From 19/20 - 24 August 2024 the International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini-cciMB & Festival will be back in Basel, Switzerland, for its 6^th edition. Hosted by the prestigious Musik-Akademie Basel (MAB), the competition will see its semifinalists compete for a chance to win the top prize of € 12 000.- and concert opportunities in Switzerland and Italy. The total prize money is € 20 000.-. The cciMB 2024 is now open to applications for the preliminary round, held by an online video selection, which will require the performance of a 15 -20 min program including one set piece: Segoviana for Guitar Op. 366 (1957) by Darius Milhaud. The final round will feature a concerto for guitar accompanied by one of Switzerland’s most important orchestras: the Sinfonieorchester Basel. A new composition, written by the Swiss violinist Helena Winkelman, is a required piece for both the semifinal and final round. The well-established cciMB Jury will be joined in Basel by the Argentinian guitarist Pablo Marquez, a highly sought-after classical guitar teacher at the MAB, and cciMB 2018 finalist Jinhee Kim from South Korea, since April 2021 professor of guitar at the Trossingen University of Music, Germany. The application deadline is 31 January 2024. See Registration requirements and Rules and regulations for more detailed information.