The International Guitar Competition & Festival, Berlin, is a competition for classical guitarists from all over the world. The art director is the composer and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long. The participants cannot be more than 32 years old and have to play required pieces and freely chosen pieces from memory. The competition has occurred every two years since 2006, always in the capital of Germany. To date there have been participants from many countries, including Austria, Belgium, Chile, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom , Vietnam and Denmark