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International Guitar Biennial Kutná Hora
Overview
Biennial international classical guitar competition organised by the town of Kutná Hora. It has a junior category up to age 20 and an open category without age limit.
- Organiser
- City of Kutná Hora
- Instruments
- Guitar
- Category
- Solo guitar
- Age limits
- Category 1: up to 20; Category 2: no age limit
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online registration form on the competition website; fee per separate fee page.
Rounds & time limits
- Category 1 – Round 1: 8–12 min; Final: 12–16 min
- Category 2 – Round 1: 7–11 min; Round 2: 8–12 min; Final: 14–18 min
Repertoire
Free programmes; Round 1 must include a Renaissance or Baroque piece; Category 2 Round 2 must include a Classical or Romantic piece; played from memory, no repetition across rounds.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- Category 2 – 1st prize: concert guitar by Petr Matoušek (approx. EUR 5,100), EUR 1,000 and festival concerts
- Category 2 – 2nd prize: guitar, case and EUR 800
- Category 2 – 3rd prize: case and EUR 500
- Category 1 – 1st prize: concert guitar by Petr Láska (approx. EUR 4,200)
Past editions
- 2026 — Kutná Hora source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source