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Saturday recap!

Competition preliminary rounds
Luthier showcase
Masterclasses
Technique workshop
Brazilian music lecture
Concerts by @uoflguitarfest

Another successful year at @uoflguitarfest !!!! Thanks so much for the awesome photos and we look forward to another amazing festival next season 😎😁

Congrats to all the participants and winners 🙏🏻

#classicalguitar #guitar #guitarists #classicalguitarists #nylonstring by @uoflguitarfest

2026 Festival photos are here!

Friday recap:

KYHS guitar day
Workshops
Masterclasses
Recitals by @uoflguitarfest

A huge thank you to our sponsors for supporting the UofL Guitar Festival🎶

We’re incredibly grateful for your generosity and support in helping make this festival possible. Thank you for being part of our guitar community!

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⭐️Announcing the 2026 UofL Guitar Competition prize winners

◆Open Division
1st Prize: Slava Shugaev
2nd Prize: Minglun Li
3rd Prize: RayRay Cheng
Honorable mention: Nattakarn Kijrattanakarn

◆Collegiate
1st Prize: Minglun Li
2nd Prize: Aidan Ngai
3rd Prize: Asmund Erickson

◆Youth II
1st Prize: Kailai Yang
2nd Prize: Hudson Abrams
3rd Prize: Alexandria Cutting

◆Youth I
Winners:
Alexandria Cutting, Eliana Zhang

Thank you so much to our prize sponsors: @saersguitars @acousticstationcentral @stringsbymail @knoblochstrings @knoblochstringsamerica @daddarioandco @augustinestrings

Congratulations to everyone! Thank you for joining us! We look forward to seeing you again next year.

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Announcing the finalists of the 2026 UofL Guitar Competition
Sunday, October 11, 3:15 pm - Comstock Concert Hall:

In alphabetical order:

Youth I - Recitalist
* Alexandra Cutting
* Eliana Zhang

Youth II - Finalists
* Hudson Abrams
* Alexandra Cutting
* Kailai Yang

Collegiate - Finalists
* Asmund Erickson
* Minglun Li
* Aidan Ngai

Open - Finalists
* RayRay Cheng
* Nattakarn Kijrattanakarn
* Minglun Li
* Slava Shugaev by @uoflguitarfest

Announcing the semifinalists of the 2026
UofL Guitar Competition (Open Division)

In no particular order:
* RayRay Cheng
* Mihailo Dasic
* Cesar Herrera
* Nattakarn Kijrattanakarn
* Django Klumpp
* Minglun Li
* Slava Shugaev
* Will Tanner

Special thanks to our judges:
Andrew Zohn
Daniel Duarte
Cristina Bedoya

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#competition #guitar #classicalguitar #musicfestival #musiccompetition by @uoflguitarfest

🇺🇸 - This weekend I will be at the @universityoflouisville as part of the @uoflguitarfest , where I will play a concert in Comstock Concert Hall, give masterclasses, and serve as a member of the jury.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to @cbedoyaguitar for the invitation and for making this opportunity possible. It is a pleasure to share the festival stage with some of the most exciting young guitarists.

Many thanks to the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia for its support. 🎶❤️

🇭🇷 - Ovaj vikend provesti ću na Sveučilištu u Louisvilleu, gdje ću sudjelovati na Guitar Festivalu. Održati ću koncert, voditi majstorske tečajeve te sudjelovati u radu žirija.

Ovim putem se zahvaljujem Carlosu Bedoyi na pozivu i ukazanom povjerenju. Zadovoljstvo mi je dijeliti pozornicu s nekima od najperspektivnijih mladih gitarista današnjice.

Također, zahvala Ministarstvu kulture i medija Republike Hrvatske na potpori.🎶❤️

#guitarfestival #concert #masterclasses #louisville #usa by @uoflguitarfest

Good news!
The competition registration deadline has been extended to Wednesday, October 7!

Still thinking about competing? Now’s your chance! Check the link in bio.

Registration for masterclasses and concerts will remain open through the day of the festival.

October 9–11 | UofL Guitar Festival & Competition by @uoflguitarfest

🌟 Declared the best concert artist in 2025 🌟

We welcome @virgile_barthe to Louisville!

Don't miss an amazing concert showcasing Virgile's "rich musicianship that [brings] color and depth to every genre of music he plays" -Norbert Kraft

🗓️October 9th - 7:30 PM
📍UofL's Comstock Hall

Co-presented by: @uoflguitarfest

Tickets on sale now! Link in our bio by @uoflguitarfest

‼️One of the world's best, here in Louisville‼️

@virgile_barthe

⭐️Winner of the two most important guitar competitions in the world, back to back in 2025: The Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition and the Koblenz International Guitar Competition

Presented by the University of Louisville Guitar Program and the Louisville Guitar Society

🗓 When? - Friday, October 9th at 7:30 pm

📍Where? - University of Louisville School of Music's Comstock Concert Hall
105 W. Brandeis Ave, Louisville, KY 40292

🚗Where can I park? - Free parking at the lot next to the school of music.

🎫 How do I get tickets? - Buy them here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-gfa-winner-virgile-barthe-in-concert-tickets-2000358888283?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

ℹ️ Interested in more events? -
Click here: https://music.louisville.edu/community/events/guitar-festival-and-competition

Or email Carlos Bedoya, Festival Director at
carlos.bedoya@louisville.edu

#guitar #classicalguitar #recital #classicalmusic by @uoflguitarfest

The 2026 University of Louisville Guitar Festival and Competition is coming up!!

Join us for a weekend full of incredible performances and artistic inspiration!

🎶Concert Schedule

Friday, October 9 at 7:30 PM
• Virgile Barthe @virgile_barthe

Saturday, October 10 at 4:30 PM
• Natan Zlodre @natanzlodre
& W.E. Duo @erdong_li0206 @puppy_weiru

Saturday, October 10 at 7:30 PM
• New Jersey Guitar Orchestra
& Hao Yang @haoyang_guitar

Sunday, October 11 at 3:15 PM
• UofL Guitar Competition Finals

Sunday, October 11 at 7:00 PM
• Chimera Quartet & Jiu Jiu Wu @jiujiuwu_guitarist

For more information and tickets, scan the QR codes on the flyer!

October 9–11, 2026 — we hope to see you there!

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