EuroStrings – the European Guitar Festival Collaborative is pleased to announce the 22nd International Guitar Festival Rust 2020, International Guitar Competition ‘Alirio Díaz’ that will be streamed via YouTube from 14th until 18th of November 2020 and the EuroStrings Winners Gala Concert.

The concert will take place on Thursday, 1 October 2020 at the Musikverein in Vienna and will feature five EuroStrings Artists: Dávid Fellegi (Hungary), Agustín Nazzetta (Argentina), Pablo Menéndez (Spain), Cassie Martin (France), Luis Alejandro García (Spain) as well as Gabriel Guillén, Diana Guillén Navarro and Oskar Marijan (flute). Concert will start at 20:00 and it will be held at Metallener Saal, Musikverein, Vienna.

Finals of the International Guitar Competition ‘Alirio Díaz’ will be on Wednesday, 18 November 2020.
First Prize includes €1000 and gifts from Savarez and Augustine Strings, concert at the International Guitar Festival Rust, while the winner of the competition will become EuroStrings Artist for 2020/2021.

Second Prize includes € 700 and gifts from Savarez and Augustine Strings. Third Prize consists of €500 and gifts from Savarez and Augustine Strings.

The jury members are Grigory Novikov, Kacha Metrevelli, Sun Xuan Xuan, Mak Grgić, Yoshimasa Yoshida, István Beke, Heinz Irmler, Senio Diaz, Diana Guillén Navarro, Zbigniew Dubiella, Jovan Pesec, Nejc Kuhar and Ruben Parejo.

Full details are available at: www.guitarfestivalrust.at/en/competition/alirio-diaz-adult/