International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin

International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin 2012

The International Guitar Competition & Festival, Berlin, is a competition for classical guitarists from all over the world.^[1] The art director is the composer and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long.^[2]

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

Winners

The Winners from 2012

• 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)

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• 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)

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• 2014:
  • 1. Prize: Jakob Bangsø (Denmark)
  • 2. Prize: Yaroslav Makarich (Belarus)
  • 3. Prize: Dimitry Zagumennikov (Russia)

Jury

The Jury of the International Guitar Competition 2012

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 and Claire Sananikone.

References

1. Festival's website
2. Dang Ngoc Long's website

Gitarrenverein Berlin-Germany Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum

Berlin-Information

Video Jakon Bangso (Denmark) (1st prize Competition 2014)

Берлин 2014