Gen Matsuda
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)
Web links
- Personal website (Japanese)
- Short biography on HearJapan (English)
personal data | |
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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 |