Welcome to London Guitar Festival 2024!

The 21st edition of IGF’s London Guitar Festival brings you a wonderful series of concerts by major international artists and young artists making their debuts, workshops and a clutch of new IGF commissions continuing IGF’s groundbreaking work with new music and new artists.

We welcome the return of one of the greatest jazz guitarists in the history of the form: Biréli Lagrène. This extraordinary guitarist makes a unique solo appearance, his only solo performance in the UK this year. Biréli very rarely teaches so his workshop at Kings Place is a not to be missed opportunity to learn from an absolute master!

My own G Plus Ensemble featuring the unique line up of classical and electric guitars, string quartet and percussion plays two world premieres, both IGF commissions: What the Leaf Sees by Kings Place’s regular John Metcalfe and talented young composer Bobbie-Jane Gardner’s Joyful.

The extraordinary Flamenco singer and guitarist Teresa Hernández makes her UK debut with guitarist José ‘El Peli’ Muñoz and wonderful dancer Sara Jiménez.

Young Artist Platorm

Young artists are as always at the heart of IGF’s work and we especially welcome performances from the exceptional young artists on our Young Artist Platform. The excellent Wales Guitar Duo plays a varied programme including a new IGF commission by the brilliant young Welsh composer David John Roche and the exciting Juno Duo premieres another new IGF commission by Bobbie-Jane Gardner, her second new work to be performed in the festival.

The guitar is unique in its appeal to people of all ages, musical tastes, and economic means; come and join us and immerse yourself in that most colourful and versatile of instruments: the guitar!

Tom Kerstens
Artistic Director
IGF’s London Guitar Festival