International Guitar Festival

The 22nd Annual Radford University International Guitar Festival brings internationally noted guitarist performers to the sonic splendor of the campus of Radford University.

The International Guitar Festival has consistently drawn an audience to the New River Valley from Northern Virginia as well as beyond the borders of the Commonwealth of Virginia, including Maryland, North Carolina and as far north as New York State.

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Sponsors of this event are The Department of Music, The College of Visual and Performing Arts, Radford University Campus Programming Committee (CPC), the McGlothlin Center for Global Education and Engagement, Mu Phi Epsilon, and The Southwestern Virginia Classical Guitar Society.

2023 International Guitar Festival Schedule

All events are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. All performances take place in the Davis Performance Hall in the Covington Center on Radford University's main campus.

Friday, April 28 2023

3:00 pm

4:00 pm

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

7:00 pm

8:00 pm

Akerman/Teixera masterclass                               

Jorge Caballero masterclass                                   

DINNER BREAK                                                         

Mesut Ozgen – Concert                                           

Maharajah Flamenco Trio-Concert 

Saturday, April 29 2023

1:00 pm

2:00 pm

3:00 pm

4:00 pm

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

7:00 pm

8:00 pm

Maharajah Flamenco Trio Improv Workshop

Mesut Ozgen masterclass 

Robert Trent masterclass

Akerman/Teixeira Duo  Concert                         

DINNER BREAK                                         

Suzuki Guitar  students with RU Ensemble Concert 

Jorge Caballero Concert                                          

2023 Festival Performer Bios