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JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, is a competition for classical guitarists from all over the world.〔(Official competition website )〕 Competition was launched in 2004 by PBS member stations WNED-FM, WNED-TV and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO). Named in honor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director, the 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). To date there have been only two absolute winners of the competition who won all three possible awards (1st Prize, Musicians Favorite Award and Audience Favorite Award): 2004: Marcin Dylla (Poland)〔(The Buffalo News: Guitarist from Poland steals audience hearts, Gold medal )〕 and 2014: Marko Topchii (Ukraine).〔(The Buffalo News: Talent galore as Ukraine’s Topchii hits peak in Falletta guitar finals )〕 ==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 two special awards: Audience Favorite Award and Musicians Favorite Award. While the Audience Favorite is quite common award in the public music competitions, the Musicians Favorite Award is representing the professional recognition of the orchestra member musicians. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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