«Guitar Magic» Academies

Guitar Magic Academies are unique educational projects for everyone who lives the classical guitar. During the eight years of the academies' existence, hundreds of participants from different cities and countries have visited this atmosphere of inspiration, music and growth. Here, everyone gets the opportunity not only to learn, but also to experience the guitar — day, night, on stage and in informal communication with the masters.

Academies are held in a cozy country house in the Leningrad region, where only guitarists live. Full immersion, nature, concerts, workshops, live communication - all this creates the very "guitar magic" for which the participants come back again and again.

The main goals of the Academies are the development of skills, the search for inspiration, the strengthening of the guitar community and the exchange of live experience between musicians of different generations and levels.

🌿 Summer Guitar Academy

Six days filled with music, knowledge and inspiration.

The Summer Academy is the tradition that started it all. Over the years of its existence, 16 academies, more than 720 master classes and 200 participants from Russia and abroad have been held.

Guitarists of all ages and levels come here every year, from young students to professional musicians.

There is no learning from scratch, but there is honest feedback, real practice and a powerful impetus for development.

In the program:

  • three concerts by teachers and a concert by participants,
  • three individual master classes with each teacher,
  • live lectures and workshops,
  • quizzes, socializing, evening meetings,
  • and, of course, a signature barbecue in an informal setting.

❄️ Winter Guitar Academy

The Winter Academy is held annually from January 4 to January 8 and is designed for professionally oriented guitarists.

This is the time to hone your technique, stagecraft, and act out the program in a chamber-like but demanding atmosphere.

Participants are expected:

  • daily concerts with teacher feedback,
  • master classes and consultations from experienced concert musicians,
  • morning warm-up exercises for the development of technique based on Anatoly Izotov's unique technique,
  • new formats like technical battles that make the process both rewarding and adventurous.


The main value of the winter Academy is honest professional criticism and individual solutions for each participant.

⚡ Intensive «Guitar Magic»

Four days of full immersion in music and self-study techniques.

Intensive is designed for guitarists over the age of 12 who have at least five years of experience playing the instrument.

Participants are waiting for:

  • two master classes with each teacher,
  • developing an individual development plan for each musician for the coming year,
  • participants' concert with discussion and feedback, 
  • program analysis.


This is a format where in a short time you can get the most out of it, build a system of classes and feel confident on stage.

The philosophy of Guitar Academies

There are no random people in Guitar Magic Academies — those who really love the guitar come here. Here they teach not only how to play, but also how to feel music, find your own sound, understand the stage and yourself.

Each Academy is a small world where friendships, ideas, duets and new creative plans are born. And everyone leaves here a little different — with new knowledge, inspiration and the feeling that the guitar really has magic.

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International guitar festival and competition "Guitar Magic" in memory of Alexey Alekseevich Khorev in St. Petersburg