The Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Alhambra (English: Alhambra International Guitar Competition) is a biannual competition for classical guitarists which takes place at the Palau de la Música in Valencia, Spain.

Established in 1990 by Manufacturas Alhambra S.L. of Muro de Alcoy, Alicante, Spain, a well-known manufacturer of Spanish guitars, in order to mark their 25th anniversary,[1] the event has since become one of the most prestigious awards for young guitarists. Participation is restricted to those of 35 years or younger, and previous first prize winners may not re-enter the competition in later years. There is a substantial monetary prize, with lesser amounts for the other finalists. In recent years the Concurso Alhambra has additionally awarded a Public's Prize as well as special prizes aimed at the promotion of Spanish composition for the guitar. The audience is open to members of the public.

List of Previous Winners

YearFirst PrizeSecond PrizeThird PrizeFinalist
2016Andrea González CaballeroSpainMarko TopchiiUkraineMircea-Stefan GogonceaRomaniaIsabel Sánchez MillánSpain
2014Ali ArangoCubaAnton BaranovRussiaHugo Molto MedinaSpainThomas ViloteauFrance
2012Kyuhee ParkKoreaEmanuele BuonoItalyEmerson SalazarChileAndrea GonzálezSpain
2010Rafael Aguirre MiñarroSpainSrdjan BulatCroatiaJorge CaballeroPeruFernando Espí CremadesSpain
2008Irina KulikovaRussiaEsteban EspinozaChileIsaac BustosNicaraguaLi Meng YiChina
2006Juuso NieminenFinlandAnders Clemens OienNorwayBertrand PietuFranceAlí Jorge Arango MarcanoCuba
2004Goran KrivokapicSerbia and MontenegroMarco TamayoCubaJohan FostierBelgiumDavid Martínez GarcíaSpain
2002Graham Anthony DevineGreat BritainJosé Antonio Escobar OlivosChileGoran KrivokapicYugoslaviaGrzegorz KrawiecPoland
2000Marcin DyllaPolandFotis KoutsothodorosGreeceJohan FostierBelgiumGraham Anthony DevineGreat Britain
1998Ricardo Jesús Gallen GarcíaSpainMarcin DyllaPolandNangialai NashirAfghanistanDae-Kun JangSouth Korea
1996Denis AzabagićBosnia HerzegovinaZoran DukicNetherlandsNuria Mora FernándezSpainNoneNone
1994Iván Rijos GuzmánPuerto RicoDenis AzabagićBosnia and HerzegovinaAntonio Manuel Duro HerreraSpainMaría Dolores Gutiérrez ViloriaSpain
1990Eduardo Baranzano FernándezUruguayMargarita García EscarpaSpainCarlos Oramas CabreraSpainAlexander Sergei RamírezGermany

References

  1. ↑ "XI Alhambra International Guitar Competition". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
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