The Gran Final of the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition 2011 was held in Asuncion, Paraguay on the 4th of December, 2011.
Three finalists took to the stage in front of a thousand spectators and an internationally acclaimed members of the jury to perform works by the great Paraguayan guitarist composer Agustin Pio Barrios.
The Russian Anton Baranov played first, then came Tariq Harb originally from Jordan, and finally the Chinese born Chen Chuan played his set.
The jury consisted of Artistic Director of the Competition Eduardo Fernandez, Brazilian guitarist Fabio Zanon, conductor composer and pianist Lito Barrios, American guitarist Martha Masters, and Japanese guitarist Yasuji Ohagi.
Final Results:
Audience Choice Award: Tariq Harb
1st Prize: Tariq Harb and Chen Chuan
2nd Prize: Anton Baranov
3rd Prize: Not awarded
The monetary First Prize Award was not shared; both Tariq Harb and Chen Chuan took the full monetary prize for the award.
Here is the competition website for more information:
www.barriosworldwide.com
Here are some press releases:
http://www.music.utoronto.ca/about/news/news1211.htm?DateTime=6345920442
http://www.abc.com.py/nota/estilos-diferentes-fueron-premiados-en-el-fes
http://www.paraguay.com/musica-espectaculos/un-chino-y-un-jordano-ganan-
http://www.abc.com.py/nota/chen-chuan-y-tariq-harb-ganaron-el-barrios-co
http://www.ultimahora.com/notas/486239-Dos-concertistas-son-los-ganadore
http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1025574
http://www.ultimahora.com/notas/486699-Guitarristas-del-Premio-Barrios
Here is a summary video of Tariq Harb’s set in the final round:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdbJjixyz2U