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International Guitar Competition and Festival Berlin

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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.

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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, Colombia, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

Winners

  • 2006
  • 1. Prize: Shiri Coneh (Israel)
  • 2. Prize: Noriyuki Masuda (Japan)
  • 3. Prize: Karoline Kumst (Germany)
  • 3. Prize: Gaku Yamada (Japan)
  • 2008
  • 1. Prize: Ekachai Jearakul (Thailand)
  • 2. Prize: Mateus Dela Ponte (Brazil)
  • 3. Prize: Nohyoung Lee (South Korea)
  • 2010
  • 1. Prize: Chia-wei lin (Taiwan)
  • 2. Prize: Bilodid Denys (Ukraine)
  • 3. Prize: Claire Sananikone (France)
  • 2012:
  • 1. Prize: Claire Sananikone (France)
  • 2. Prize: Igor Dedusenko (Belarus)
  • 3. Prize: Nejc Kuhar (Slovenia)
  • Special Prize: Svetoslav Kostov (Bulgaria) (Best presentation of compositions from Dang Ngoc Long)
  • 2014:
  • 1. Prize: Jakob Bangsø (Denmark)
  • 2. Prize: Yaroslav Makarich (Belarus)
  • 3. Prize: Dimitry Zagumennikov (Russia)
  • 2016:
  • 1. Prize: Niklas Johansen (Denmark)
  • 2. Prize: An Tran (Vietnam)
  • 3. Prize: Francesco Scelzo (Peru)
  • Special Prize: Yaroslav Makarich (Belarus) (Best presentation of compositions from Dang Ngoc Long)
  • Jury

    Past members of the international jury include (Dang Ngoc Long), Inge Wilczok, Daniel Wolff, Daniel Göritz, Lubomir Dshokow, Jürgen Buch, Karin Leo, Thomas Bruns, Shiri Coneh, Uta Schlegel, Emil Petrov, Ekachai Jearakul, Chia-wei lin, Claire Sananikone and Jakob Bangsø

    References

    International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin Wikipedia