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Altamira Gorizia Guitar Competition – Enrico Mercatali Prize
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Annual international guitar competition in Gorizia (23rd edition 2026) linked to the Mercatali guitar festival. It has four youth solo categories, youth and open chamber music categories and an open concert category.
- Organiser
- Associazione Culturale Centro Chitarristico 'Mauro Giuliani'
- Instruments
- Guitar, Chamber music with guitar
- Category
- Solo guitar, Guitar in chamber music, Other ensembles
- Age limits
- Youth categories born 2015/2012/2009/2006 or later; concert and chamber categories without age limit
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online form on ccmg.it with ID copy and fee receipt.
Rounds & time limits
- Category VI (open): preliminary up to 15 min, final up to 20 min (top five)
- Category IV (born 2006 or later): preliminary up to 10 min, final up to 15 min
- Categories I–III: one round of 5/8/12 min
Repertoire
Free programme, from memory or score.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Category VI 1st: EUR 3,000, Altamira concert guitar and four concerts
- 2nd: EUR 1,500
- 3rd: EUR 800
- 4th: EUR 500
- 5th: EUR 300
- Chamber (open) 1st: EUR 2,000
Past editions
- 2026 — Gorizia (15–17 May 2026) source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source