Gen Matsuda

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Gen Matsuda ( Japanese 松田 弦 , Matsuda Gen ; born July 16, 1982 in Kōchi Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese guitarist .

life and career

Gen Matsuda is a graduate of Waseda University , a student of Takayuki Matsui , Noboru Muraji , Tomonori Arai and has attended master classes with Oscar Ghiglia , Shinichi Fukuda , Norio Sato , Stefano Grondona , Zoran Dukic , Ricardo Gallen and others. a.

In 2009 he became the first Japanese to win the Tokyo International Guitar Competition in eleven years.

Awards

  • 2000: First prize at the 25th GLC Student Guitar Competition (Organizer: Guitar Leaders Club, Japan)
  • 2003: First prize at the 11th Nagoya Guitar Competition (Organizer: Chubu Nippon Guitar Association, Nagoya, Japan)
  • 2004: First prize at the 50th Kyushu Guitar Competition (Organizer: Kyusyu Guitar Music Association, Kyushu, Japan)
  • 2005: First prize in the 23rd competition for Spanish guitar (Organizer: Japan Association for Spanish Guitar, Japan)
  • 2006: First prize in the 37th competition for classical guitar (Organizer: Nihon Guitarisuto Kyokai, Japan)
  • 2009: First prize at the 9th Asia International Guitar Competition (Organizer: Thailand Guitar Society, Bangkok, Thailand)
  • 2009: First prize at the 52nd Tokyo International Guitar Competition (Organizer: Japan Federation of Guitarists, Japan)

CD

  • GENIUS (2009)　

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personal data
SURNAME Matsuda, Gen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 松田 弦 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese musician
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Kochi Prefecture , Japan