This summer, the world’s greatest guitarists will gather in the heart of London. Join these guitar legends for four-day festival and summer school offering concerts, masterclasses and lectures.

Take advantage of this unique chance to study for four days with these legends of the guitar. You’ll get the chance to hear them play, spend time with them and other guitar enthusiasts, and perform in the final student concert, be part of the ultimate guitar experience!

The course is run in a masterclass format where one student plays for the tutors listed below. Full course players will receive three 30 min lessons and can submit three choices of tutors of which we guarantee one. Participants on the full course can also participate in the guitar orchestra and the student concert and attend the evening concerts for a saver ticket. Booking is run on a first come, first served basis.

This course is also available on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday with varying schedules.

Prices

£425 Player (full course 4 days),  Early Bird (up to end of May): £395
£325 Observer (full course 4 days), Early Bird: £295
£150 Player (one day), Early Bird: £125
£90 Observer (one day), Early Bird: £80

Tutors

Léo Brouwer is the most significant musician associated with the guitar of our time. His work as a composer, performer and conductor have earned him not only legendary status in the world of the guitar but also in the mainstream. As a composer of some 350 works he has written for musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma, Andreas Scholl and Julian Bream and as a conductor, he has worked with the world’s greatest orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic. This is a unique chance to study with the 79-year-old maestro in the UK.

Tom Kerstens (course leader and guitar orchestra conductor) is one of the foremost figures in the world of the guitar in his role as performer, recording artist and artistic director of IGF. He specialises in new music and has commissioned 85 new works by leading mainstream composers.

Daniela Rossi is one of the brightest young talents of the guitar. After studies in her native Argentina and Europe, she has won a number of prestigious international competitions including First Prize in London International Guitar Competition held at Kings Place in 2015.

Kevin Cahill (assistant course leader) studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating with a BMus (Hons) in Classical and Contemporary Guitar. He has since then formed the Glasgow Guitar Quartet and has performed throughout the UK and Europe.