Why the judges' decisions Geneva 2023 finals are in fact completely fair
Competitions are controversial, because there are always implied biases, but this is one of those few instances where I think judges were 100% Objective and Correct, I'll explain why:
Geneva Finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlJZm5JYc-E
If you actually do listen ot all the competitors play their concerto, you would know:
Yu Yuan: Stylistically very French, light tone and articulation, stylized phrasing, but I found him to be rather technically unpolished, including some slips in the Ibert, and overall his tempo seems unstable.
Elizaveta Ivanova: Very expressive playing in the Mozart, Nielsen is played very tastefully, its one of the few performances I know of that I don't have much to pick at.
Mario Bruno: Great sound, but his breathing in parts of the Ibert, namely the Third movement actually takes a big cut to his phrasing, Overall more technically reliable than Yu Yuan's performance, but still not with out its issues
I'm curious to see how everyone thinks
Posted Apr 30, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC