In 2009, members of the Baltic Guitar Quartet started organizing the international Baltic Guitar Festival. While performing abroad and participating in various festivals, the quartet often visits the performances of other guitar performers who have never performed in the Baltic countries. Observing the work of other guitar performers, the musicians came up with the idea of organizing concerts in the Baltic countries and presenting the world's best guitar virtuosos, whose performances would be a source of inspiration for guitarists and classical guitar lovers. In addition, it aims to give the guitar its rightful place in the classical music scene. For several years now, the classical guitar festival has been held in Birštonas Kurhaus, where the classical guitar has been playing since the 19th century.
The following artists have already visited the festival: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (USA), Bandini Chiacchiaretta duo (Italy), Roland Dyens (France), Amadeus Duo (Germany and Canada), Luz de Luna (Belgium), Irina Kulikova (Russia / Holland), Daniel Marques (Brazil), Thibault Cauvin (France), Dimitris Regginos (Kirps), Paolo Devecchi and Salvatore Seminara (Italy), Judicaël Perroy (France), Eden Stell Guitar Duo (Great Britain), Aniello Desiderio (Italy), Raphaella Smits (Belgium), Vladislav Bláha (Czech Republic), Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic) and Lukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland).
June 15
Announcement of the winner of the composition competition (on social networks)
June 16
9:00–9:30 A, B, C, E1, E2 groups registration for the competition:
Groups A and B register and the competition takes place at the Birštonas Art School, J. Basanavičius a. 6;
Groups C, E1 and E2 register and the competition takes place in Kurhaus, B. Sruogos st. 2
9:30–10:00 Group A competition (at the Biršton Art School)
10:15–11:45 Group B competition (at the Biršton Art School)
10:00–11:45 Group C competition (Kurhaus)
12:00-12:45 break
13:00-14:00 E1 and E2 group competition (Kurhaus)
14:30-15:00 FRANCISCO ALMEIDA LUIS (Portugal), (BGF 2022 Group D
laureate)
15:15–16:00 Awarding of winners of groups A, B, C and E1, E2
From 16:00 to 17:00 there is an instrument exhibition, published by Auurk ed. (Belgium) stand
June 17
9:00-9:45 Finger Aerobics with LAURA YOUNG (Canada)
10:00-11:15 Group D competition
11:45-13:00 Group D competition
13:00-15:00 break
15:00-16:30 NEJC KUHAR (Slovenia), workshop: Everyone can be a composer
16:30-17:00 Group D winners' award
From 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., there is an instrument exhibition, published by Auurk ed. (Belgium) stand
17:00-18:00 break
18:15–18:45 Group D laureates concert (free)
June 18
9:30-12:00 open master classes for competition winners
From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. there is an instrument exhibition, published by Auurk ed. stand
12:00-13:15 break
13:30-15:00 open master classes for competition winners
15:00–15:30 BERT LIETAERT (Belgium), seminar: Behind the scenes of publishing
