partnerships

The Festival runs reciprocal partnerships with competitions and festivals to give young musicians experience on stage. Winners of partner competitions perform in Gümüşlük, and GFA students perform at partner events.

Since 2017 the Festival has been an official partner of the Orchestra’Sion Piano Competition in Istanbul. Its winners give a concert at the Festival every year, and one GFA student is chosen to give a recital in Istanbul.

On 8 August 2026 Teppei Kuroda (Japan), winner of the Orchestra’Sion competition, and Attila Szaniszló (Hungary), winner of the Princess Lalla Meryem competition, performed at the Ancient Quarry.