JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition information
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JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition
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Awarded for
Excellence in Classical Guitar Performance
Location
Buffalo, New York
Country
US
Hosted by
WNED-FM, WNED-TV, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, President - JoAnn Falletta, Artistic Directors - Joanne Castellani, Michael Andriaccio
Reward(s)
1st Prize $10000, Fleur de Son Classics contract, concert with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
First awarded
2004
Last awarded
2018
Website
JoAnn Falletta Competition
The JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition is a competition for classical guitarists from all over the world.[1] The competition was launched in 2004 by PBS member stations WNED-FM, WNED-TV and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO). It was named in honor of the BPO's music director, 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 three absolute winners of the competition who won all possible awards (1st Prize, Musicians Favorite Award, and Audience Favorite Award): 2004: Marcin Dylla (Poland),[2] 2014: Marko Topchii (Ukraine)[3] and 2016: Anton Baranov (Russia).
^Official competition web page
^The Buffalo News: Guitarist from Poland steals audience hearts, Gold medal
^The Buffalo News: Talent galore as Ukraine’s Topchii hits peak in Falletta guitar finals
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Marcin Dylla (Poland),[2] 2014: 
Marko Topchii (Ukraine)[3] and 2016: 
Anton Baranov (Russia).