Classical Competition

The Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition is the most prestigious guitar competition in the Southern Hemisphere and has provided career-launching opportunities for eight incredible young guitarists: Jin-Hee Kim (South Korea) in 2010, Andrey Lebedev (Australia) in 2012, Bogdan Mihailescu (Romania) in 2014, Marko Topchii (Ukraine) in 2016, Miles Johnston (Australia) in 2018, Andrew Blanch (Australia) in 2019, Pietro Locatto in 2020 (Italy), and Pavel Ralev in 2021 (Bulgaria).

The auditions for the 2022 Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition have now closed.

View Repertoire

Competition timeline

Wednesday 29 September 2021: Repertoire announced
Wednesday 19 January 2022: Audition round opens (online only)
Wednesday 9 March 2022: Audition round closes
Wednesday 13 April 2022: Semi Finalists announced
9 – 24 July: Adelaide Guitar Festival
Sunday 24 July 2022: Competition Final held at Space Theatre

The 2021 Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition was held online; click here to view all competitor videos in full.

2021 Winner announcement:

Prizes

All prizes are funded by the Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation.

First Prize

AUD $10,000 prize money
A Jim Redgate Guitar, valued at AUD $23,000
An invitation to perform at the next Adelaide Guitar Festival (including all travel expenses)

Second Prize

AUD $4,000 prize money

Third Prize

AUD $2,000 prize money

The Classical Guitar Competition is proudly supported by Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation. You can support the work of the Foundation in delivering youth and education programs and career development opportunities.