Vietnam International Finger-style Guitar Festival to open

The Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2018 will take place at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi on August 25.

Poster of the festival
Poster of the festival

This is the fourth time that the festival has taken place in Vietnam.

This year’s event features performances by six finger-style guitarists from around the world, including Huang Chia-Wei from Taiwan (China), Andres Godoy (Chile), Claus Boesser Ferrari (Germany), Ryohei Shimoyama (Japan) and Tom Lumen (Hungary).

With the participation of international artists from many countries, the festival promises to be an impressive cultural exchange event.

In addition, the performances of the international artists will help to promote the development of finger-style guitar playing in Vietnam.

The festival is part of the International Finger-Style Guitar Festival (IFSGF) and comprises of a series of international finger-style guitar concerts. The annual event has been held in Asia since 2010.