Viseu International Guitar Competition
This bi-annual competition started in 2013 and it’s interspersed with the Viseu International Piano Competition. Together they bring attention to this small but culturally rich city of Portugal by hosting world-class participants and award the best of the best.
Prizes
1st Prize – 8.000€
+ A Kohno Sakurai Guitar Mastro-RF model valued at 8300 €
+ A concert at the International Guitar Festival of J. K. Mertz – Bratislava (2020)
+ A concert at the 14th Viseu Spring Music Festival (2021)
+ A concert at Ciclos de Recitais CMP/CMSM – Porto
2nd Prize – 3.000 €
3rd Prize – 1.500 €
Audience Award – 500€
Prize for the Best Portuguese Contestant – 500€
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Previous years: winners
1st Viseu Int. Guitar Competition Winners (2014)
1st Prize – Xavier Jara (U.S.A)
2nd Prize – Bogdan Mihailescu (Romenia)
3rd Prize – Marko Topchii (Ukraine) e Jérémy Peret (France)
Audience Award – Marko Topchii (Ukraine)
2nd Viseu Int. Guitar Competition Winners (2016)
1st Prize – Davide Giovanni Tomasi (Italy)
2nd Prize – Marko Topchii (Ukraine)
3rd Prize – Raphael Feuillatre (France)
Audience Award – Davide Giovanni Tomasi (Italy)
Best Portuguese Guitarist – Ruben Bettencourt (Portugal)
3rd Viseu Int. Guitar Competition Winners (2018)
1st Prize – Marko Topchii (Ukraine)
2nd Prize – Gian Marco Ciampa (Italy)
3rd Prize – Nicola Montella (Italy)
Audience Award – Marko Topchii (Ukraine)
Honorable Mention – Taiki Matsumoto (Japan)
Best Portuguese Guitarist – João Robim Rocha (Portugal)