JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition

The JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition is a competition for classical guitarists from all over the world.[1] The competition was launched in 2004 by PBS member stations WNED-FM, WNED-TV and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO). It was named in honor of the BPO's music director, JoAnn Falletta. It was the world’s first concerto competition for classical guitarists with accompaniment by a full symphony orchestra. The art directors are Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio (Castellani-Andriaccio Duo) and Donald K. Boswell (President and CEO, Western New York Public Broadcasting).

JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition
JoAnn Falletta Competition Logo
Awarded forExcellence in Classical Guitar Performance
LocationBuffalo, New York
Country US
Hosted byWNED-FM, WNED-TV, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, President - JoAnn Falletta, Artistic Directors - Joanne Castellani, Michael Andriaccio
Reward(s)1st Prize $10000, Fleur de Son Classics contract, concert with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
First awarded2004
Last awarded2018
WebsiteJoAnn Falletta Competition

To date there have been only three absolute winners of the competition who won all possible awards (1st Prize, Musicians Favorite Award, and Audience Favorite Award): 2004: Marcin Dylla (Poland),[2] 2014: Marko Topchii (Ukraine)[3] and 2016: Anton Baranov (Russia).

Rules
  • The competition has occurred every two years since 2004, always in the city of Buffalo, New York.
  • The participants have to play required pieces and freely chosen pieces from memory.
  • The finals of the competition are taking place in the Kleinhans Music Hall, a National Historic Landmark with exquisite acoustics and a large seating capacity of 2,839. It is the largest known concert hall that hosted the final of the classical guitar competition.
  • In addition to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places there are three special awards: Audience Favorite Award and Musicians Favorite Award. While the Audience Favorite is a quite common award in the public music competitions, the Musicians Favorite Award is representing the professional recognition of the orchestra member musicians. The William and Carol Greiner Award, new for 2018, is awarded to the competitor(s) advancing to the final round with a recently composed, lesser-known work from the repertoire list.[4]

Winners

[5]

  • 2018
    • 1. Prize: Bokyung Byun (South Korea)
    • 2. Prize: Tengyue Zhang (China)
    • 3. Prize: Congyi Zhang (China)
    • Musicians Favorite Award (Special prize): Bokyung Byun (South Korea)
    • Audience Favorite Award (Special prize): Tengyue Zhang (China)
    • William and Carol Greiner Award (Special prize): Congyi Zhang (China)
  • 2016
    • 1. Prize: Anton Baranov (Russia)
    • 2. Prize: Andras Csaki (Hungary)
    • 3. Prize: Alec Holcomb (USA)
    • Musicians Favorite Award (Special prize): Anton Baranov (Russia)
    • Audience Favorite Award (Special prize): Anton Baranov (Russia)
  • 2014 [3][6]
  • 2012 [7]
  • 2010 [8]
  • 2008 [9]
  • 2006 [10]
    • 1. Prize: Pablo Garibay (Mexico)
    • 2. Prize: Masao Tanibe (Japan)
    • 3. Prize: Isaac Bustos (USA)
    • Musicians Favorite Award (Special prize): Pablo Garibay (Mexico)
    • Audience Favorite Award (Special prize): Masao Tanibe (Japan)
  • 2004 [2]

Jury

References
  1. Official competition web page
  2. The Buffalo News: Guitarist from Poland steals audience hearts, Gold medal
  3. The Buffalo News: Talent galore as Ukraine’s Topchii hits peak in Falletta guitar finals
  4. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra: JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition
  5. JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition: History
  6. JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition: 2014 winners
  7. The Buffalo News: Turkish guitarist wins Falletta competition; Celil Refik Kaya takes big chances with selection of intense performance pieces
  8. The Buffalo News: Russian 'Tsar of the Guitar,' 28, places first in Falletta competition
  9. The Buffalo News: Plucking a guitar champ Uruguayan is winner of Falletta Competition
  10. The Buffalo News: Guitar contest winner found Buffalo worth a return trip Pablo Garibay defeats natives of Nicaragua, Japan in Falletta's international competition
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