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A MAN OF MANY PASSIONS We were counting down the days until our next meeting with him. We were expecting to see his kind, smiling face in October, during the 19th International Silesian Guitar Autumn Festival in Tychy. However, we did not expect the news which came a few months before the inauguration of the […]

We have just met the winners of Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition, held as part of the 19th Silesian Guitar Autumn 2024 in the City of Tychy!   By the decision of the jury this year’s winner is Andrzej Grygier from Poland. The winner of the first prize received: – a financial award of […]

For the participants of Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition, the past two days have been really intense. 19 guitarists performed for the Jury, consisting of: Marcin Dylla (Chairman of the Jury), Beata Będkowska-Huang, Anabel Montesinos, József Eötvös, Piotr Matwiejczuk, Thomas Offerman and Petr Saidl. Although only 6 of participants have qualified for the final, […]

The Silesian Guitar Autumn is an international guitar festival where we warmly welcome academic communities—teachers, lecturers, students, and anyone interested in exploring the world of classical guitar up close. As in every edition of the Festival, this time we have also prepared an offering for guests who wish to delve into our guitar world, meet […]

Silesian Guitar Autumn. Music which naturally evokes associations with colours—red, rust-yellow leaves, and the warm sun setting earlier each evening.  This is the most atmospheric, warmest, and richest season of the year, yet in the light of glowing candles, it swiftly transitions into cosiness.  And amidst all of this, in these images, are the metallic […]

Wojciech Gurgul talks with Aleksander Nowak, an outstanding Polish composer, and the author of a piece commissioned for the 19th ‘Silesian Guitar Autumn’ International Festival.   What is the Silesian Guitar Autumn to you? It is a festival I have been aware of for a long time, which I sometimes attended as a beginner guitarist, […]

We know the participants of the Second Round of Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition of the 19th Silesian Guitar Autumn! The Jury consisting of: Marcin Dylla – the president, Beata Będkowska-Huang, József Eötvös, Martin Krajčo, Thomas Offermann and Petr Saidl, announces that the following artists have qualified for the stage of the live auditions […]

For the nineteenth time, Tychy will soon once again transform into the European capital of music. Thanks to the Silesian Guitar Autumn we will immerse ourselves in the world of extraordinary possibilities of this instrument, and  admire the talent, passion and sensitivity of guitar artists. The first such opportunity will arise on 29 September. This […]

Twenty-five participants from eleven countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Czechia, France, Greece, South Korea, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, the United Kingdom, and Italy – have registered for the preliminary round of Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition, held within the 19th Silesian Guitar Autumn. In the second round of the competition, the submissions will be […]

Starting from 20th August 2024, selected excerpts from the performances recorded during the 18th Silesian Guitar Autumn in 2022 will be available for streaming for the first time. It’s worth immersing yourself in the unique world of the guitar, created biennially in Tychy, and enjoying the festival music using streaming platforms. You can find the […]