Graduates *cum laude*: Sohta Nakabayashi & Hayoung Lee

NAKABAYASHI–LEE DUO

Programme:

Fernando SOR (1778–1839). Six Waltzes, Op. 44

Manuel de FALLA (1876–1946) (arr. E. Pujol). Dance from *La vida breve*

LISAFON (1969). *Ajisai* for two guitars

Alberto GINASTERA (1916–1983). *Danzas argentinas*, Op. 2

I. Dance of the Old Herdsman

II. Dance of the Graceful Maiden

Egberto GISMONTI (1947). *Baião Malandro*

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Programme:

Girolamo FRESCOBALDI (1582–1644) (arr. A. Segovia). *Aria con variazioni detta “La Frescobalda”*

Leo BROUWER (1939). *La Gran Sarabanda*

Francisco TÁRREGA (1852–1909). *Carnaval de Venecia*

Sohta Nakabayashi

The artistry of Japanese guitarist Sohta Nakabayashi is evidenced by fifteen first prizes at international competitions, including the *Juventudes Musicales de España* (Spain), *Certamen Miguel Llobet* (Spain), *Texas Guitar Competition* (USA), *Uppsala Internationella Gitarrfestival* (Sweden), and *East End Guitar Competition* (Japan). He was a finalist at the LVIII and LIX *Francisco Tárrega* International Guitar Competition.

He has also received numerous Audience Prizes, attesting to his ability to convey deep emotion through music.

He has been invited to perform concerts, give masterclasses, and serve on juries in Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the USA, and Japan. He has given over fifty solo recitals at prestigious venues such as Musikverein Wien (Austria), Uppsala Konsert & Kongress (Sweden), Texas Guitar Festival (USA), and the renowned Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Japan), performing before audiences of over 1,400.

He maintains an active chamber music career. In duo with cellist Eva Arderíus, he recorded the CD *Luz de Canto*, featuring songs by Manuel de Falla and Federico García Lorca. As a guitarist, he collaborates with Spanish dance company Antonio Najarro and *Les Ballets Espagnols de La Argentina*, accompanying their performances at leading institutions including the Juan March Foundation, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Teatro de la Maestranza, Auditorio de Tenerife, and the Granada International Music and Dance Festival.

Programme:

Agustín BARRIOS (1885–1944). *Mazurka appassionata*

Benjamin BRITTEN (1913–1976). *Nocturnal*

Frédéric CHOPIN (1810–1849) (arr. Miguel Llobet). *Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2*

Hayoung Lee

Hayoung Lee was born in South Korea in 1999. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University (2022), a Master’s in Artistic Education from the Royal College of Music, Manchester (RCSMM, 2024), and a Master’s in Classical Guitar from the University of Alicante (2025).

She won First Prize and the Audience Prize at the XXIV International Guitar Competition “Comarca El Condado” (Spain), the XXII Uppsala International Guitar Festival (Sweden), and the International Florence Guitar Competition “Alvaro Company” (Italy).

She received Second Prize at the XI Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga Guitar Competition (Spain), the 50th Fernando Sor International Guitar Competition (Italy), the VI Madrid International Guitar Competition (Spain), and the VIII Hanoi International Classical Guitar Competition (Vietnam).

She earned an Honorable Mention and the Audience Prize at the XXVI Guitar Festival “Ciutat d’Elx” (Spain), as well as Third Prize at the 11th Alhambra International Guitar Competition for Young Guitarists (CIGAJ, Spain) and the 2025 Texas Guitar Competition and Festival (USA).

As a soloist, she performed Máximo Diego Pujol’s *Suite Buenos Aires* with the Seoul National University String Chamber Orchestra and Joaquín Rodrigo’s *Concierto Andaluz* for four guitars with the KT Symphony Orchestra.

She has performed at Kumho Art Hall as a scholarship recipient of the Kumho Cultural Foundation, and at the XXVII Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competition in Linares and the Elda International Guitar Days.

Programme: *Graduates cum laude*. Guitar Cycle