One of the few of the younger generation of classical guitarists that I like. Most of today's younger players sacrifice musicality and feeling for speed and technical prowess. Celil plays with both feeling and skill, he doesnt rush though the pieces trying to impress with technical ability, he appreciates the beauty of the pieces. He will one day be ranked with the likes of Bream, Williams, Russell etc I'm my humble opinion. I don't think you can say that about most players today.

To me it seems that this performer deserved the first prize.

Celil is definitely one of my favorite guitar players in the world! I love his playing and clear tone, Really inspiring!

Clearly, he deserved the first prize! I don't want to disrespect the others, but Kaya is exceptionally talented!

At a time when a well known classical guitarist plays slow boring nonsense, its refreshing to listen to Celil.

The control over the tone is just world class

I realize this was 7yrs ago, but this man's guitar playing is still worth commenting on. I could listen to him play for hrs. Very impressive, a true master of his craft! Thank you sir👏👏👏

Kayas' playing is clearly superior to all the other competitors.

Mr Kaya, the best of all. An outstanding performance! The selection of peaces is a pure demonstration and proof of musical maturity! A pure genius! Bravo!

Jara is good...but Celil should have won the first prize

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böyle mükemmel bir gitaristimiz olduğu için ne mutlu bize teşekkürler celil refik kaya

1. Isac Albeniz - Catalunya

Enstrumanını böyle mükemmel çalan kişileri dinlerken gördüğüm şey bir hayatın o alete adanmış olduğu .. büyük bir sabır, istikrar. Emeğine sağlık

Tebrik ederim !

What an honor for Turkey ... his family our friends I listened him live at my house ...

Wonderful musician, great program. He has great taste, technique, and soul! Thanks, Celil!

I wouldn ´t have believed before,that it is possible to play Bach on a guitar,but Your play is fantastic and really hiting the style of Bach !

este hombre tiene ejecución magistral... la sonoridad de su guitarra es admirable... pronto estará en la cumbre de la guitarra mundial... bravo!!!

Wonderful, Celil !!!! I liked your Performance wery much! My opinion -- you must be 1-st !!!