The 50th JK Mertz Guitar Festival, which will take place from June 21 to 26, 2026, offers concerts by 30 renowned artists from Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The event offers solo guitar recitals, chamber music – guitar duos, quartets and ensembles, guitar in combination with violin or with singing. Baroque, early romantic and contemporary guitar works from the Central European region will be performed, as well as Cuban, Italian and Spanish music.
1. 🇮🇹 ANIELLO & GENNARO DESIDERIO
Sunday, 21. 6. 2026 at 7:00 p.m., Mirror Hall of the Primate’s Palace
2. Slovak Guitar Creation
Monday, 22. 6. 2026 at 5:00 p.m., Klarisky Concert Hall
🇸🇰 Vladimír ONDREJČÁK, Karol KOMPAS, Blanka ONDREJČÁKOVÁ, Samuel MIKLÁŠ
3. LEO BROUWER – PORTRAIT
Monday, 22. 6. 2026 at 7:00 p.m., Mirror Hall of the Primate’s Palace
🇬🇷 Costas COTSIOLIS 🇸🇰 BRATISLAVA GUITAR QUARTET
4. MERTZ FOR 2
Tuesday, 23. 6. 2026 at 5:00 p.m., Concert Hall Klarisky
🇸🇰 Laureates of children’s guitar competitions, Dominik KRAJMER, Lilien ONDRÁŠIKOVÁ, Veronika FIGEDYOVÁ, Timotej STREĎANSKÝ 🇸🇰 László SZEGEDI 🇭🇺
5. J. K. MERTZ GALA
Tuesday, 23. 6. 2026 at 7:00 p.m., Klarisky Concert Hall
🇧🇪 Raphaella SMITS 🇨🇿 Petra POLÁČKOVÁ, Pavel STEIDL 🇸🇰 Martin KRAJČO, Matúš ŠIMKO
6. SLOVAK GUITAR WORKS II
Wednesday, 24. 6. 2026 at 5:00 p.m., Klarisky Concert Hall
🇸🇰 Ondrej VESELÝ, Eva ŠUŠKOVÁ, Jozef LUPTÁK, BRATISLAVA GUITAR QUARTET
7. ENSEMBLES
Wednesday, 24. 6. 2026 at 7:00 p.m., Mirror Hall of the Primate’s Palace
🇵🇱 Marek NOSAL & Jakub MOROZIŃSKI DUO 🇭🇺 THE LIZST ACADEMY GUITAR ENSEMBLE (HU)
8. CARLO DOMENICONI – PORTRAIT
Thursday, 25. 6. 2026 at 7:00 p.m., Klarisky Concert Hall
🇦🇹🇬🇷 Jorgos PANETSOS 🇨🇿 Pavel STEIDL 🇸🇰 Martin KRAJČO, Eva ŠUŠKOVÁ
9. RAFAEL AGUIRRE – SOLO
Friday, 26. 6. 2026 at 7:00 p.m., Mirror Hall of the Primate’s Palace
In addition to the concerts, a rich accompanying program will be prepared during the festival week.
Enjoy one of the oldest festivals of its kind in the world and its excellent musicians in Bratislava from June 21 to 26, 2026!
Location: Bratislava
Date: June 21, 2026 – June 26, 2026
Time: from 5:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.
Admission: 1 – 18 €
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