Commission to Toshio Hosokawa

Toshio Hosokawa is composing a new work for the competition of the Stuttgart International Classic Guitar Festival (SICG). The composition serves as a compulsory piece for the international guitar competition within the festival and will then be premiered by the 1st prize winner of the competition at the Noche de la Guitarra, the highlight of the festival.

The commission to Toshio Hosokawa is made possible by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.

The SICG Festival has taken place every year since 2011 at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts under the artistic direction of Prof Johannes Monno. Over the past 13 years, numerous international stars of the guitar scene have been guests at this event. For example, Carlo Marchione, Judicael Perroy, Lorenzo Micheli, Olaf Van Gonnissen, the Maccari-Pugliese duo, lutenist Paul O’Dette, the Aleph Guitar Quartet, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and many more have performed and taught at the festival.

This year, the Chilean guitarist Luis Orlandini will be coming to the festival for a concert and a course. To date, Orlandini is the only guitarist to have been awarded first prize at the ARD competition. A central part of the festival is the Noche de la Guitarra – a celebration of the guitar on Saturday evening in the always well-attended concert hall of the University of Music, which is largely organised by students from the guitar department. The Noche de la Guitarra has established itself as an outstanding event in the regional guitar scene.

Further information:
sicg-festival.de

Date

May 24, 2025
Concert hall of the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts