Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Guitarist Marko Topchii, the 2023 winner of the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Concert Artists Competition, visited Arizona State University in January 2025 as part of a concert tour. Arizona PBS spoke with him about his experiences as a competitor and about his resolve to be a representative for Ukraine.

Born into a musical family in Ukraine in 1991, Topchii has earned more than a hundred awards worldwide, including over 50 first prizes in prestigious competitions from Spain to Japan to New York.

Hear more of Marko's music on Arizona Encore Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.: azpbs.org/arizonaencore/2025/09/marko-topchii-performance
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Meet more Ukrainian artists in the documentary "Porcelain War" from @povborders : youtu.be/_pLChDrERqU?feature=shared

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