The 16th Harmonia Cordis International Guitar Festival will be held from 10-15 August in the two cities – Târgu-Mureș and in Odorheiu Secuiesc. Five EuroStrings Artists (Steve Cowan, Francois Xavier Dangremont, Francisco Luis, Marcell Nickmann and Cristina Galietto) and 2020 EuroStrings competition winner, Lovro Peretić will be visiting the Romanian festival and will be involved in many activities.

EuroStrings activities at the festival will start on Wednesday, 11 August with the concert played by Cristina Galietto and Francois Xavier Dangremont at the House of Culture in Odorheiu Secuiesc. The next day Francisco Luis and Steve Cowan will play a concert at House of Culture, while Cristina Galietto, Francois Xavier Dangremont and Lovro Peretić will perform at the medieval fortress of Târgu-Mureș. Friday, 13 August will be reserved for the concert of 3rd EuroStrings Guitar competition winner, Lovro Peretić. He’ll play at the House of Culture. Later that day, Francisco Luis and Steve Cowan will perform at the medieval fortress of Târgu-Mureș. It will be a special concert for Steve Cowan since he will première the winning composition of the Harmonia Cordis National Composers Competition, Toccata meets Serenade by Andrei Petrache. Marcell Nickmann will play his concert on Saturday, 14 August at the medieval fortress of Târgu-Mureș.

The concerts will be played live, and also live-streamed on the Harmonia Cordis Facebook page.

EuroStrings Artists will also teach masterclasses at University of Arts in Târgu Mureș and will attend masterclasses with Rovshan Mamedkuliev, Anton Baranov and Jérémy Jouve. Moreover, they will attend several workshops over the course of four days.