Junhong Kuang Wins ARD International Music Competition for Guitar

Junior Junhong Kuang, a student of Manuel Barrueco, tied for the highest prize awarded for guitar in the 66th ARD International Music Competition in Munich. The jury did not award a first prize; Kuang tied for second and won the Audience Prize. He will perform with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) on Friday, September 15 at 8:00 pm, at Philharmonie Gasteig. The concert will be broadcast live online and on BR-KLASSIK radio, the public-service radio broadcaster in Munich. See the video of his performance in the finals. The competition included over 40 participants from all over the world, many of them winners of past international competitions. The ARD International Music Competition is held by the German public broadcasting consortium.