The Competition
Juuso Nieminen
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Juuso Nieminen was born in Finland in 1979 and began to play guitar at nine years old in the Vantaa Music Institute. In 1998 he began his professional studies at the Turku Music Academy and in 2007 received his Soloist's Diploma with highest marks from the Sibelius Academy. In 2006 he won first prizes in the Alhambra Competition in Spain and the Heinsberg International Competition in Germany in 2007. In 2003 and 2008 he received second place in the Michele Pittaluga Competition in Italy, and in 2008 he completed his Master's degree at the Sibelius Academy.
