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International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini (cciMB)
Overview
International guitar competition for soloists under 35 held in Basel roughly every three years (6th edition 2024), with a final concerto round with the Sinfonieorchester Basel. Next edition announced for 2027.
- Organiser
- Association International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini (Basel)
- Instruments
- Guitar
- Category
- Solo guitar
- Age limits
- Under 35 (2024: born on or after 1 January 1989)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Application form plus CV, video link, programme, fee receipt, ID and photo sent by e-mail; signed form by post. Fee EUR 80 (2024).
Rounds & time limits
- Preliminary: unedited video, 15–20 min
- Semi-final (public): up to 30 min
- Final: concerto with Sinfonieorchester Basel
Repertoire
2024: video including Milhaud 'Segoviana'; semi-final recital incl. a commissioned work by Helena Winkelman, a movement from the final concerto and a pre-1900 work; final: Winkelman piece plus Rodrigo 'Fantasía para un gentilhombre' or Villa-Lobos Guitar Concerto.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Gérard Abiton
- Marco Vinicio Carnicelli
- Jinhee Kim
- Alberto Martelli
- Pablo Márquez
- Stephan Schmidt
- David Tanenbaum
- Walter Zanetti
Prizes
- 1st prize: EUR 12,000 plus concerts in Bologna and Basel
- 2nd prize: EUR 5,000
- 3rd prize: EUR 3,000
Past editions
- 2024 — Basel source
1st: Virgile Barthe (France); 2nd: Torrin Williams (United Kingdom); 3rd: Filippos Manoloudis (Greece)
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source