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.Classical Guitar Magazine official website: No. 391, Fall 2018 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).Sześć Strun Świata Magazine: archive of the official website The issue also included an interview.
Marko often performs with orchestras, having more than ten concertos for guitar and orchestra in his repertoire.Marko Topchii official website: 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 FestivalAlexander Frauchi International Guitar Competition and Festival: website 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"International Guitar Competition Paris Guitar Foundation: website Concours International de Guitare "Paris Guitar Foundation" 3rd Paris France 2019 1stQingdao International Guitar Art Festival Closing, an article by People's Network Qingdao International Guitar Art Festival and CompetitionQingdao International Guitar Art Festival and Competition: website 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"Paris International Guitar Festival, International Guitar Competition: website 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 1stBudapest International Guitar Competition: winners, an article by Xinhua Budapest International Guitar CompetitionBudapest International Guitar Competition: website 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 CompetitionSilesian Guitar Autumn, Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition: website 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 BiasiniInternational Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini: website 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 1stDaejeon International Guitar Competition: winners Daejeon International Guitar CompetitionDaejeon International Guitar Competition: website 대전국제 기타 콩쿠르 7th Daejeon South Korea 2015 1stInternational Classical Guitar Competition Gredos San Diego: winners, a Digital Melómano magazine article International Classical Guitar Competition Gredos San Diego Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Clásica Gredos San Diego 5th Madrid Spain 1stGuitar Competition in Pays Tarnais: award ceremony video on Flamenco Pour Tous Association YouTube channel Guitar Competition in Pays TarnaisGuitar Competition in Pays Tarnais: website Concours de Guitare en Pays Tarnais 4th Albi France 1stJoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition: 2014 winners JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto CompetitionJoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition: website 6th Buffalo, NY US 2014 1stTaiwan International Guitar Festival & Competition: 2014 winners (official Facebook page post) Taiwan International Guitar Festival & CompetitionTaiwan International Guitar Festival & Competition: website 臺灣國際吉他藝術節暨大賽 Taipei Taiwan 1stInternational Guitar Festival China Changsha: 2014 open group winners (official blog) International Guitar Festival China ChangshaInternational Guitar Festival China Changsha: website 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 1stInternational Guitar Competition "Ruggero Chiesa - Città di Camogli": 2014 winners, an article by Levante News International Guitar Competition "Ruggero Chiesa - Città di Camogli"International Guitar Competition "Ruggero Chiesa - Città di Camogli": website Concorso internazionale di chitarra "Ruggero Chiesa - Città di Camogli" 7th Camogli Italy 1stJakarta International Guitar Competition: 2014 winners, an article by Mahidol University Jakarta International Guitar Festival and CompetitionJakarta International Guitar Festival and Competition: website 1st Jakarta Indonesia 1stGendai Guitar magazine (paperback) report, including 2013 winners Tokyo International Guitar CompetitionTokyo International Guitar Competition: Japan Federation of Guitarists website 回東京国際ギターコンクール