"We sponsor the talent and the hard work which goes with accomplishment and this Competition offers these young musicians an opportunity to display their effort and their talent". With these words, Mr. Roberto Rodríguez Orro, General Manager of Ibercisa Deck Machinery referred to the company's sponsorship of the 5th City of Vigo Violin and Cello Competition. 

This 5th edition of the City of Vigo Violin and Cello Competition, organized the Galician Association of String Instruments (AGIC) with collaboration of the Town Council and Ibercisa Deck Machinery, will be held from the 2th - 5th December in Vigo in the Musical Conservatory in the Castro. Students come from all over Spain and Portugal and the Jury is Presided over by Maximino Zumalave, Associate Conductor of the Royal Galician Philharmonic Orchestra.

Held in Vigo, the Competition features a gala concert during which the previous years' winners will play the work of their choice as soloist with the orchestra from the Vigo senior music Conservatory ever keen to cooperate with this type of event, thereby offering these young musicians the opportunity of a unique orchestral experience. See www.agic.org.es