Marko Topchii

Marko Topchii ( ; born January 7, 1991) is a classical guitarist from Ukraine. Topchii has won more than 100 awards worldwide in the international classical guitar competitions in the professional category. Among them, 57 first places in the competitions in the United States, Mexico, Australia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Ukraine.

Early life and education Marko Topchii was born in 1991 in Kyiv, Ukraine, to a family of musicians. Нe started studying the guitar at the age of four with Volodymyr Homenyuk and later with Borys Belsky.

He graduated from the Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts under Prof. Volodymyr Dotsenko, Merited Artist of Ukraine in 2011. In 2016, Topchii completed a three-year postgraduate program at the Petro Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine in Kyiv under Prof. Yuri Aleksik, Merited Artist of Ukraine.

He completed the professional studies program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under Prof. Judicaël Perroy in 2019. Topchii entered the master soloist programme at the Geneva University of Music under Prof. Judicaёl Perroy in 2022.

Career As a multi-award-winning classical guitarist, orchestra soloist, and concertist, Marko has won over 100 awards worldwide in international classical guitar competitions in the professional category. Among them, 57 first places.

In the fall of 2018, he appeared on the cover of issue No. 391 of the Classical Guitar Magazine: Marko Topchii, Perennial Prize Winner. The issue also included the interview: Marko Topchii, Inside the World of One of the Most Successful and Widely Travelled Competitors.

In 2017, he appeared on the cover of the issue No. 12 of Polish classical guitar magazine Sześć Strun Świata (Six Strings of the World). The issue also included an interview.

Marko often performs with orchestras, having more than ten concertos for guitar and orchestra in his repertoire. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Salle Cortot (Paris), Yamaha Ginza Hall (Tokyo), and Tchaikovsky Hall (Moscow). Topchii was an official D'Addario artist from 2012 to 2023. Topchii is an official Augustine Strings artist since 2023.

Awards Topchii has won many awards worldwide in the international classical guitar competitions in the professional category.

To see the actual list, please look at the tables below:

Summary:1st prizes 2nd prizes 3rd prizes Special prizes Total 57 26 21 25 129

First prizes PrizeNameEditionLocationYear Competition Native Town Country 1st Tino Andersen International Guitar Festival Competition 1st Bergen Norway 2024 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition 40th New York, NY US 2023 Lagonegro International Guitar Festival, International Classical Guitar Competition "Premio Angelo Gilardino" Festival Internazionale della Chitarra di Lagonegro, Concorso di Interpretazione di Musica per Chitarra del XX e XXI secolo "Premio Angelo Gilardino" 1st Lagonegro Italy Oslo Guitar Days Guitar Competition Oslo Norway International Guitar Competition City of Lagoa - Zé Gregório Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Cidade de Lagoa - Zé Gregório Lagoa Portugal Luxembourg Guitar Festival International Classical Guitar Competition Le Festival de guitare de Luxembourg Concours international de guitare classique Luxembourg Luxembourg 2022 Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition Certamen Internacional de Guitarra "Francisco Tarrega" 54th Benicàssim Spain 2021 International Martinez Guitar Competition Iserlohn Internationaler Martinez Gitarren Wettbewerb Iserlohn 10th Iserlohn Germany Alexander Frauchi International Guitar Competition and Festival Международный конкурс и фестиваль исполнителей на классической гитаре имени Александра Фраучи 7th Moscow Russia Altamira International Virtual Guitar Competition 年阿尔达米拉国际网络吉他比赛 2nd Hong Kong China Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 27th Koblenz Germany 2020 Dutch Guitar Foundation International Guitar Concerto Competition 2nd Groningen Netherlands 1st International Classical Guitar Competition Andrés Segovia Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Andrés Segovia 35th La Herradura Spain 1st International Guitar Competition "Paris Guitar Foundation" Concours International de Guitare "Paris Guitar Foundation" 3rd Paris France 2019 1st Qingdao International Guitar Art Festival and Competition 青岛国际吉他艺术节古典吉他公开赛 Qingdao China 1st Paris International Guitar Competition "Alberto Ponce" Concours international de guitare de Paris "Alberto Ponce" 1st Paris France 2018 Spring Music Festival, International Guitar Competition Festival de Música da Primavera, Concurso Internacional de Guitarra 3rd Viseu Portugal Miami International GuitART Festival and Concert Artist Performance Competition 1st Miami, FL US Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Classica Michele Pittaluga 50th Alessandria Italy 2017 1st Budapest International Guitar Competition Budapesti Nemzetközi Gitárverseny 2nd Budapest Hungary 1st Valle dei Laghi International Guitar Competition Concorso internazionale di chitarra classica Valle dei Laghi 1st Vezzano Italy Zagreb Guitar Festival and International Guitar Competition Zagreb Guitar Festival, Međunarodno Natjecanje Klasične Gitare 3rd Zagreb Croatia International Guitar Competition "Alvaro Mantovani" Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra "Alvaro Mantovani" 2nd Follonica Italy Singapore international Guitar Festival and Competition 7th Singapore Singapore 2016 Linares International Guitar Competition "Andrés Segovia" Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Ciudad de Linares "Andrés Segovia" 23rd Linares Spain Silesian Guitar Autumn, Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition Śląska Jesień Gitarowa, Konkurs Gitarowy im. Jana Edmunda Jurkowskiego 16th Tychy Poland Adelaide Guitar Festival and International Classical Guitar Competition 4th Adelaide Australia 1st International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini Concorso Chitarristica Internazionale Maurizio Biasini - cciMB 3rd San Francisco, CA US 1st Guitar Meetings in Gargnano - International Competition of Gargnano Incontri Chitarristici di Gargnano - Concorso Internazionale de Gargnano 41st Gargnano Italy Montenegro International Guitar Competition 10th Podgorica Montenegro International Competition "Young Virtuosos" Международен конкурс „Млади виртуози" 12th Sofia Bulgaria 1st Daejeon International Guitar Competition 대전국제 기타 콩쿠르 7th Daejeon South Korea 2015 1st International Classical Guitar Competition Gredos San Diego Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Gredos San Diego 5th Madrid Spain 1st Guitar Competition in Pays Tarnais Concours de Guitare en Pays Tarnais 4th Albi France 1st JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition 6th Buffalo, NY US 2014 1st Taiwan International Guitar Festival & Competition 臺灣國際吉他藝術節暨大賽 Taipei Taiwan 1st International Guitar Festival China Changsha 第三届中国·长沙国际吉他艺术节: 国际吉他比赛，公开组 3rd Changsha China 1st International Guitar Competition "Ruggero Chiesa - Città di Camogli" Concorso internazionale di chitarra "Ruggero Chiesa - Città di Camogli" 7th Camogli Italy 1st Jakarta International Guitar Festival and Competition 1st Jakarta Indonesia 1st Tokyo International Guitar Competition 回東京国際ギターコンクール 56th Tokyo Japan 2013 1st Annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival 12th Dallas, TX US 1st International Guitar Festival Sinaloa, International Guitar Competition Culiacán Festival Internacional de Guitarra Sinaloa, Concusro Internacional de Guitarra Culiacán 6th Culiacán Mexico 1st International Guitar Competition "Fernando Sor" Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra "Fernando Sor" 42nd Rome Italy 1st Festival Internacional de Guitare de Lausanne, International Guitar Competition "Victor Pellegrini" Festival Internacional de Guitare de Lausanne, Concours International de Guitare de Lausanne "Víctor Pellegrini" 1st Lausanne Switzerland 1st International Classical Guitar Festival "Claxica", Performance Competition Festival Internazionale di Chitarra Classica "Claxica", Concorso di Esecuzione 5th Castel d'Aiano Italy 1st International Guitar Competition "Ferdinando Carulli" Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra "Ferdinando Carulli" 4th Rome 2012 1st International Classical Guitar Competition Robert J. Vidal Concours International de Guitare Classique Robert J. Vidal 3rd Barbezieux France 2011 1st International Classical Guitar Competition and Festival of Sernancelhe Concurso e Festival Internacional de Guitarra Clássica de Sernancelhe 13th Sernancelhe Portugal 1st Liechtenstein Guitar Festival ligita, International ligita Guitar Competition Liechtensteiner Gitarrentage ligita, Internationalen ligita Gitarrenwettbewerb 6th Eschen Liechtenstein 1st International Guitar Competition "Ville d'Antony" Le Concours International de Guitare "Ville d'Antony" 12th Antony France 1st Guitar Art Festival Belgrade Serbia 1st International Competition of Guitar - Mottola, International Guitar Competition Festival Internazionale della Chitarra – Mottola, Concorso Internazionale di esecuzione per Chitarra 18th Mottola Italy 2010 1st International Guitar Festival and Competition Heinsberg Internationalen Gitarrenfestival und Internationalen Gitarrenwettbewerb Heinsberg 3rd Heinsberg Germany 2009 1st European Classical Guitar Competition "Enrico Mercatali" Concorso Europeo di Chitarra Classica "Enrico Mercatali" 6th Gorizia Italy 1st International "GuitAs" Guitar Art Contest Міжнародний конкурс гітарного мистецтва "ГітАс" 3rd Kyiv Ukraine International Guitar Competition "Dniprovski suzir'ya" Міжнародний конкурс гітарного виконавського мистецтва «Дніпровські сузір'я» Ukrainka 2008 1st International Festival of Guitar Music "Kiev" Міжнародний фестиваль гітарної музики "Київ″ 1st Kyiv 2007

Second prizes NameLocation Prize Competition Native Edition Town Country Year 2nd Alhambra International Guitar Competition Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Alhambra 16th Valencia Spain 2024 2nd Baltimore International Guitar Competition 1st Baltimore, MD US 2022 2nd Alhambra International Guitar Competition Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Alhambra 15th Valencia Spain Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition 39th Indianapolis, IN US Florida Guitar Foundation's International Classical Guitar Competition 4th Miami, FL 2020 Alexander Frauchi International Guitar Competition and Festival Festival International de Guitare en Béarn des Gaves 3rd Bearn France International Classical Guitar Competition Andrés Segovia Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Andrés Segovia 34th La Herradura Spain International Guitar Competition "Francisco Tarrega" Certamen Internacional de Guitarra "Francisco Tarrega" 52nd Benicàssim 2018 International Biennial Guitar Competition "Emilio Pujol" Concurso Internacional Bienal de Guitarra "Emilio Pujol" 19th Sassari Italy 2017 Alhambra International Guitar Competition Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Alhambra 8th Valencia Spain 2016 Spring Music Festival, International Guitar Competition Budapest International Guitar Competition Daejeon International Guitar Competition 대전국제 기타 콩쿠르 6th Daejeon South Korea 2nd International Guitar Competition "Francisco Tarrega" Certamen Internacional de Guitarra "Francisco Tarrega" 47th Benicàssim Spain 2013 2nd Asia International Classical Guitar Competition การแข่งขัน กีตาร์คลาสสิค เอเชีย นานาชาติ 13th Bangkok Thailand 2nd International Classical Guitar Competition "Stefano Strata-Città di Pisa" Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Classica "Stefano Strata - città di Pisa" 4th Pisa Italy 2nd International Guitar Festival & International Guitar Competition 5th Singapore Singapore 2011 2nd International Guitar Festival "Ciudad de Coria", "Ciudad de Coria" (Senior) Competition Festival Internacional de Guitarra "Ciudad de Coria", "Ciudad de Coria" (Senior) Certamen 14th Coria Spain 2010 2nd Calcutta International Guitar Festival & Competition 1st Calcutta India

Third prizes PrizeNameEditionLocationYear Competition Native Town Country 3rd The Hague — Altamira International Virtual Guitar Competition 1st The Hague Netherlands 2021 3rd Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition 38th Los Angeles, CA and Brussels US, Belgium Altamira International Virtual Guitar Competition International Classical Guitar Competition "Stefano Strata-Città di Pisa" Alexander Frauchi International Guitar Competition and Festival Spring Music Festival, International Guitar Competition International Classical Guitar Competition "Stefano Strata-Città di Pisa" International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini International Classical Guitar Competition "Julián Arcas" Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Clásica "Julián Arcas" 13th Almería Spain 3rd "Braunschweig Classic Open" International Music Competition 2nd Braunschweig Germany 3rd World Guitar Competition 4th Novi Sad Serbia 3rd International Classical Guitar Competition Guitarmania Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Clássica Guitarmania 6th Almada Portugal 2011 3rd International Classical Guitar Competition José Tomás - Villa de Petrer Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Clásica José Tomás - Villa de Petrer 10th Petrer 3rd Silesian Guitar Autumn, Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition International Guitar Competition "Francisco Tarrega" International Classical Guitar Competition Heitor Villa-Lobos Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Heitor Villa-Lobos 1st Salamanca Special prize for the best interpretation of a classical work Vienna Guitar Forum Forum Gitarre Wien 15th Vienna Austria 2010 Audience Award 8.574630 / 747313463077 As a winner of 40th Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition 2022 Carnival Contrastes Records CR202204 / 8435383691132 As a winner of 54th International Guitar Competition "Francisco Tarrega" 2018 Guitar Recital: Marko Topchii, Winner 2017, Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition(Laureate Series) Naxos Records 8.573963 / 747313396375 As a winner of 50th Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition canceled As a winner of 3rd Zagreb International Guitar Competition As a winner of 16th Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition (Silesian Guitar Autumn) 2016 Marko Topchii Fleur de Son Classics, Ltd. / dist. Naxos of America Inc. FDS58036 / 856092001360 As a winner of 6th JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition 610708-094982 / 610708094982 Highlights from the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta and various artists. Marko Topchii performing Heitor Villa-Lobos: Concerto pour Guitare et Petit Orchestra

Topchii has many video recordings on his official YouTube channel.