Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Francesc Tàrrega
The Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition ( valence : Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Francesc Tàrrega ; Spanish : Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Francisco Tárrega ) is a music competition for classical guitar. It has been held annually in August or September since 1967 in the city of Benicàssim ( Valencia region ) in honor of the composer Francisco Tárrega . The competition will award prizes for the entire program and a special prize for the best interpretation of Francisco Tárrega's work. The competition is organized by the municipal cultural administration ( Ajuntament de Benicàssim ).
Among the winners of the competition are Grammy winner David Russell and other internationally renowned artists such as Raphaella Smits , Ana Vidović , George Vassilev , Graham Anthony Devine , Marco Tamayo and Wolfgang Lendle .
literature
- Denis Azabagić: On Competitions: Dealing With Performance Stress. Mel Bay Publications, Pacific MO 2003, ISBN 0786671289 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
Web links
- Official website (Spanish / Valencian)
- Presentation of the cultural administration (Valencian)