BY GERALD GARCIA  This was the 7th Festival in Changsha, which saw a marked increase in international participants over previous years. The Competition The competition was a main feature, and there were over 30 participants from around the world taking part. This made the Changsha Festival the largest competition in China in 2018, a vast improvement on the previous year’s showing, in view of the valuable prizes awarded. Two of the finalists had already appeared in the final of this … Continue reading Report from 7th Changsha International Guitar Festival: Xuefei Yang, Xavier Jara, Duo Melis, A New Piece from Brouwer, and More