Marcin Dylla is a Polish

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ist who has won over fifteen

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. He was born in

Chorzów Chorzów ( ; ; german: link=no, Königshütte ; szl, Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population ...

, Poland, and took lessons at the Ruda Śląska Music High School, attended the Academy of Music in Katowice, and academies in

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...

, and

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. His teachers included

Oscar Ghiglia Oscar Alberto Ghiglia (born 13 August 1938) is 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 pianist – Oscar Ghig ...

Carlo Marchione Carlo Marchione is a classical guitarist from Italy and was born in Rome, Italy in 1964. He teaches at the Maastricht Academy of Music (Netherland), leading one of the most appreciated guitar classes of Europe. Biography In the course of his c ...

, and Sonja Prunnbauer. In 2007, he won the gold medal at the international hosted by the

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in Los Angeles, California.

Awards and honors

He won first place in the following international guitar competitions: * 1996 Edmund Jurkowski memorial, Tychy (Poland) * 1997 Tredrez-Locquemeau (France) * 1998 Karl Scheit, Vienna (Austria) * 1999 Liechtenstein * 2000

Alhambra International Guitar Competition The Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Alhambra (English: Alhambra International Guitar Competition) is a biannual competition for classical guitarists which takes place at the Palau de la Música in Valencia, Spain , image_flag = B ...

, Valencia (Spain) * 2000 Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra di Gargano, Gargnano (Italy) * 2001 Forum Gitarre, Vienna (Austria) * 2001 Sernancelhe (Portugal) * 2001

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 ...

, Alassandria (Italy) * 2002 Joaquin Rodrigo, Madrid (Spain) * 2000 Almeria (Spain) * 2002 Crete (Greece) * 2002 H.R.H. Princess Cristina, Madrid (Spain) * 2003 Markneukirchen (Germany) * 2003 Rene Bartoli, Aix-en-Provence (France) * 2004

JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition The JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition is a competition for classical guitarists from all over the world. The competition was launched in 2004 by PBS member stations WNED-FM, WNED-TV and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ...

, Buffalo, New York * 2004 Printemps de la Guitare, Charleroi * 2006 Aranda de Duero (Spain) * 2007 Guitar Foundation of America, Los Angeles, California

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* 1976 births Living people Maastricht Academy of Music alumni People from Chorzów Polish classical guitarists Polish guitarists Polish musicians 21st-century guitarists {{Classical-guitarist-stub

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