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The second Yerevan International Guitar Festival will kick off on June 28 to July 1, featuring famous guitarists from all over the world. The festival is organized by the Guitarists Associations of Yerevan and of Wuppertal.

The three concerts of the festival will be held at Komitas Chamber Music House.

Famous German guitar player, Hubert Käppel will perform during the opening ceremony of the festival on June 28. Hubert Käppel is not only a rare exception among the leading guitarists of today, but his interpretations, and virtuoso technique has set the standard for a whole guitar generation. Käppel has given concerts and master classes in many international music and guitar festivals and has often sat as a jury member in the major guitar competitions. In 2004 he was honoured by the committee of the Koblenz International Guitar Competition which then renamed the competition, “Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel”.

Guitarist Zhora Sargsyan, the President of Yerevan Guitarists Association, Deputy President of Wuppertal Guitarists Association and the artistic director of the festival will also perform during the opening ceremony.
On June 29, Dmitry Murin from Russia will perform during the second concert of the festival.
David Dyakov from Bulgaria will perform on July 1, during the final concert.

The festival also features open master classes.

The organizers believe that the festival will provide Armenian classic guitarists with the opportunity to become familiar with the international school of modern-day classic guitar music. Young and gifted Armenian classic guitarists will have the chance to listen to and learn from today’s progressive and internationally recognized guitarists and professors.

The partners of the festival are the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, “Pyunik” Pan-Armenian Human Resources Development Foundation, Armenian General Benevolent Union and YerazArt Foundation.