The winners of the 13th Selection of Young Guitarists for Concerts, which took place in Parma on 27 and 28 April 2012 within the 14th International Guitar Festival "Niccolò Paganini” are:

Gian Marco Ciampa (Italy)

Jearakul Ekachai (Thailand)

The jury, composed of some of the most important international guitarists and musicians, such as Francisco Bernier (Spain), Tomasz Kandulski and Sandra Haniszewska (Poland), Martín Madrigal (Mexico), Sándor Papp (Hungary), Christian Saggese and Giulio Tampalini (Italy) selected these guitarists as the winners of this year’s competition.

Those of you interested in having one of these two guitarists within your concert seasons or festivals (paying their travel and accommodation expenses only) can contact Solares Fondazione delle Arti – Music Department at: musica@solaresdellearti.it or +39 (0)521 992044.