Daekun Jang
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Who is Daekun Jang?
Daekun Jang is a young guitarists of his generation from Korea. He began his guitar studies at the age of 13 in Seoul, Korea. Later, he moved to Spain and became a student of Manuel González at the Escola Luthier d´Ars Musicals of Barcelona. He then continued his studies with Jose Tomas at the Óscar Esplá Conservatory Superior of Music in Alicante, where he won the Extraordinary Prize. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Jang continued his studies with the world-renowned guitarist Oscar Ghiglia in Konzertklasse at Musikhochschule in Basel, Switzerland, obtaining the Solisten Diplom. He also studied basso continuo with lutenist Peter Croton at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He has attended seminars and master classes with Gustav Leonhardt, Erika Schneidr, Hopkinson Smith, Gerardo Arriaga, and György Kurtág.
From 1993 until 2003, Daekun Jang has won more than 20 prizes at various guitar competitions, among them first prize at the Luys Milan International Guitar Competition in Spain, the Kukulcan International Guitar Competition and the Zarautz International Guitar Competition. His awards also include the Maria Canals International Guitar Competition, the Fernando Sor International Guitar Competition, Printemps de la Guitare International Competition, the Ciudad de Coria International Guitar Competition, the Sernancelhe International Guitar Competition, the Villa de Puente Genil International Guitar Competition, the Segovia International Guitar Competition and the Julian Arcas International Guitar Competition.
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