · Yana Lolova — piano · laureates of the 2024 edition.
Pleven Philharmonic and International Soloists
Pleven Philharmonic and International Soloists
26 November
Katya Popova Hall
Thanapot Lerttham · Andrea Curiale · Emmanouil Makridis
Solo Recital
Rovshan Mamedkuliev
27 November
Katya Popova Hall
Rovshan Mamedkuliev
Thematic Concert
BALKAN MOODS
28 November
Katya Popova Hall
Teodosii Spasov · Atanas Ourkouzounov · Dimitar Ivanov · George Vassilev · Irina-Kalina Goudeva
Awards Ceremony and Laureates’ Gala Concert
Laureates’ Gala Concert
29 November
Katya Popova Hall
Festival passes can now be requested through the registration form. Individual concert tickets are not on sale yet.
PLEVEN GUITAR FESTIVAL 2026
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COMPETITIONS
International Competition
The international competition is part of the competition programme. World Online Guitar Competition is a separate external initiative.
PLEVEN GUITAR FESTIVAL 2026
Educational programme
Learning, individual guidance and professional dialogue with the festival’s guests — for young guitarists, teachers and active participants.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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How to registerThe Pleven International Guitar Festival is part of the project “Beyond Music, Beyond Borders: 11th Pleven International Guitar Festival 2026”, implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and the Pleven Municipal Culture Fund.
The international competition is part of the competition programme. World Online Guitar Competition is a separate external initiative.
FESTIVAL GUESTS
Artists of the eleventh edition
The festival’s international stage brings together outstanding performers from different generations, countries and musical traditions. Audiences can look forward to virtuosic concerts, bold creative encounters and special projects where classical music, jazz, folklore and contemporary artistic ideas meet. The full guest line-up will be announced very soon.
Together, we make the festival possible
The support of our partners turns the festival idea into real stages, encounters and opportunities for development.
