Education 2026

Year:

50th Guitar Festival of J. K. Mertz

Date:

Sunday, 21 June, 2026 - 08:00 to Wednesday, 24 June, 2026 - 16:30

Place:

Július Kowalski Primary Art School, Židovská Street 1, Albrecht House, Kapitulská Street 1, Bratislava

MASTERCLASSES

June 22 - 24, 2026

Place: Albrecht House, Kapitulská Street 1, Július Kowalski Primary Art School, Židovská Street 1, Bratislava

Aniello DESIDERIO (IT) (22.6.) - Jozef ZSAPKA (SK) (22. 6.) - Costas COTSIOLIS (GR) (23.6.-24.6.) - Petra POLÁČKOVÁ (CZ) (22.6., 24.6.) - Marek NOSAL (PL) (22.6. - 23.6.) - Carlo DOMENICONI (IT) (23.6.) - Raphaella SMITS (BE) (22.-23.6.)

Tentative schedule (the exact schedule will be published after the close of entries)

9:00 - 9:30 am - presentation / registration of participants

9:30 - 12:30 am - masterclasses, 4 lessons

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1:00 - 1:30 pm - presentation / registration of participants

1:30 - 4:30 pm - masterclasses, 4 lessons

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LECTURES & TALKS

June 21 - 23, 2026

Place: Július Kowalski Primary Art School, Židovská Street 1, Bratislava

(In the framework of innovative education of teachers of Slovak primary music schools)

Carlo DOMENICONI (IT) – Armin HANIKA (DE) – Marek NOSAL (PL) – Erika CZAKÓ (HU) – Petra POLÁČKOVÁ (CZ) – Pavel STEIDL (CZ) – Jozef ZSAPKA (SK) – Martin KRAJČO (SK)

21. 6. 11:00 am Guitar Construction Basics (Armin Hanika)

4:00 pm The Beginnings of the J. K. Mertz Guitar Festival (prof. Jozef Zsapka)

22. 6. 9:00 am Music Games in Guitar Pedagogy (Petra Poláčková)

11:00 am Guitar Today (Carlo Domeniconi)

23. 6. 9:00 am J. K. Mertz – a guitarist and composer of European renown (Martin Krajčo, Pavel Steidl)

10:30 am Current Trends in Guitar Pedagogy in Hungary and Poland (Erika Czakó, Marek Nosal)

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PRESENTATIONS AND SALES EXHIBITIONS

Place: Július Kowalski Primary Art School, Židovská Street 1, Bratislava

June 21 - 23, 2026

HANIKA GUITARS - Mastercraft guitars (Germany)

MUSIC MANIA - Musical Instruments and Accessories (Slovakia)

PETR LÁSKA - Mastercraft guitars (Czech Republic) (June 22 - 23)

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PARTICIPATION FEES

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

30 € - 1 individual lesson of approx. 40 minutes guaranteed

40 € - 2 individual lessonS of approx. 40 minutes guaranteed

50 € - 3 individual lesson of approx. 40 minutes guaranteed

The fees include passive participation in all festival educational events. Participation in pedagogical lectures is allowed without the right to obtain a certificate of innovative education.

PASSIVE PARTICIPATION

20 € - The fee includes passive participation in all festival educational events.

10 € - The fee includes passive participation in all festival side events on the selected 1 DAY.

Participation fees do not include accommodation, meals and admission to festival concerts.

APPLICATION

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: JUNE 17, 2026

If you are interested in PASSIVE participation, there is no need to fill out a application form; simply arrive at the venue during the designated check-in/registration times and pay the applicable fee in cash.

Photos from Education 2025, by Martina Lukić

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Educational activities are taking place in cooperation with the Július Kowalski Primary music school and ALBRECHT FORUM, o.z.