GuitarFest received 52 applications and the performance level was very high. Due to the high level and a few instances of tied point totals, the jury has chosen 18 semifinalists as opposed to the originally scheduled 15. The semifinalists of the Salzburg GuitarFest International Competition are as follows (listed in alphabetical order): Pedro Rogério Aguiar Luis Benitez Alba Utkan Aslan Martina Barlotta Ziemek Bućko Dóra Cserenyec Daniel Egielman Jesse Flowers Cristian Gramesc Stephanie Jones Kun (Alan) Liu Stefan Koim Andrés Madariaga Antero Pellikka Hoang Khang Pham Katarzyna Smolarek Pedro Villegas Zuzanna Wężyk