General programme

Friday 27 November 2026

09:00 - 13:00 Master Classes Marco Tamayo Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Free Admission
12:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Guitarras Esteve » Free Admission
14:00 - 18:00 Master Classes Alejandro Ceballos Free Admission
20:00 Evening concerts Opening concert in two parts Prices & Tickets
Part one

  • « La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai » Orchestra (Belgium)
    conducted by Philippe Gérard

    « St. Paul’s Suite, Opus 29 »
    for orchestra by Gustav Holst

  • Thomas Montagne, guitar (Belgium/⁠France)
    Master’s graduate from the guitar class and Assistant Professor at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
    « La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai » Orchestra (Belgium)
    conducted by Philippe Gérard

    « Concierto Mudéjar »
    for guitar and orchestra by Antón García Abril (Belgian premiere)

Part two

  • Duo Catalina Pires, violin and guitar & Marco Tamayo, guitar
    (Argentina/⁠Germany/⁠Cuba/⁠Austria)
    « La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai » Orchestra (Belgium)
    conducted by Philippe Gérard

    « Virtuosissimo »
    Pagannini (Capriccio n° 24 - solo), Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Tarantella - solo)
    & Gangi (Suite Italiana - duo)

    « Concierto de la Ribera »
    for violin, guitar and orchestra by Máximo Diego Pujol

Saturday 28 November 2026

09:00 National Competition Brussels National Guitar Competition
« Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso »
« Public final round - Announcement of winners - Awards ceremony » 		Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Guitarras Esteve » Free Admission
14:30 Academies & Yiang Zhang

  • Yiang Zhang (China)

    « In the Limelight »
    Alfonso, Mertz, Castelnuovo-Tedesco...

  • Academies Concert
    « Viva la Guitarra »
    Granados, Morricone, Zimmer, Muzzi, Villamil…

  • Ensemble de Guitares de l’Académie de Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Belgium)
    conducted by Mireille Chambeau

  • Ensemble de Guitares « Braine Guitar Collective » de l’Académie de Braine-l’Alleud (Belgium)
    conducted by Thomas Vanin

  • Ensemble de Guitares du Conservatoire de Ciney (Belgium)
    conducted by Romain Larue

  • Ensemble de Guitares « Guitarissimo » de l’Académie d’Uccle (Belgium)
    conducted by Camille Plá

20:00 Evening concerts Concert in two parts
Homage to Belgian concert guitarist Christine Goffinet (1952-2026) 		Prices & Tickets
Part one

  • Ensemble de Guitares du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles
    conducted by Hugues Navez

    « Dreams »
    Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Marquez, Pujol (Belgian premiere)...

Part two

  • Duo Gorka Hermosa, accordion & Alejandro Ceballos, guitar (Spain)

    « Ecos de Falla en el Norte »
    by Falla, Bacarisse, Sáinz de la Maza, Hermosa (Belgian premieres)…

Sunday 29 November 2026

09:00 - 13:00 Master Classes Marco Tamayo Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso » Free Admission
10:00 - 20:00 Exhibition « Guitarras Esteve » Free Admission
14:00 International Competition Brussels International Guitar Competition
« Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso »
« Public final round - Announcement of winners - Awards ceremony » 		Free Admission
15:30 Composition Competition Brussels International Guitar Composition Competition
« Ilse & Nicolas Alfonso »
« Announcement of winner - Awards ceremony » 		Free Admission
17:00 Lecture « Essential principles for performances on the classical guitar (technique and styles) »
by Marco Tamayo (Austria / Cuba)
Professor at the Universität der Künste in Berlin (UDK) and the Mozarteum in Salzburg 		Free Admission
20:00 Evening concerts Closing concert in two parts
Homage to Jean Baily (1937-2026), Belgian composer, Honorary Director of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and founder of its Jazz department 		Prices & Tickets
Part one

  • Duo Thaïs Cosnefroy, guitar and cello & Antoine Miralles, guitar (France/⁠Czechia/⁠Belgium)
    Both Master’s graduates from the guitar class at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles

    « Dreaming of Spain »
    Albéniz, Presti, Halffter…

Part two

  • Franceries & Friends Band (France)
    Hélène Berger (piano), Chloé Franceries (flute), Éric Franceries (guitar),
    Pierre Maingourd (double bass) & Valentin Franceries (drums)

    « Classic meets Jazz »
    Music by Claude Bolling

Monday 30 November 2026

09:00 - 13:00 Master Classes Éric Franceries Free Admission
14:00 - 18:00 Master Classes Éric Franceries Free Admission

Tuesday 1 December 2026

⚠️ The masterclass of Antonio Segura will take place at the
Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles - Rue du Chêne, 17 - 1000 Brussels

09:00 - 12:00 Master Classes Antonio Segura Free Admission
13:00 - 15:00 Master Classes Antonio Segura Free Admission