Maria-Ilinca Prigoană
Maria-Ilinca Prigoană
Maria-Ilinca Prigoană is a 18-year-old guitarist from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, studying classical guitar under the tutelage of Viorela Chiș and Biro Lajos at the Sigismund Toduță Music College. She began her guitar journey at the age of 9 and has since amassed over 30 awards in both national and international guitar competitions. Notable accolades include 1st Prize at the International Classical Guitar Competition Talente în Afirmare (2020), 1st Prize at the National Classical Guitar Competition Treptele Chitarei (2020, 2021, 2023), and 1st Prize at the Transilvania Youth Guitar Competition (2023). Maria-Ilinca also received 2nd Prizes at the "Harmonia Cordis" International Youth Guitar Competition (2021), the Pleven Guitar Festival (2021), and the National Olympiad of Instrumental Performance, Vocal Interpretation, and Music Theory (2023), as well as a 3rd Prize at the International Classical Guitar Competition in Sinaia (2023).
Her relentless pursuit of excellence has led her to participate in numerous masterclasses with some of the finest artists, performers, and educators in the guitar world.