Read a review of the MIGF 2021 Virtual Festival written by Dr. Sam Desmet on March 1, 2021:
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The 2021 MIGF Concert Artist Performance Competition final round is completed and the results are announced. Read More
After evaluating 43 submissions by composers from 22 different countries, the MIGF Composition Competition Jury announced the winners: Read More
Semifinal results of the 2021 MIGF Virtual Concert Artist Performance Competition are announced. Four players are selected to advance to the Final Round: Read More
After thorough deliberations of the preliminary round video submissions from around the world, the judges announced the semifinalists of the 2021 MIGF Virtual Concert Artist Performance Competition. Read More
The 2021 MIGF Composition Competition is now open for submissions! Application Deadline is November 6, 2020. Read More
After evaluating 53 submissions by composers from 22 different countries, the MIGF Composition Competition Jury announced the winner:
Winner: Angel Gomez Ramos (Mexico)
Composition: Partita for solo guitar
On December 2, 2019, the Miami International GuitART Festival and FIU School of Music were recognized as one of the Knight Arts Challenge award winners at their 11th anniversary at a special event at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, followed by a communitywide celebration including performances in the adjacent Knight Plaza. Alberto Ibargüen, President and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Victoria Rogers, Vice President/Arts for Knight Foundation, presented the award to the MIGF Director Mesut Özgen. Read More
After evaluating 65 submissions by composers from 27 different countries, the MIGF Composition Competition Jury announced the winner:
Winner: Alexandre Eisenberg (Brazil)
Composition: Pentalogia for solo guitar Read More
The 2019 MIGF Composition Competition is now open for submissions! Application Deadline is January 15, 2019. Read More