International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin

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Jury and winner 2014

The International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin is a competition for classical guitarists from all over the world. It has been taking place in Berlin every two years since 2006 . The artistic director is the composer & guitarist Dang Ngoc Long .

Participants must not be older than 32 years. In addition to self-selected pieces of music, the participants must also be able to play certain compulsory pieces by heart.

To date, over 100 participants from different countries have taken part in the competition. B. from Germany , Brazil , England , Poland , New Zealand , Ukraine , Israel , Belarus , Russia , France , Bulgaria , Belgium , Taiwan , Spain , Thailand , Chile , Slovenia , South Korea , Ireland , Japan , Vietnam , Denmark , Austria , Peru , Colombia , USA , Portugal , ...

Award winners

  • 2006
    • 1st prize: Shiri Coneh (Israel)
    • 2nd prize: Noriyuki Masuda (Japan)
    • 3rd prize: Karoline Kumst (Germany)
    • 3rd prize: Gaku Yamada (Japan)
Poster Competition 2016


  • 2008
    • 1st prize: Ekachai Jearakul (Thailand)
    • 2nd prize: Mateus Dela Ponte (Brazil)
    • 3rd Prize: Nohyoung Lee (South Korea)


  • 2010
    • 1st prize: Chia-wei lin (Taiwan)
    • 2nd prize: Bilodid Denys (Ukraine)
    • 3rd prize: Claire Sananikone (France)


  • 2012
    • 1st prize: Claire Sananikone (France)
    • 2nd prize: Igor Dedusenko (Belarus)
    • 3rd prize: Nejc Kuhar (Slovenia)
    • Special award: Svetoslav Kostov (Bulgaria) (Best presentation of compositions from Dang Ngoc Long)


  • 2014
    • 1st prize: Jakob Bangsø (Denmark)
    • 2nd prize: 2nd prizeYaroslav Makarich (Belarus)
    • 3rd prize: 3rd prizeDimitry Zagumennikov (Russia)


  • 2016
    • 1st prize: Niklas Johansen (Denmark)
    • 2nd Prize: An Tran (Vietnam / USA)
    • 3rd prize: Francesco Scelzo (Peru / Italia)
    • Special Prize: Yaroslav Makarich (Belarus)

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