The list of competitions for classical guitar names well-known (international) competitions for classical guitar . Some background information about the history and the participants of the guitar competitions is provided beforehand.
The guitar did not play a role in musical competitions until the end of World War II .
In Japan , the first guitar competition, today the "Tokyo International Guitar Competition", was held in 1949 and the Modern Japan Guitar Federation was founded in Tokyo . It was initially organized as a national competition, not held in 1954, 1955 and 1956 and only continued with the 6th competition in 1957. Since the 25th competition in 1982 it has been an international competition.
The first international guitar competitions in Europe were initiated and promoted by the virtuoso Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia in the 1950s . In 1956 he succeeded in integrating the guitar discipline into the renowned international music competition Concours de Genève .
In the 1960s, initiated by Andrés Segovia, two European competitions emerged that are still active today.
In 1967 the "International Guitar Competition Francisco Tárrega" started in Benicàssim and
1968 the “Competition Premio Città di Alessandria” in Alessandria , which was renamed in 1995 due to the death of its founder in the “International Classical Guitar Competition Michele Pittaluga”.
In France , the "Concours International de Guitare" was organized by ORTF (now Radio France ) between 1959 and 1990 . The competition was founded on the initiative of Robert J. Vidal, deputy producer of the French radio station. In 2007 a new competition, the “Concours International de Guitare Classique Robert J. Vidal”, was launched in Barbezieux in his honor.
In Italy , Giuliano Balestra initiated the “Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Fernando Sor” in Rome in 1972 and the city of Gargnano has been organizing the “Incontri Chitarristici dI Gargano” since 1973, supplemented by an International Classical Guitar Competition since 1976.
In 1982, the Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition was launched in the United States . It soon became one of the most coveted awards for classical guitarists and helped popularize classical guitar playing in the United States.
In 1985, the "European Year of Music", the "Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Andrés Segovia" was founded in La Herradura (now a district of Almuñecar ) in honor of the maestro.
Since the 1990s, many more international classical guitar competitions have been launched worldwide (see list of competitions for classical guitar). At the same time it was possible to raise the general level of the guitar competitions.
Many classical guitar competitions now take place during guitar festivals and the competitions are increasingly being attended by the interested public.
By recording the competition rounds and posting them on Internet video portals such as YouTube , as well as online streaming, the interested public can follow the competitions worldwide, which improves the neutrality and public acceptance of the jury's decisions.
Competitor
In the international classical guitar competitions, the typical age of the participants is between 18 and 35 years. Some competitions have no age restrictions.
The participants in the youth competitions can usually be up to 25 years old.
As a result of the increased number of competitions, some participants have won an unusually high number of first prizes (more than 15) in professional competitions, including that of the Ukrainian guitarist Marko Topchii (41 competitions) and the Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla (19 competitions).
List of competitions for classical guitar
The list shows the name of the competition, the country, the location and the official website for each continent and can be sorted according to these columns.
Australia
