Thu Le is an internationally acclaimed classical guitarist, born in Hanoi and currently based in Bahrain. She began playing the guitar at the age of four and, at seven, was admitted to the National Conservatory of Music in Hanoi. She performs extensively across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America, with a repertoire combining the classical tradition, Latin American music and influences from different national cultures.
Samuel Solomon is one of the outstanding young Bulgarian classical guitarists and a prizewinner at numerous national and international competitions. He is the winner of the GuitArt Festival International Guitar Competition 2025 and returns for the festival’s tenth anniversary edition with a solo recital.
Maria Kavardzhikova is one of Bulgaria’s most distinguished stage and screen actresses, with an extensive career in theatre, cinema and television. At GuitArt X, she takes the central dramatic role in the music-theatre production “She Remembers”.
Del Padre represents the musical side of the production “She Remembers”. The project brings together original music, guitar, improvisation and contemporary stage language, featuring new music created especially for the performance.
Vlatko Stefanovski is one of the iconic figures of Balkan guitar. His distinctive style blends rock, jazz, blues and the traditional music of the Balkans. With an international career spanning decades, he comes to GuitArt X with his trio for one of the major concerts of the anniversary edition.
Yamandu Costa is one of the world’s leading virtuosos of the seven-string guitar and a Latin Grammy winner. His music brings together choro, samba, bossa nova, milonga, tango and improvisation in a highly distinctive personal style. His solo concert closes GuitArt X on 4 October.
Anastasios Koukourigos is a Greek luthier specialising in handcrafted concert classical guitars. His work is associated with Alector Guitars and with the Greek tradition of professional concert-instrument making. His guitars have been presented at international guitar festivals and are played by professional concert guitarists. For the GuitArt X International Guitar Competition, a concert classical guitar made by Koukourigos has been provided as the main First Prize, with an approximate value of EUR 4,500.