Guimarães International Guitar Festival, a Portuguese collaborative project founded by the Portuguese guitarist Nuno Cachada aims to reinforce the classical guitar strand in the musical scene, both in the pedagogical and formative context aiming to foster a new attitude to classical guitar, still little-publicized as a soloist instrument. For the first time organized in 2014, it was joined immedia
tely by more than a hundred young guitarists from all over the country, as well as from European countries such as Spain, Belgium and Germany, to participate in concerts, masterclasses, workshops and “Cidade de Guimarães” International Guitar Competition. The following editions have led to reinforcing these strands and even extending them to musicological research by holding conferences in partnership with several Universities and specialized researchers in the guitar sector. In addition, several world-renowned guitarists and researchers have been part of the Festival throughout the six festival editions. Guimarães International Guitar Festival is a proud member of EuroStrings - European Guitar Festival Collaborative, the first European platform in the field of classical guitar founded by Zagreb Guitar Festival, gathering 20 classical guitar festivals that organize international guitar competitions and have a professional structure that enables further education and professional development of emerging guitar players. The Guimarães Music Society, organizes the 7th Guimarães International Guitar Festival (FIGG) 2021, under the artistic direction of Portuguese guitarist Nuno Cachada
FIGG has the support of Guimarães City Council, Eurostrings Platform, European Union, and other entities.
