An insider tip for guitar music lovers! Every year, the top stars of the international guitar scene come together for a week at the Liechtenstein Guitar Days ligita. Every year at the beginning of July, the small but top-class festival takes place in the Liechtenstein lowlands with concerts, courses, workshops and exhibitions all about the guitar. The Liechtensteiner Gitarrentage ligita is one of the most important guitar events in Europe today. Music, culture, quality content and the friendly exchange of art, knowledge and information are the motivating goal and motto. Here is a selection of this year's festival program:
Volterra Project Trio
The Volterra Project Trio reinterprets the trio literature for guitar, drawing inspiration from European impressionism, Mediterranean folk melodies and film music. The three protagonists Antigoni Goni (Greece), Luca Isolani (Italy) and Maarten Vandenbemden (Belgium) came together at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, where Antigoni Goni has held the guitar professorship since 2004. Together, the three also organize the guitar festival in Volterra, which has been held annually since 2007 under the direction of its founder Antigoni Goni and attracts many guitarists from all over the world.
July 6, 2024
Alvaro Pierri
Alvaro Pierri is internationally regarded as one of the most fascinating personalities in the world of the guitar. The press praises "his masterfully thought-out interpretations", the "breathtaking phrasing", his "overwhelming, brilliant technique" and "the sheer inexhaustible range of timbres that he is able to elicit from the guitar". The Uruguayan-born artist is a regular guest at major concert halls in Europe, North and South America and Asia and is celebrated by audiences and critics alike.
July 8, 2024
Duo Odelia
The ligita Studio Live Session is a unique experience in the Little Big Beat Studios. This concert is recorded simultaneously in sound and vision. The ticket price includes drinks before, during and after the concert as well as refreshments during the interval. Marie Sans and Alice Letort won first prize in the 2nd international ligita "Guitar Plus 1" competition in 2023. The French musicians met in 2018 while studying in Basel with Pablo Márquez. With their shared passion for romantic chamber music, they expanded their duo repertoire under the expert guidance of Peter Croton. The duo plays on historical guitars by François Roudhloff, which have an enchantingly delicate and deep sound and authentically bring the music of the 19th century from the salons of Paris, Vienna and London to life.
July 9, 2024
Duo Odelia © Ligita
Final 12th International Ligita Guitar Competition
After two preliminary rounds, the best solo guitarists meet in the final of the international ligita guitar competition. The young talents present their skills in front of a five-member international jury and the audience. International guitar competitions as part of the ligita have a proven tradition. Winners of these young talent competitions can be found on concert stages around the world.
July 12, 2024
Final concert of the Ligita
Traditionally, the last concert evening of the festival week belongs to the course participants. They travel from all over Europe and Asia to attend courses and workshops with renowned guitar masters during this week. At the same time, they get to know Liechtenstein as a country. The final concert is performed by soloists and ensembles. As always, classical and folk music will be represented. The course participants will also form a large guitar orchestra.
July 13, 2024
