Alieksey Viann was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 1975 and took up the guitar at age eight. He began formal musical studies at age tewlve. He has achieved international recognition by winning top prizes in many of the world's most important music competitions and is a regular guest performer and teacher in several music festivals. He has performed in more then ten countries throughout Europe and the Americas in prestigious concert halls such as Carnegie Hall in New York and Sao Paulo's Sala Ester Mesquita. His repertoire ranges from classical guitar solos, chamber works and concerti, to jazz and brazilian music.

2nd Prize
Xufei Yang China

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3rd Prize
Lydia Danihelova Slovak Republic

Lydia Danihelova was born in 1975 in Bratislava in the Slovak Republic. She studied at the Bratislava Conservatory with Professor Jozef Zsapka before moving to Austria to study at the university for Music in Vienna with Professor Walter Wurdinger. She has won prizes in international competitions in Austria and Poland.

4th Prize
Marco Tamayo Cuba

Born in 1973 in La Havana, Cuba, Marco Diaz Tamayo began his musical education at the age of three under his father's tuition. Between the ages of six and ten, Tamayo was featured on various national television programs and was already winning youth competitions. In 1983, at the age of ten, he performed his first Recitals in Bulgaria and the former East Germany. After receiving his diploma from the National School in Cuba, Tamayo began studying that the music University of La Havana. At the same time he continued talking unofficial lessons from the Cuban Master Leo Brouwer. He has won prizes in international competitions in Italy, Spain, Austria, and Cuba.www.marcotamayo.com