Guitar Foundation News
2025 IYC Results!
Congratulations to these amazing young guitarists whose skill and artistry were nothing short of astounding in their final round performances for the 21st edition of the GFA’s International Youth Competition. Our esteemed judges had the difficult task of whittling it down to only four per division, and then ranking them by their final round videos. Thanks to all who participated for their preparation and courage in sharing their music with us, this was a stunning final round!
2) Catherine Huo, Age 13 (Canada) 3) Seoyun Park, Age 14 (South Korea) 4) Justin Chen, Age 13 (USA) IYC Senior Division (Ages 15-18) 1) Guanru Li, Age 16 (China)
2) Haruka Lee, Age 17 (Japan/South Korea) 3) Chuyuan Huang, Age 17 (China) 4) Yiyi Li, Age 15 (China)
The Guitar Foundation of America 2025 ICAC results are in!
Rose Augustine Grand Prize:
Virgile Barthe (France)
2nd Place:
Muxin Li (China)
3rd Place:
Manuel Toucinho (Portugal)
4th Place:
Andrzej Grygier (Poland)
Congratulations to all of the incredible finalists for their hard work, perseverance, and masterful artistry. You have truly risen the bar of what can be achieved.
We look forward to seeing everyone in Denver at the 2026 GFA convention!
2025 IEC Results!
We are excited to announce the results of the GFA 2025 International Ensemble Competition! We had so many wonderful competitors - the juries were certainly impressed. We thank everyone for participating, and for all of your hard work preparing for the competition. Bravi!
It is a pleasure to present you with the winners of the IEC:
1st Place: Bluvenduo (Canada/China) - Sebastian Robles, Zhanxiang Shi
2nd Place: Daniyah Guitar Duo (Switzerland) - Alice Brandão, Maja Kralj
3rd Place: Striago (Italy) - Mario Strinati, Pietro Agosti
4th Place: Roxane Elfasci & Baptiste Erard (France)
Warmly,
Michael Kagan
International Ensemble Competition Artistic Director