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International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin

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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, Colombia, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Belarus, Ukraine, Brazil, South Korea, France...

Winners

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  • 2006
    • 1. Prize: Israel Shiri Coneh (Israel)
    • 2. Prize: Japan Noriyuki Masuda (Japan)
    • 3. Prize: Germany Karoline Kumst (Germany)
    • 3. Prize: Japan Gaku Yamada (Japan)
  • 2008
    • 1. Prize: Thailand Ekachai Jearakul (Thailand)
    • 2. Prize: Brazil Mateus Dela Ponte (Brazil)
    • 3. Prize: South Korea Nohyoung Lee (South Korea)
  • 2010
    • 1. Prize: Taiwan Chia-wei lin (Taiwan)
    • 2. Prize: Ukraine Bilodid Denys (Ukraine)
    • 3. Prize: France Claire Sananikone (France)
  • 2012:
    • 1. Prize: France Claire Sananikone (France)
    • 2. Prize: Belarus Igor Dedusenko (Belarus)
    • 3. Prize: Slovenia Nejc Kuhar (Slovenia)
    • Special Prize: Bulgaria Svetoslav Kostov (Bulgaria) (Best presentation of compositions from Dang Ngoc Long)
  • 2014:
    • 1. Prize: Denmark Jakob Bangsø (Denmark)
    • 2. Prize: Belarus Yaroslav Makarich (Belarus)
    • 3. Prize: Russia Dimitry Zagumennikov (Russia)
  • 2016:
    • 1. Prize: Denmark Niklas Johansen (Denmark)
    • 2. Prize: Vietnam An Tran (Vietnam)
    • 3. Prize: Peru Francesco Scelzo (Peru)
    • Special Prize: Belarus Yaroslav Makarich (Belarus) (Best presentation of compositions from Dang Ngoc Long)
  • 2020:
    • 1. Prize: Belarus Yaroslav Makarich (Belarus)
    • 2. Prize: Thailand Chinnawat Themkumkwun (Thailand)
    • 3. Prize: Italy Luca Romanelli (Italy)
    • Special Prize: Vietnam Nhu Khanh Dao (Vietnam) (Best presentation of compositions from Dang Ngoc Long)

Jury

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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

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