Guitar Forum 2021

The third Prague Guitar Forum started at 11th of September in Prague and online. The forum is an established event for exchange and education of guitar teachers and performers. Due to corona restrictions not all contributions to the forum were not held as presence event. But the organizers made it possible to continue the tradition… Read More »The third Prague Guitar Forum started at 11th of September

Déirdre Cooper, medical practitioner, specialist in neurology gave an interesting online-contribution on stage fright, enriched by her own experience as a therapist. In complementing her presentation she answered questions and gave good advice, as to focus on the music, maintain a positive attitude, be positive motivated to perform the program. One should never concentrate on… Read More »How to overcome stage fright?

The guitar concert of Tilman Hoppstock was a spectacular event in the spectacular venue of the Baroque Refectory at the Dominican Convent. Hoppstock played pieces from different composers and few of his own compositions (program see below). He earned an almost never ending applause and gave three encores. A great part of the audience were… Read More »Concert of Tilman Hoppstock

Pavel Drbal, rehabilitation physician, demostrated several physiological problems of guitarists and how to prevent them.  Together with a guitar player he tested several attitudes and explained, which one is better as the other. With film materials of famous classic guitarists, he commented which features of their presentation are good or even problematic from the physiological… Read More »Pavel Drbal – Physiology of a classical guitarist