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Altamira International Classic Guitar Competition 'Live Guitar' Bale-Valle
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Annual international guitar competition in Bale-Valle, Istria (10th edition 2026), open to all nationalities, with youth categories, chamber categories and an open concert category.
- Organiser
- Centro Chitarristico 'Mauro Giuliani' (Gorizia) with the town of Bale-Valle
- Instruments
- Guitar, Chamber music with guitar
- Category
- Solo guitar, Guitar in chamber music, Other ensembles
- Age limits
- Youth categories up to 11/14/17/20; concert and chamber categories without age limit
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online form or e-mail with ID copy and fee receipt; deadline 20 June 2026.
Rounds & time limits
- Concert category: preliminary 15 min, final 20 min (top three)
- Up to 20: preliminary 10 min, final 15 min
- Younger categories: 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
- Concert category: EUR 1,000 / 500 / 300 plus Altamira guitar and festival concerts 2027
- Open chamber: EUR 1,000 / 500 / 300
- Up to 20: EUR 300 / 200 / 100
Past editions
- 2026 — Bale-Valle (3–5 July 2026) source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source