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Szeged International Guitar Festival in Szeged
Founded in 1999 by University of Szeged guitar department head David Pavlovits, this November festival is Hungary's oldest classical guitar event, staging concerts across university halls and churches as part of the seventeen-festival EuroStrings network. Student performers from the university's own guitar department frequently appear alongside internationally touring professionals across the same program.
Guitarist and composer David Pavlovits, who heads the guitar department at the University of Szeged and has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, founded the Szeged International Guitar Festival in 1999, giving Hungary what is now considered its oldest and most important classical guitar event.