Miami International GuitART Festival Returns: February 15-22, 2026

FIU Wertheim School of Music presents the eleventh edition of Miami International GuitART Festival at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center from February 15-22, 2026. The festival will celebrate Miami’s Latinx heritage an extraordinary group of artists from Latin America and around the world in 10 concerts, 5 masterclasses, 6 lecture/workshops, and a luthiers expo. The festival concerts will kick off on February 15 with virtuoso Cuban guitarist Rene Izquierdo on February 15 and will continue with Venezuelan virtuoso guitarist Luis Zea, Turkish virtuoso guitarist/composers Celil Refik Kaya and Mesut Özgen, Indian bansuri virtuoso Deepak Ram, Hande Cangökçe, Caribbean Dreams with Hector Molina (cuatro, guitar), Luciana Kube (cuatro, voice), Elvis Martínez (double bass) and Guillermo Faccioli (voice), Italian Maestro Mastrini’s piano & guitar duo, Cuban 19th century music specialist Liamna Pestana, and Brazilian jazz specialist Freddie Bryant.

More info at migf.fiu.edu