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What a wonderful program and excellent performance! I've heard some of these pieces performed by him and he always plays them differently. This is the highest level of skill and musical intelligence. I was very impressed that the concert was broadcast online. Few people have such courage to play such a complex program live. Bravissimo, Mark!

Tuning in late. Not gonna lie, I’m interested to hear the performances after reading the many disagreeing comments.

I can't wait to see Leonela on tour! Congrats!!!!

Marco is like a fly, he flies wherever there is a competition? So annoying! All old songs, no improvement in skills, but more and more competitions! Is it for money or for internet fame? Every game he wins is a consolation prize (sympathy for Ukraine being invaded). This is actually disrespectful to music. GFA is playing politics, it should stop!

one point is COMPLETELY wrong in what he presents. probably more... the string does NOT travel across the flesh. it travels across 2 points of the nail up to the release point (only 1)

Young guitarists today defy (and demolish) conventional wisdom about what can or cannot be played on our instrument. When I was studying classical guitar in my youth I would not have hesitated to call stupid someone at the sole mention that the parts of Bach´s BWV 826 played so masterfully played here would some day be included in concert repertoire. This is so amazing to listen to! My warmest congratulations to this generation of guitarists, and my admiration to Maestro Topchii!!!

Bravissimo Marko!

O Brasileiro Lucio estava lendo a primeira vista? eu acredito que pela regulação da competição, as peças deveriam ser todas memorizadas.

Listen carefully, Marko Topchyi's technique is not clear, grainynot , not a good player. GFA won because of the tragedy of the war in Ukraine! GFA is a policy organization of the Democratic caucus! Not a fair jury of the arts!

Bravo leonela ,artistic personality!!

Wow! I can't believe it, I mean Ren didn't win...

😂😂😂. My ranking: francisco Luis, Hao Yang, Dragos Ilie, Leonela Alejandro.

It is possible to have the title of the pieces?

Let’s face it, the decision is not going to affect anyone’s career, there are many, many who play equally well.

Amigos, esta es una celebración para la guitarra. Al final del día, solo unos pocos recibirán premios, pero ustedes pueden seguir la carrera del guitarrista que más les guste. Estoy feliz de que existan estos eventos que apoyan a guitarristas de todo el mundo, y pienso que la mejor forma de agradecer es disfrutándolos. Leonela se adueñó del escenario, Hao fue electrizante, Dragos interesante, y Luis mostró una gran sensibilidad. Maravillosos guitarristas que nos regalaron una competencia de alto nivel. Disfruté de cada uno de ellos, incluso de aquellos que no pudieron avanzar. Estuvieron estupendos. ¡Muchas felicitaciones y gracias!

Como brasileira preciso expressar minha alegria ao ver uma peça de Paulo Belinatti, músico genial, tocada por todos os concorrentes. Excelente escolha! Bravo!

Bravo Leonela!

Félicitations à tous! Formidables!

Beautiful ❤

The Maw piece, while impressive in length etc. is not the most likeable of pieces, as are many 20th and 21st century pieces written for the classical guitar...with the purpose of being 'serious' music...often rasguego-fuelled, referential, rhetorical and even ironic....the guitar responds better with love, IMHO.....with its limited dynamic range, when presented with large compositional canvases of sound the classical guitar can often 'lose' the listener...

They all played the notes, Drago played the MUSIC

I see everybody wanted to see Dragos or Hao Yang winning this competition But I knew that was very hard You see, Hao Yang has been winning competitions like crazy these last years Dragos has also win so many of them So I think it was really hard for them to be 1st place here

Tomasz...Excellent on a Ramirez old school. Great orchestra-like performance. Full of colours and dynamics.

Perhaps the GFA would be wise to allow the people to vote on the final four.

Master guitarist

men when a woman wins gfa: 😖 all jokes aside, it's normal for people to have different opinions. what is not normal is to try bring the winner and jury down just because you don't agree with the result. Leonela deserves only congratulations for this huge accomplishment! and before y'all come for me, know i'm not up for the debate x

After listening to the 4 finalists I think all of them were great, but in the end what I can really hear (read) is a huge bunch of cry babies. These are young artists doing their best to express their artistry in a classical guitar competition. All of your derogatory comments what can really do is discourage other future artist to take seriously their careers. Also, if your judgement comes exclusively from what you can hear from an online audio source.......my best advise for all of you is to work hard and see if you can make it to be part of the jury for next year. Now, you can go and call the manager.

I will never respect the decision last night when the GFA did not recognize Dragos Illie for first or second place. I was not just dissatisfied: I was utterly shocked.

Lucraram com a sapatao

Francisco Luis...

Who won?

Did anyone catch the name of the set piece composer? Nicholas Rocha?

Hao Yang's set piece is the best among all the finalists, you should listen to how she ends the song!

Four incredible good players. Congrats to all of them! Does anyone know what guitar Hao Yang and Francisco Luis plays?

Congratulations to all! Bravo Leonela! Wish you all the best! Classical guitar future is in good hands :)

Dragos wonderful ❤

Hao’s music of memory was so good

The winner, Leonella, and 3rd place, Dragos seemed to have performed on the same guitar. His tone struck me as much fuller and, well, beatiful. Subjective ofc

Dragos ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ N1 !!!!

What is going on?! Is GFA decaying like everything else in the US? This is the first time I don't agree with the decision at GFA. Firstly, Tomasz didn't get to the finals which is ridiculous, secondly, given the finals that we have Dragos was better. "You have no ears! No eyes!"

2:01:30 Leonela Alejandro ❤❤❤

Nearly every year they get it wrong. It should have been Dragos.

ABSOLUTE NONSENSE! WE WANT JUSTICE! GFA is a scam. Boycott GFA. They really oughta justify the winners. The jury is deaf.

Amazing

Let’s go leo!

*Hao Yang* • 34:35 J.S. Bach - _Toccata from Keyboard Partita No.6, BWV 830_ • 45:21 Nicholas Maw - _Music of Memory_ • 1:06:47 Paulo Bellinati - _Coco de Alagoas_ *Francisco Luís* • 1:13:49 Sergei Rudnev - _The Old Lime Tree_ • 1:21:51 Dušan Bogdanović - _Guitar Sonata No.4_ _Appassionato, ritmico, rubato, meno_ _Lento, rubato_ • 1:29:42 Paulo Bellinati - _Coco de Alagoas_ • 1:35:27 Johann Kaspar Mertz - _’Liebeslied’_ from _Bardenklänge, Op.13_ • 1:40:40 Alexander Tansman - _Pièce en forme de passacaille_ *Leonela Alejandro* • 2:03:02 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - II. _Tal para qual_ from 24 _Caprichos de Goya, Op.195_ • 2:07:25 Manuel María Ponce - _Thème varié et finale_ • 2:16:46 Paulo Bellinati - _Coco de Alagoas_ • 2:23:05 Leo Brouwer - _Variations on a theme by Django Reinhardt_ *Dragos Ilie* • 2:38:06 Francesco da Milano - _Ricercar No.34, ‘La compagna’_ • Béla Bartók - _Sonatina, Sz.55_ (arr. W. Kanengiser) 2:41:37 I. Bagpipers 2:43:26 II. Bear Dance 2:44:19 III. Finale • 2:46:39 Paulo Bellinati - _Coco de Alagoas_ • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - _Guitar Sonata in D Major, Op.77, ‘Omaggio a Boccherini’_ 2:52:18 I. Allegro con Spirito 2:57:08 II. Andantino, quasi canzone 3:02:18 III. Tempo di Minuetto 3:06:14 IV. Vivo ed Energico • 3:10:27 Dizzy Gillespie - _A Night in Tunisia_ (arr. R. Dyens) 4:01:58 Results

Someone please tell us the jury members who made this decision

Какой прекрасный музыкант! Именно музыкант, а не только гитарист

Congrats, Dragoș!