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is pleased to present the twenty-fifth annual
Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival
®
in cooperation with the sixth annual
James Stroud Classical Guitar Competition
and hosted at the
Cleveland Institute of Music
June 5 - 8, 2025
Jason Vieaux (USA)
Grammy Award Winner
Lorenzo Micheli (Italy)
Matteo Mela (Italy)
Petra Polácková (Czech Republic)
Hao Yang (China)
Laura Snowden (England)
Kimberly Patterson (USA)
Patrick Sutton (USA)
Jonathan Leathwood (England)
James Piorkowski (USA)
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CICGF
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Schedule of Events
[One of] two of the most important annual American classical guitar events
(Classical Guitar Magazine)
Wednesday, June 4
th
5 PM
Orientation Meeting
JAMES STROUD CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION
CIM Mixon Hall
(5:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
Admission: Open only to Competition Semi-Finalists and their guardians
6 PM
Thursday, June 5
th
9 AM
10 AM
Sixth Annual
JAMES STROUD CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION: SEMI-FINAL ROUND
CIM Mixon Hall
(10:00 am - 12:30 pm)
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
Sixth Annual
JAMES STROUD CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION: SEMI-FINAL ROUND (Continued)
CIM Mixon Hall
(1:30 pm - 4:00 pm)
2 PM
3 PM
4 PM
5 PM
6 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture 1.
Jonathan Leathwood
(England)
Thursday, June 5, 6:00 - 7:15 pm,
CIM room TBD
Topic: TBD
Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required
7 PM
Guitar
HAO YANG
(CHINA)
Concert:
Thursday, June 5, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
CIM Mixon Hall
Ticket Price:
TBD
8 PM
9 PM
Friday, June 6
th
9 AM
Master Class 1:
Friday, June 6,
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Instructors:
Patterson
/
Sutton
Duo
(USA),
cello and guitar
Location:
CIM room TBD
Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required
Master Class 2:
Friday, June 6,
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Instructor:
Petra Polácková
(Czech Republic), guitar
Location:
CIM room TBD
Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required
Master Class 3:
Friday, June 6,
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Instructors:
SoloDuo
-
Micheli
&
Mela
(Italy), guitars
Location:
CIM room TBD
Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required
10 AM
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
2 PM
Master Class 4:
Friday, June 6, 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Instructor:
Jonathan Leathwood
(England)
Location:
CIM room TBD
Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required
Master Class 5:
Friday, June 6, 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Instructor:
Jason Vieaux
(USA), guitar
Location:
CIM room TBD
Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required
3 PM
4 PM
5 PM
6 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture 2:
Jonathan Leathwood
(England)
Friday, June 6, 6:00 - 7:15 pm,
CIM Studio TBD
Topic and Description: TBD
Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required
7 PM
Cello and Guitar
PATTERSON
/
SUTTON
DUO
(USA)
Concert:
Friday, June 6, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
CIM Mixon Hall
Ticket Price:
TBD
8 PM
9 PM
Saturday, June 7
th
10 AM
PERFORMER TBD
DEMONSTRATION OF FINE CLASSICAL GUITARS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Saturday, June 7, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
CIM Mixon Hall
Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture 3:
Jonathan Leathwood
(England)
Saturday, June 7, 1:30 to 2:45 pm,
CIM Studio TBD
Topic and Description: TBD
Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required
2 PM
3 PM
Viennese and Modern Guitars
PETRA POLÁCKOVÁ
(CZECH REPUBLIC)
Concert:
Saturday, June 7, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
CIM Mixon Hall
Ticket Price:
TBD
4 PM
5 PM
6 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture 4:
Jonathan Leathwood
(England)
Saturday, June 7, 6:00 to 7:15 pm,
CIM Studio TBD
Topic and Description: TBD
Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required
7 PM
2 Guitars
SOLODUO
(
LORENZO MICHELI
&
MATTEO MELA
) (ITALY)
Concert:
Saturday, June 7, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
CIM Mixon Hall
Ticket Price:
TBD
8 PM
9 PM
Sunday, June 8
th
11 AM
Pre-Concert Lecture 5.
Jonathan Leathwood
(England)
Sunday, June 8, 11:30 am to 12:45 pm,
CIM Studio TBD
Topic and Description: TBD
Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required
12 PM
1 PM
Guitar & Voice
LAURA SNOWDEN
(ENGLAND)
Concert:
Sunday, June 8, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
CIM Mixon Hall
Ticket Price:
TBD
2 PM
3 PM
Pre-Concert Lecture 6.
Jonathan Leathwood
(England)
Sunday, June 8, 3:10 to 3:50 pm,
CIM Studio TBD
Topic and Description: TBD
Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required
4 PM
Grammy Award Winner
JASON VIEAUX
(USA)
Guitar
CIM Faculty Concert:
Sunday, June 8, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
CIM, Mixon Hall
Ticket Price:
TBD
5 PM
6 PM
Sixth Annual
JAMES STROUD CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION: FINAL ROUND
Sunday, June 8, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
CIM Mixon Hall
Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required
7 PM
8 PM
9 PM
25th Annual Closing Dinner
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL GUITAR FESTIVAL
®
Sunday, June 8, 9:30 pm
Valerios Ristorante
, 12405 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Admission
, Open to all Festival participants.
Telephone
, 216-421-8049
Attendees pay their own tab.
10 PM
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Festival Schedule at a Glance:
Wednesday, June 4
5:00 PM
Stroud Youth Competition Orientation
Thursday, June 5
10:00 AM
Stroud Youth Competition Semi-Final Round
1:30 PM
Stroud Youth Competition Semi-Final Round, Continued
6:00 PM
Jonathan Leathwood
, Lecture
7:30 PM
Hao Yang
, Concert
Friday, June 6
9:30 AM
Patterson
/
Sutton
Duo, Master Class
9:30 AM
Poláčková
, Master Class
9:30 AM
Soloduo (
Micheli
,
Mela
), Master Class
2:00 PM
Jonathan Leathwood
, Master Class
2:00 PM
Jason Vieaux
, Master Class
6:00 PM
Jonathan Leathwood
, Lecture
7:30 PM
Patterson
/
Sutton
Duo, Concert
Saturday, June 7
10:30 AM
Demonstration of Fine Classical Guitars from Around the World
1:30 PM
Jonathan Leathwood
, Lecture
3:00 PM
Petra Poláčková
, Concert
6:00 PM
Jonathan Leathwood
, Lecture
7:30 PM
Soloduo (
Micheli
,
Mela
), Concert
Sunday, June 8
11:30 AM
Jonathan Leathwood
, Lecture
1:00 PM
Laura Snowden
, Concert
3:10 PM
Jonathan Leathwood
, Lecture
4:00 PM
Jason Vieaux
, Concert
6:30 PM
Stroud Youth Competition Final Round
9:30 PM
Post Festival Dinner