Performers from around the world came together on Sunday, September 15 to take part in Adelaide Guitar Festival’s Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition final.
Young Taek Jo from South Korea won first prize taking home $10,000, a highly coveted Jim Redgate guitar worth $23,000 and an invitation to perform at an upcoming Adelaide Guitar Festival. Sotiris Anathasiou from Greece and Nene Yokomura from Japan took out second and third prize respectively.
Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition winner Young Taek Jo “It was a thrill to win first prize at Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition, I would like to thank the team who put the competition together and to all the talented competitors involved. I look forward to returning to Adelaide to perform at a future Adelaide Guitar Festival.”
The 2024 Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition attracted entrants from around the world including South Korea, Japan, France, Australia, U.S.A, Spain, Malaysia and Germany. Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition is the most prestigious guitar competition in the southern hemisphere and has provided career launching opportunities for 11 incredible young guitarists, since it began as part of Adelaide Guitar Festival in 2010. This includes 2023 winner Deion Cho, who performed on Saturday, September 14 at Dunstan Playhouse with virtuoso Xuefei Yang.
Adelaide Guitar Festival Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan:
“I would like to congratulate Young Take Jo from South Korea who competed against an exceptional group of guitarists from around the world to win first prize at this year’s Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition. A huge thanks to the international and Australian participants who travelled to Adelaide to take part and as we continue to be every year, we were blown away by the level of talent involved.”
Earlier this year, it was announced that Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition had become a member of the prestigious World Federation of International Music Competitions. The federation is currently comprised of over 110 international musical competitions and other institutions serving young musicians. Based in Geneva, the Federation is a member of the International Music Council of UNESCO.
Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation, through the generosity of its donors, proudly supports this prestigious competition, providing a platform for emerging global talent to shine while giving South Australians the opportunity to experience world-class performances.
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