Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society
2025-26 Concert Season
Founded in 1967 as not-for-profit 501c3, The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society (PCGS) has been a community of members of all ages and accomplishments dedicated to supporting and encouraging classical guitar activities throughout the Delaware Valley.
Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition 2026
…and the winners are….
| Youth Division Winners | Adult Division Winners |
| 1st prize – Ruqi Jiang 2nd prize – Damian Gadiyak 3rd prize – Lucca Farkas | 1st, Peter Segal Prize – Xingxing Yao 2nd prize – Nattakarn Kijarattanakarn 3rd prize – Adrian Montero |
Many thanks as well to our jury members!
Ross Mann, Competition Director; Dan Boring, Allen Krantz, Ben Lougheed, Leonard Ranallo, Emiliano Pardo-Tristan, Alberta Khoury.
The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society is a community of guitar enthusiasts of all ages and accomplishments dedicated to encouraging the appreciation, study, and performance of classical guitar music in the Greater Philadelphia Region.
We are proud to announce that PCGS is a recipient of this year’s Creative Sector Flex
Fund! Thanks to @philaculture and @pennsylvaniacouncilonthearts for supporting 80
incredible arts and culture organizations across. Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Our programs a also partially funded thanks through “The Powering of the Arts” initiative
The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society is proud to share that we’ve been awarded the Advancement of Music grant from The Presser Foundation! 🎼 These funds will allow us to continue PCGS’s mission to bring guitar music to the local communities in the Greater Philadelphia region. Thank you to everyone who made this possible! #advancementofmusic #thepresserfoundation #pressgrant
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