Baltic Guitar Festival 2026. Ticket to all the concerts of the festival

Since 2009, the members of the Baltic Guitar Quartet started organizing the international Baltic Guitar Festival. During their international concert tours and performances in various festivals, the quartet attended a lot of memorable performances, which were never before presented in the Baltic States. Thus rose the idea to organize a concert series, presenting the world’s best guitar virtuosos, to inspire guitarists and music lovers in general and give the classical guitar a prominent place in the classical music scene it deserves. Since several years a classical guitar festival is taking place in Birštonas Kurhaus, where classical guitar has been heard since the 19th century.

Artists that have performed during the festival are Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (USA), Bandini Chiacchiaretta duo (Italy), Roland Dyens (France), Amadeus Duo (Germany and Canada), Luz de Luna (Belgium), Irina Kulikova (Russia/Holland), Daniel Marques (Brazil), Thibault Cauvin (France), Dimitris Regginos (Cyprus), Paolo Devecchi and Salvatore Seminara guitar duo (Italy), Judicaël Perroy (France), Eden Stell Guitar Duo (UK), Aniello Desiderio (Italy), Raphaella Smits (Belgium), Vladislav Bláha (Czech Republic), Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic), Lukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland), Anabel Montesinos (Spain), Costas Cotsiolis (Greece), Laura Young (Canada), Edin Karamazov (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and others.

This year, audiences can look forward to three impressive concerts featuring Dale Kavanagh (Canada), the Amadeus Guitar Duo (Germany, Canada), Raphaël Feuillâtre (France), the BGF Guitar Orchestra together and the Histérico Duo (Italy).

Festival visitors can also enjoy a free performance by last year’s competition winner, Thanapot Lerttham.

RAPHAËL FEUILLÂTRE
Deutsche Grammophon Artist
In 2018, Raphaël Feuillâtre won the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition and received the ADAMI “Classical Revelation 2021” award. In 2022, he was selected as an exclusive artist for the legendary label Deutsche Grammophon, becoming one of the few guitarists to sign with them. His collaboration with the label has produced the single Les Barricades Mystérieuses and his debut album Visages Baroques (2023).
Following his acclaimed debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2023, he performs in some of the world’s most renowned concert halls and festivals, collaborates with leading chamber musicians, and actively teaches masterclasses worldwide.

ROSIE BENNET

DANIYAH GUITAR DUO 
Daniyah Guitar Duo was founded in 2022 by Alice Brandão and Maja Kralj at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, where they studied in the class of Judicaël Perroy. Since its formation, the duo has quickly established itself as a promising ensemble on the international stage.
Prizewinners at several prestigious competitions, including Second Prize at the Guitar Foundation of America International Ensemble Competition in 2025, the duo captivates audiences with its musical synergy, precision, and expressive depth.
Their repertoire stands at the crossroads of classical tradition and contemporary influences, leading them to perform in renowned festivals and concert halls across Europe and South America. Deeply committed to musical creation, they collaborate with composers such as Sergio Assad and Florian Colombet, contributing to the expansion of the guitar duo repertoire.
A particularly strong connection links the duo to South American music, which forms a central thread of their artistic identity. This concert program features Radamés Gnattali’s Suite Retratos (arr. Assad Duo), Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Suite, and Dilermando Reis’ Dois Destinos. Through these vibrant and colorful works, the Daniyah Guitar Duo celebrates the richness, vitality, and diversity of South American musical traditions.
In October 2026, the duo will record its debut album in Spain with JSM Records, with the support of the Leenaards Foundation.

HISTÉRICO DUO
(Italy)
Histérico Duo is an unusual classical guitar and saxophone ensemble formed by two young Italian musicians, Davide Di Ienno and Michele Paolino. The duo’s name comes from a work by composer Raffaele Bellafronte written specifically for this ensemble.
Their artistic approach focuses on a constant search for new sounds, combining the subtle tone of the guitar with the powerful character of the saxophone. Since 2017, the duo has performed in Italy and abroad, collaborated with cultural institutions, and in 2019 released their debut album Beginnings, showcasing their creative partnership and repertoire.

THANAPOT LERTTHAM
Baltic Guitar Festival 2025 Competition Laureate
Born in Thailand, Thanapot Lerttham became interested in classical guitar at the age of nine. He studied at Mahidol University College of Music and later in Spain at the Master Guitarra Alicante X program, graduating Summa cum laude.
He is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague under Zoran Dukić.
Thanapot has received numerous international awards, including top prizes at the Guitar Foundation of America, Asia International Guitar Festival, and Saigon International Guitar Festival competitions.