Mozarteum Guitar Festival masterclass and luthier applications close September 15
The Salzburg festival runs December 3–5, but today's deadline is the last call for its international masterclasses and eight-place guitar-maker exhibition.
· Edited by Peter Luha
Credit: moz.ac.at
The Mozarteum International Guitar Festival has reached a practical deadline for players and builders: applications for its 2026 masterclasses and guitar-maker exhibition close September 15. The festival itself takes place December 3–5 in Salzburg and combines concerts, an international competition, masterclasses, workshops and a lutherie exhibition.
The masterclass programme offers 18 places and three individual lessons, with teachers including Lorenzo Micheli, Judicaël Perroy, Marco Tamayo, Margarita Escarpa and Andrea De Vitis. The guitar-maker exhibition is limited to eight registrations, giving selected builders space in the Mozarteum foyer during all three festival days.
The competition follows a later timetable: its submission deadline is October 15, with the live final on December 5. That leaves today's deadline specifically relevant to players seeking masterclass places and luthiers wanting to exhibit.
Why it matters
This is a genuinely time-critical international classical-guitar opportunity: performers and independent builders can still act today, while the broader festival also connects performance, pedagogy, competition and lutherie.
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