Marcin Dylla is a Polish
classical guitar
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ist who has won over fifteen
international classical guitar competitions
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.
He was born in
Chorzów
Chorzów ( ; ; ) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa ...
, Poland, and took lessons at the Ruda Śląska Music High School, attended the
Academy of Music in Katowice, and academies in
Basel
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,
Freiburg
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, and
Maastricht
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. His teachers included
Oscar Ghiglia
Oscar Alberto Ghiglia (13 August 1938 – 3 March 2024) was an Italian classical guitarist.
Biography
Early years
Born in Livorno to an artistic family – his father and grandfather were both famed painters, his mother an accomplished pianis ...
,
Carlo Marchione, and Sonja Prunnbauer.
In 2007, he won the gold medal at the international hosted by the
Guitar Foundation of America
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in Los Angeles, California.
See also
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Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition
The "Michele Pittaluga" International Classical Guitar Competition is an annual music competition for classical guitarists held in Alessandria, Italy. It was founded in 1968 and has earned an international reputation, entering membership of the Wo ...
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JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition
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References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Maastricht Academy of Music alumni
People from Chorzów
Polish classical guitarists
Polish musicians
21st-century Polish guitarists
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