Giulio Rospigliosi National Guitar Competition

Mesut Özgen will be joining the jury of the Giulio Rospigliosi National Guitar Competition in Tuscany, Italy.

The 30th Concorso Chitarristico Nazionale "Giulio Rospigliosi" will be held at the Villa Rospigliosi in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, from March 13-15, 2026. 

Özgen will be joining the distinguished judges Giulio Tampalini (guitarist, professor at the Politecnico delle Arti Bergamo - Conservatorio "G. Donizetti" and the International Academy of Imola Foundation), Stefano Viola (guitarist, scholar, professor at the Udine Conservatory and Artistic Director of the El Maestro Guitar Center), Lena Kokkaliari (guitarist, director and editor of Il Fronimo), and Yuri Santangelo (guitarist, winner of the 2025 Rospigliosi Competition).