Saturday, April 13, 2013

YouTube Video: Gen Matsuda's Performance of "Sonata" of Leo Brouwer Wins 1st Prize in 2013 Guitar Competition at Ville d'Antony, France

Leo Brouwer (1939), Afro-Cuban Guitarist, Composer and Conductor, is featured at AfriClassical.com. His "Sonata" was a required piece at this year's International Guitar Competition, April 3-6, 2013, at Ville d'Antony, France. 

YouTube video (13:15) of Guitarist Gen Matsuda of Japan, who won 1st Prize



14th International Guitar Competition 
Ville d'ANTONY, FRANCE
Since 2000, in parallel of "Les Rencontres internationales de la guitare", an international guitar competition has been organized. During three days, contestants from all over the world are gathered together. The competition is open to guitarists from any nationality without any age limit. 

An important place is given to creation as every year we ask a contemporary composer to write a new piece for the competition : Eric Pénicaud (2013), Roland Dyens (2011), Carlos Moscardini (2011), Eric Tanguy (2010), Léo Brouwer (2009), Sébastien Vachez (2008), Jean-Baptiste Devillers (2007), Adrien Politi (2006), Jean-Michel Ferran (2005), Diogènes Rivas (2004), Eduardo Martin (2003), Juan Falu (2002), Philippe Lemaigre (2001), de Alain Mitéran (2000). 

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