A total of 22 young guitarists from among 10 y 24 years from Romania, Italia, Spain, Mexico, Germany, South Korea and Russia meet 22 al 24 November at the Joaquín Rodrigo Superior Conservatory of Music in Valencia to participate in the final phase of the Alhambra Junior International Guitar Competition (CIGA Junior). Under the artistic direction of guitarist José Luis Ruiz del Puerto, The Competition is organized by the Alhambra Guitarras Foundation in collaboration with the Valencia Conservatory of Music, and its main objective is the promotion of this instrument and its artists, with a special interest in supporting education and young people.
The choice of the Higher Conservatory of Valencia as the setting for this edition is not a coincidence, since the center bears the name of one of the authors who has given the guitar the most prestige and international visibility.: Master Joaquín Rodrigo.
According to Ruiz del Puerto, “This Competition constitutes a unique platform at an international level to promote the youngest guitar students, since it gives them the opportunity to enter the world of guitar at an almost professional level and begin to take their first steps in it.. Given the situation we are experiencing at the moment due to the serious consequences of Dana in our province, we doubted to carry it out, But finally we think that the best way to honor those affected is to continue with the Contest and offer them, through music, a little peace and comfort in the face of the catastrophic situation they are experiencing.”.
Contest Program
This eleventh edition will begin on Friday 22 November at 19 hours with an opening concert by Japanese guitarist Sohta Nakabayashi, winner of the 9th CIGA Junior, in which she will perform works by Ida Presti, Joaquin Rodrigo, Joaquín Malats, Leo Brouwer, Lopez Quiroga, Isaac Albeniz, Frederic Chopin and Francisco Tárrega. The quality of the Japanese performer is backed by prestigious international awards as well as by intense concert activity in Europe., United States and Japan.
He Saturday 23 at 10 hours the final tests of the different categories will begin. In category A, Aimed at guitarists up to 10 years old Tudor Anastasia will participate (Romania), Lola Marin Martinez (Spain), Heribert Puig Gutiérrez (Spain) and Amelie Rosales Ascension (Mexico), while in B (until 13 years) Teodor Aolariti will do it (Romania), Citlali Sophie Bravard Varela (Mexico), Adrian Leon Ruger (Spain), Axel Bastián Rosales Ascensión (Mexico) and Tarek Yahyaoui Marín (Spain). At 11 hours will be the turn of the guitarists registered in category C (until 17 years) in which Tudor David will participate (Romania), Francesco Gigliotti (Italia), Nacho Marquez Alemañy (Spain), Sergio Haziel Montalvo Castañeda (Mexico), Konstantin Schloesser (Germany) and Asier Torre García (Spain).
Finally the performers of category D (until 24 years) will act from 12:30 hours and from 16:30 hours: Matvei Anchugin (Russia), Eduardo Constantin Caravana (Romania), Matthew Hornig (Germany), Hayoung Lee (South Korea), Gonzalo Peñalosa Biedma (Spain), Mario Pino Mateos (Spain) and John Edwin Tangarife Duque (Spain).
Finally, the winning guitarist of category D, will add to the previous awards the performance of five concerts sponsored by the Verona International Guitar Festival (Italia), the Pepe Romero Guitar Festival of Malaga, the Alhambra Guitars Foundation, the Rust-Austria International Guitar Festival at the Vienna Musikverein and RC Strings on the occasion of its 50 Birthday. In addition, will record a professional video presentation to disseminate his artistic career.
