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1st category | until the age of 20 (born in 2004 and later)

1st round: Free programme (8–12 mins.), one Renaissance or Baroque piece must be included

Final: Free programme (12–16 mins.)

Prizes

1st prize

  • concert guitar by Petr Láska (value 4200 EUR)
  • strings from Savarez
  • gift boxes from D'Addario

2nd prize

  • guitar from Mérida - model Spring
  • strings from Savarez
  • gift boxes from D'Addario

3rd prize

  • concert guitar Kantare
  • strings from Savarez
  • gift boxes from D'Addario

Jury prize for an extraordinary interpretation of the piece in the final round

  • Thomas Offermann's book Modern Guitar Technique (sponsored by the Ut Orpheus publishing house)

Prize for the best Czech participant

  • voucher (value 2,500 CZK) for goods at the Kytary.cz e-shop
  • Thomas Offermann's book Modern Guitar Technique (sponsored by the Ut Orpheus publishing house)
  • prize from the Bärenreiter publishing house Praha

Conditions

Playing without score and keeping of time rules. It is not permitted to repeat the pieces in the rounds. Title "Laureate of the International Guitar Biennial Kutná Hora 2024" is accepted for the winner of the 1st prize in the Ist category. The jury has a right not to award some of the prizes if the corresponding art level is not reached. Prizes are indivisible, they may be awarded once only or not to be awarded. The decision of the jury is final.

2nd category | without age limit

1st round: Free programme (7–11 mins.), one Renaissance or Baroque piece must be included

2nd round: Free programme (8–12 mins.), one Classicism or Romantic piece must be included

Final: Free programme (14–18 mins.)

Prizes

1st prize

  • concert guitar "Concert Master Double Top" by Petr Matoušek (value 5100 EUR)
  • concerts at the festivals: Kutná Hora (CZ), Stuttgart (D), Mikulov (CZ), Wien (A), Tychy (PL), Lanckorona (PL), Balaton (HU)
  • 500 EUR
  • amplifier Acus One Forstreet Wood
  • strings from Savarez
  • gift boxes from D'Addario

2nd prize

  • guitar case by the firm IKA
  • 500 EUR
  • strings from Savarez
  • gift boxes from D'Addario

3rd prize

  • guitar case by the firm IKA
  • 300 EUR
  • strings from Savarez
  • gift boxes from D'Addario

Audience prize

  • voucher for 50% discount when purchasing a carbon case from the CCcases company

Jury prize for an extraordinary interpretation of the piece in the final round

  • Thomas Offermann's book Modern Guitar Technique (sponsored by the Ut Orpheus publishing house)

Prize for the best Czech participant

  • voucher (value 2,500 CZK) for goods at the Kytary.cz e-shop
  • Thomas Offermann's book Modern Guitar Technique (sponsored by the Ut Orpheus publishing house)
  • prize from the Bärenreiter publishing house Praha

Conditions

Playing without score and keeping of time rules. It is not permitted to repeat the pieces in the rounds. Title "Laureate of the International Guitar Biennial Kutná Hora 2024" is accepted for the winner of the 1st and 2nd prize in the IInd category. The jury has a right not to award some of the prizes if the corresponding art level is not reached. Prizes are indivisible, they may be awarded once only or not to be awarded. The decision of the jury is final.