Tribute to Ida Presti (1924 - 1967)
As a child, she was a prodigy. Thanks to her father who was an excellent musician she discovered guitar when she was only six. By the power of divine intuition she mastered the virtue of playing and achieved respectable solo career at a very early age. And while the great Andres Segovia had been revealing guitar secrets to the musical world, fighting for its status and equality with other classical instruments, Ida Presti took advantage of her virtuosity and peculiar instrumental technique that opened the way to the so-called French guitar school.
Her career took a different direction after meeting Alexandre Lagoya and their musical and life unification. After their performing together over the next decade, the new medium has been affirmed at the world music scene – guitar duo. Their rich concert performance ended in 1967 with sudden and premature death of Ida. The musical world lost the artist of wide horizons, impressive life energy, unique talent and amazing charisma.
Many great composers, such as Poulenc, Torroba and Duarte devoted their works to her. Today, after more than 50 years, she remains a great inspiration to the upcoming young guitarists and is rightly called the greatest Dame of Guitar.
We would like to thank the family of Ida Presti, her son Sylvan and granddaughter Isabelle, who have shown us great honor and trust by supporting this competion to be named after her.
Concerts and events
Friday, 6.3.2026.
Prica Gallery at 12:00 h
Semifinals of the Professional Category
Prica Gallery at 20:00 h
Soiree de premiere
- Ivana Trogrlić Mandić: The tradition of the classical guitar in Croatia
- Premiere of Ples za gitaru solo by Fabijan Košćak performed by Leonardo Mirković
- Vesna Faullend Heferer: Retrospective of IGC Ida Presti: 2018 - 2024
- Isabelle Presti: Premiere of Etude No. 7 by Ida Presti, recently published
Saturday, 7.3.2026.
Samobor Museum at 11:00 h
The Best Guitar Morning
- An exhibition and presentation of guitars by Croatian and international luthiers, featuring a performance by Lovro Peretić.
Prica Gallery at 20:00 h
Pavel Steidl in Concert
"Watching Pavel Steidl is like witnessing a conversation between a master and his soul. Using the guitar as a medium for pure storytelling, he creates a world of sound where every note has a meaning. A Steidl recital is more than a concert; it is a celebration of musical freedom and artistic genius."
Sunday, 8.3.2026.
Prica Gallery at 16:30 h
Professional Category Finals
Prica Gallery at 20:00 h
Closing ceremony
- Award ceremony and announcing of the professional category winners!
- Presenting the spontors and donators
Masterclasses
Paolo Pegoraro (Italy)
Friday, 6 March : 9 - 11:15
Sunday, 8 March : 9:30 -13:30
Łukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland)
Friday, 6 March : 16 - 19:15 Saturday, 7 March : 9 - 11:15 //15 - 19 Sunday, March 8th: 10 -1 3:15
Pavel Steidl (Czechia)
Sunday, 8 March : 10 - 13:15 // 16:00 - 19:20
Jury
Paolo Pegoraro (Italy)
Lovro Peretić (Croatia)
Vojislav Ivanović (BiH))
Tomaž Rajterič (Slovenia)
Morana Pešutić (Croatia)
Contact
Phone
Address
Mali muzički atelje
Jurjevska 3,
Samobor, HR
OIB:48303546284