June 3 – 6, 2027 · Cleveland Institute of Music
The Festival
Four days of concerts, masterclasses, technique workshops, and lectures, held alongside the competition. Every event takes place at the Cleveland Institute of Music, with concerts in Mixon Hall.
Guest Artists
In concert
More artists to be announced. Programs TBA
Amanda Kaya
Amanda Kaya hosts all four days of festival events. A guitarist, violinist, and violist who studied with Çelil Refik Kaya and Raffi Arslanyan, she was named Most Outstanding Violist at the University of Oklahoma and has built an online following of more than 200,000.
Concert Schedule
Four days at CIM
Programs and performers for each concert TBA
Masterclasses & Workshops
Study with the artists
Masterclass places go to semi-finalists who do not advance to the final, with a few open slots for other students depending on space. Sign-up TBA
Lectures
Talks
The luthiers' lecture
Andy Culpepper, Steven Walter, and Gary Lee on how a concert guitar is built and voiced. Their instruments are on display through the festival.
Lecture TBA
Exhibition