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XVI Certamen Internacional “Arrasate Hira 2008”, Gipuzkoa - Spainby Rob Howard |
The Arrasate Hiria XVI competition took place in Gipuzkoa, in the Basque region of Northern Spain from December 5th to 9th. Sixteen Contestants from around the world competed in the renowned XVI Certamen Internacional “Arrasate Hira International Accordion Competition, representing 10 different countries. The International jury was made up of: Cao Xiao-Qing (China), Matti Rantanen (Finland), Claudio Jacomucci (Italy), Stefan Hussong (Germany) and Carlos Iturralde (Spain). Prizes were awarded as follows in each of the four categories: XVI Certamen Internacional Arrasate Hira 2008: 1st - Nikola Tanaskovic - Serbia (3,600 Euros and a series of concerts in 2009) 2nd -Terhi Sjöblom - Finland (1,800 euros) 3rd - Lulu Wang – China (900 Euros) Senior Category: 1st – Cristina Cortina Farràs 2nd – Nerea Pérez Beltrán 3rd – Blai Navarro Garcia Junior Category: 1st – Helena Sousa Estevez 2nd – Maria Mogas Gensana 3rd – Mikkel Cerrada Laurrauri Infant Category: 1st – Lore Amenabar Larrañaga 1st – Nestor Gascue Mateo 2nd – Asier de Miguel Anaut 3rd – Maite Miqueleiz Berrade |