| Music Festival Name: | Sarajevo International Guitar Festival |
| Location: | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Years Active: | 2011 – present |
| Dates: | April |
| Organiser: | Fabrice Lamproie Sarajevo Music Academy Pro Helvetia |
| Genre: | Classical guitar |
The Sarajevo International Guitar Festival (Bosnian: Međunarodni festival gitare Sarajevo / Међународни фестивал гитаре Сарајево) is an international multi-day classical guitar music festival which annually takes place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It was established in 2011 and is the only festival of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 2017 it is a full-member of EuroStrings.[2] [3] The festival has hosted numerous international names such as Margarita Escarpa, Rovshan Mamedkuliev, Sérgio Assad, Juanjo Domínguez, Le Trio Joubran, Roland Dyens, Dušan Bogdanović, Yorgos Foudoulis, Petar Čulić, Hubert Käppel, Pablo Márquez and others.[4] [5] [6] [7]
The festival is composed of five competition and three non-competition programmes. The latter include evening concerts of established international classical guitarists and the YoungStars concert programme designed as a showcase for up and coming talents.[8] Furthermore, the festival organises masterclasses and workshops held in the Sarajevo Music Academy and the Sarajevo National Theatre.[9] An annual exhibition of spanish guitars is also held in the Bosniak Institute.[10]