Jörg Holzmann
Born in 1985, Jörg Holzmann received his first guitar lessons at the age of seven. From 2005 to 2011 he studied classical guitar with Prof. Johannes Monno, chamber music with Sofia Kaltchev, and jazz guitar with Werner Acker at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart.
In 2011 he graduated with the highest mark possible. He has taken part in masterclasses with distinguished guitarists such as Leo Brouwer, Carlo Marchione, Judicael Perroy, Zoran Dukic, William Kanengiser, Berta Rojas, Olaf van Gonnissen, and David Russell. He has received prizes at the German youth music competition Jugend musiziert and has participated in international festivals including Forum Gitarre Wien, International Guitar Festival Split, International Guitar Festival Veria, and Guitar Festival Calcutta.
Performing at Siccas Guitars
The classical guitar demands not only technical mastery but a sustained engagement with a repertoire spanning five centuries — from the Renaissance lute music that preceded the instrument, through the great Romantic and nationalist schools, to the contemporary works written for today's leading players. Every guitarist who appears at Siccas Guitars brings their own path through this landscape, shaped by their teachers, their competitions, and the specific musical tradition they have chosen to inhabit.
