Ovogodišnji Guitar Art Festival održava se od 11. do 15. marta 2026. godine pod sloganom „Classic“ This year’s Guitar Art Festival takes place from 11 th to 15 th March, under the slogan “Classic”
GUITAR ART Classical music meets fado in Belgrade A s has become tradition, Belgrade is once again hosting the Guitar Art Festival, one of the top inter- national guitar festivals in this part of the world, from 11 th to 15 th March. The 2026 edition’s slogan “Classic” symbol- ises classical music as the highest artis- tic level, and the concerts of top con- temporary guitarists. The Guitar Art Festival brings the spirit of classical music in the broadest sen- se – through the guitar sound, but al- so through art, culture, fashion and the city’s urban rhythm. The classical and the contemporary collide, genre boun- daries are erased and tradition takes on a new, exciting face. Over the course of this five-day festival, 10 concerts will be held at Madlenianum Opera & The- atre, while a special concert of the mu-
sic/drama project “Belgrade in Lisbon - Lisbon in Belgrade” will have its pre- miere performance on the stage of the National Theatre in Belgrade. The 2026 GAF opens at Madlenianum on 11 th March with a concert represen- ting the musical meeting of Belgrade and Herceg Novi, with participating per- formers including the Archi di Belgra- do ensemble, the guitarist duo of Srđan Bulatović and Darko Nikčević, and the Levante Guitar Duo of Aleksandra and Vojislav Ivanović. The programme will be crowned with the premiere performan- ces of works by composers Aleksandar Simić and Slobodanka Dabović Đurić. Day two of the festival is reserved for three classical music concerts at Mad- lenianum, featuring guitarists Momčilo Aleksandrić, Belgian Rafaela Smit and the Slovak Guitar Trio of Karol Samu- elčik, Filip Babić and Augustin Mušta. A concert combining Balkan ethno and Portuguese fado, entitled “Between sa- udada and sevdah” will premiere on the Great Stage of the National Theatre on 13 th March. It will see guitarist Srđan Grujičić and his L’Orchestre ensemble
interpret the spirit of the Serbian tavern through Balkan melodies and emotions, while Portuguese guitarist Pedro de Ca- stro and his Quartet, together with sin- ger Ana Rita Prada, lead the audience to Lisbon’s Mesa De Frades fado house. Day four kicks off at Madlenianum wi- th a concert by the winners of the “Be- lieve in Yourself” contest for students of lower and secondary Music Schools of Serbia, after which the audience will have the opportunity to hear a concert by the Sevilla Guitar Duo of Francisco Bernier and Antonio Duro. The highli- ght of the evening will be the concert of the Australian Guitar Quartet, fea- turing guitarists Slava Grigoryan, Leo- nard Grigoryan, Vladimir Gorbach and Andrew Blanch. Following the presenting of awards to competition winners and the 27 th GAF’s closing ceremony, the concert evening on the Small Stage of Madlenianum on 15 th March begins with a concert by the winner of the ‚Believe in Yourself‘ con- test for the Music Academies of Serbia and concludes with a concert of Japa- nese guitarist Tohi Harada.
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