Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society
2025-26 Concert Season
Founded in 1967 as not-for-profit 501c3, The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society (PCGS) has been a community of members of all ages and accomplishments dedicated to supporting and encouraging classical guitar activities throughout the Delaware Valley.
Next Concert
Classical Guitar from Latin America!
a PCGS – Esperanza Arts Center co-production
Ana Vidovic,
Alejo de los Reyes, Patricio Acevedo, AMLA Guitar Students and Ensemble, Emiliano Pardo Tristán, Eric Zillmer, PCGS Concert Ensemble!
| Following the sold-out performance last season, the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society returns to the Teatro stage to present an intimate program of classical music for the guitar from Latin America, along with a special performance by AMLA guitar students. Saturday May 2, 2026 – 3PM Teatro Esperanza 4261 North 5th Street – Philadelphia PA 19140 • Free parking Food and Beverages are available for sale in the Teatro lobby courtesy of EAC’s official concession partner Helados Chupi Chupi. |
Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition 2026
…and the winners are….
| Youth Division Winners | Adult Division Winners |
| 1st prize – Ruqi Jiang 2nd prize – Damian Gadiyak 3rd prize – Lucca Farkas | 1st, Peter Segal Prize – Xingxing Yao 2nd prize – Nattakarn Kijarattanakarn 3rd prize – Adrian Montero |
Many thanks as well to our jury members!
Ross Mann, Competition Director; Dan Boring, Allen Krantz, Ben Lougheed, Leonard Ranallo, Emiliano Pardo-Tristan, Alberta Khoury.
The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society is a community of guitar enthusiasts of all ages and accomplishments dedicated to encouraging the appreciation, study, and performance of classical guitar music in the Greater Philadelphia Region.
We are proud to announce that PCGS is a recipient of this year’s Creative Sector Flex
Fund! Thanks to @philaculture and @pennsylvaniacouncilonthearts for supporting 80
incredible arts and culture organizations across. Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Our programs a also partially funded thanks through “The Powering of the Arts” initiative
The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society is proud to share that we’ve been awarded the Advancement of Music grant from The Presser Foundation! 🎼 These funds will allow us to continue PCGS’s mission to bring guitar music to the local communities in the Greater Philadelphia region. Thank you to everyone who made this possible! #advancementofmusic #thepresserfoundation #pressgrant
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