2012 Koblenz International Guitar Competition Winners
The 2012 Koblenz Guitar Festival was held May 21-28, 2012. There were three rounds of free choice music — 10, 15, and 30 minutes. Competitors could not repeat pieces from round to round.
The Competition Winners
First Place: Not Awarded
Second Place: Chia-Wei Lin (Taiwan)
Third Place: Anton Baranov (Russia)
Giuseppe Zinchiri (Italy) won the Premio Joaquín Rodrigo award for the best interpretation of a work by Joaquín Rodrigo.
Watch Chia-Wei Lin Play
Watch Anton Baranov Play
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Peter
Interesting to see that no 1st place was awarded.
This is often the sign of a good competition! Only if the playing level is high enough, is the first place awarded.
I mean… the 1st place winner would have won (amonst many other things) a concert in Carnegie Hall New York City and ten concerts in Germany!
If the playing level is not there, the 1st prize is simply not awarded.
Frank
Some competition news:
Winners of the “5th International Guitar-Competition Iserlohn” 2012 are:
1. Artyom Dervoed (Russia)
2. Chia-Wei Lin (Taiwan)
3. David Dyakov (Bulgaria) and Fabian Freesen (Germany) — tied
4. Sabrina Vlaskalic (Serbia)
Prize for the best interpretation of a work by Bach was awarded to: Mateus Dela Fonte (Brazil)
link
Frank
Oh and the winners of the “International Guitar Competition Nürtingen 2012” are:
1. Tal Hurwitz
2. Fabian Freesen
3. Aleksi Rajala
link