Workshops 2025
November 14th – 16th 2025
The festival offers guitar courses for all ages and levels with an interest in classical guitar.
Masterclasses
Seminarprice: kr. 1400,-/€ 190,-
Option to purchase: Single room at festivalhotel – Cabinn Aalborg – DKK 425 per night. (55€)
The masterclass can accommodate 15 participants and is aimed at skilled guitarists, a student at a akadamy or conservatory and MGK students. All receive at least 2 lessons of 50 min.
This year’s professors are: Miquel Trapaga, Petra Polackova, Dale Kavanagh, Luciano Pompilio, Judicael Perroy, Thomas Kirchhoff, Eduardo Pascual Diez.
A “Master Class” ticket gives access to all festival concerts exhibitions and workshops as well as accommodation at Skipper Clement school and food during the seminar. Please bring your own Sleeping Bag and Sleeping Pad.
Talent Class
Seminarprice: kr 500,- / € 70 ,- + fee
Category II Competiton + Talentclass kr. 750,-/€ 100,- +fee
TALENT CLASS WITH FREDERIK MUNK LARSEN.
The “Talent Class” is a course for young people from the ages of 13-18, who have played guitar for a few years and want to continue or wish to join the talent class at MGK or to study at an institute of higher education. The course includes ensemble playing, technique exercises, solo lessons etc.
A Talent Class ticket gives the participants access to all festival concerts, exhibitions and workshops as well as accommodation and food at the Skipper Clement School during the workshop. Each participant must bring his or her own sleeping bag.
Course program The Talent Class:
Friday November 14th 2025:
Arrival Skipper Clement School on Friday November 14th 2025 between 17.00 – 18.30
Departure for the concert at 18.35
19.30 Concert with Amadeus Guitar Duo og Miquel Trapaga at Aalborg Kloster Kirke
Saturday November 15th 2025:
8.00 – 8.45 Breakfast or arrival
9.00 –10.30 Ensemble Play
10.30–10.40 a.m. break
10.40 – 11.00 Visit to the master classes
11.10–12.00 Solo lessons
12.00–12.30 Lunch.
12.30–2.45pm Solo lessons
15.00–16.00 Final concert – 7. Aalborg International Guitar Competition 2025. Category II
16.30 – 17.30 Guitar Expo – demo
18.00 Celebration dinner
20.00 Final concert – 7th Aalborg International Guitar Competition 2025. Category I
Sunday November 16th 2025:
8.00 -8.45 Breakfast + pack up
9.00 –10.30 Ensemble Play
10.30–10.40 break
10.40–12.00 Solo lessons
12.00–12.30 Lunch.
12.30–13.00 Technique exercises
13.00-14.15 Solo lessons
14.15–14.30 Break with fruit
14.30 Participant con
Classical Guitar 10+
Seminarprice: kr 500,- / € 70 ,- + fee
Seminarpris: kr 500,-/€70,
“Beginner Classics” with Karol Mruk is a course for children who are 9-13 years old and who have played the guitar for 1-2 years and have some knowledge of the guitar fingerboard and technique. The course is based on Søren Bødker Madsen’s and Kurt Møller’s “Guitar Schools, books 1 and 2”. The course includes ensemble playing, technique exercises, solo lessons etc.
Friday November 14th 2025:
Arrival Skipper Clement School on Friday November 14th 2025 between 17.00 – 18.30
Departure for the concert at 18.35
19.30 Concert with Amadeus Guitar Duo og Miquel Trapaga at Aalborg Kloster Kirke
Saturday November 15th 2025:
8.00 – 8.45 Breakfast or arrival
9.00 –10.30 Ensemble Play
10.30–10.40 a.m. break
10.40 – 11.00 Visit to the master classes
11.10–12.00 Solo lessons
12.00–12.30 Lunch.
12.30–2.45pm Solo lessons
15.00–16.00 Final concert – 7. Aalborg International Guitar Competition 2025. Category II
16.30 – 17.30 Guitar Expo – demo
18.00 Celebration dinner
20.00 Final concert – 7th Aalborg International Guitar Competition 2025. Category I
Sunday November 16th 2025:
8.00 -8.45 Breakfast + pack up
9.00 –10.30 Ensemble Play
10.30–10.40 break
10.40–12.00 Solo lessons
12.00–12.30 Lunch.
12.30–13.00 Technique exercises
13.00-14.15 Solo lessons
14.15–14.30 Break with fruit
14.30 Participant concert with
Classical Guitar for 18+
Seminarpris: kr. 1.400,-/ € 190,- + fee
Seminarpris including Hotel : kr. 2250,-/ € 300,- + fee
Classical guitarsemiar for 18 + with prof Eduardo Pasqual Dies, Guy Hirshberger, Simon Kirstein Oddershede and Anette Wandel.
The seminar accepts 12 participaters and are arranged for both beginners, medium and advanced guitarplayers over 18.
A “Classical Guitar 18+” ticket gives access to all festival concerts between November 8th to November 16th 2025, exhibitions and workshops as well as room and board at Skipper Clement School on November 15th – 16th 2025. Bring your own sleeping bag and Sleeping pad.
The seminar contains sololessons, technic lessons and guitar ensemble work. At Guitar 18 + ticktes gives acces to all concerts at the festival. exhibitions, and other workshops.
Friday November 14th 2025:
Arrival Skipper Clement School on Friday November 14th 2025 between 17.00 – 18.30
Departure for the concert at 18.35
19.30 Concert with Amadeus Guitar Duo og Miquel Trapaga at Aalborg Kloster Kirke.
Saturday November 15th 2025:
8.00 – 8.45 Breakfast or arrival
9.00 – 12.00 Solo lessons
12.00–12.30 Lunch.
12:30 – 14:30 Ensemble with Annette Wandel
Sunday November 16th 2025:
8.00 – 8.45 Breakfast
9.00 – 12.00 Solo lessons
12.00–12.30 Lunch.
12:30 – 14:15 Ensemble with Annette Wandel
14.15–14.30 Break with fruit
14.30 Participant concert
GENEREL TERMS
ACCOMODATIONS
All course participants are offered accommodation from Friday to Sunday in the Skipper Clement School.
NOTE: Bring your sleeping bags.
For other accommodation possibilities see: www.visitaalborg.com or search the Aalborg Hostels
MEALS ARE INCLUDING IN THE PRICE:
Saturday, November 15th. 2025: Breakfast, lunch and dinner along with coffee and cake.
Sunday, November 16th 2025: Breakfast and lunch along with coffee and cake.
Bring your own picnic-lunch on November 14th 2025
Drinks can be purchased at Skipper Clement School.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT DEADLINE:
The deadline for course registration is October 12th 2025
If the participant cancels before October 12th 2025, the entire amount will be refunded (ex. fee for billetto). After October 12th 2025 no refund will be made.
Festival pass: registration as a passive participant with festival pass can take place before and during the festival