Andrzej Grygier won Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition
28 October 2024
We have just met the winners of Jan Edmund Jurkowski International Guitar Competition, held as part of the 19th Silesian Guitar Autumn 2024 in the City of Tychy!
By the decision of the jury this year’s winner is Andrzej Grygier from Poland.
The winner of the first prize received:
– a financial award of EUR 5.000
– voucher – discout 50% for case worth 1355 EUR
– an Adrian Kobza concert guitar with case worth 16000 PLN
– recitals at guitar festivals in the following cities: Balatonfüred 2025 (Hungary), Bratislava 2025 (Slovakia), Kutná Hora 2026 (Czech Republic), Krynica-Zdrój 2024 (Poland), Olsztyn 2025 (Poland), Tychy 2026 (Poland)
The winner of the second prize is Marcin Kuźniar from Poland, who received:
– a financial award of EUR 2.500
The winner of the third prize is Tomasz Radziszewski from Poland who received:
– a financial award of EUR 1.000
In addition, special prizes were awarded:
– Martinez Premium TORRES 1889 Guitar with a case valued at 8,570 PLN, sponsored by INTERTON CLASSIC – Andrzej Grygier
– Altamira Romantic Guitar, model Sor, valued at 2,999 USD, sponsored by QUENA World of Instruments – Andrzej Grygier
– Recital sponsored by the Guitar Society in Freiburg (Germany) – Marcin Kuźniar
– Recital sponsored by the Academy of Music in Katowice – Marcin Kuźniar
– Recital sponsored by the Katowice Miasto Ogrodów Institution in Katowice – Marcin Kuźniar
– Solo concert with the ARCHETTI Chamber Orchestra sponsored by ATElier of Culture in Jaworzno – Marcin Kuźniar
The winners also received in-kind prizes funded by:
– D’Addario
– Quena Music Shop / luthier guitars
– König & Meyer
– Altamira guitarras
– ADA-MUSIC
– Seis Cordas – Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
We would like to thank all the participants. We are happy that we were able to meet the 19 of them personally, and we congratulate the final six on their performance with AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy.
We also hope that in two years we will meet you again here, in Tychy, as the participants of our competition, its winners, or winners of partner competitions.
Congratulations to the winners!
