CONGRATULATIONS to Emmanuel Sowicz who has just won First Prize at the IGF London International Guitar Competition 2018, which was held on Saturday 27 October 2018, at Kings Place, London. The Chair of the Jury, the composer George Odam, said the jury’s decision was unanimous. Simone Rinaldo won Second Prize and Carlo Curatolo won Third prize. The…
The annual London Guitar Festival organised by the International Guitar Foundation & Festivals (IGF) is going to be super charged this year. As well as featuring the Gerardo Núñez Quintet with Carmén Cortés (Friday 26 October 2018, Kings Place), Ana Vidovic (Saturday 27 October 2018, Kings Place), and Margarita Escarpa and Paco Seco (Sunday 27 October 2018, Kings Place),…
The London Strings Festival, which opened on Wednesday 26 September 2018, with fine performances given by Ahmed Mukhtar on Arabic oud and the Veles Ensemble string trio, and the cello and piano duo of Emma Besselaar and Antonio Oyarzabal, continues tonight and over the weekend with concerts and a Luthiers’ Exhibition. On Friday 28 September 2018, the Eden-Stell…
It is with great pleasure that we announce a series of concerts by Miloš Karadaglić, performing solo and with Ensemble 7 beginning on Tuesday 18 September 2018 at Cadogan Hall, London. The programme, with the title Miloš: The Voice of the Guitar features music by Bach, Boccherini, Granados, Villa-Lobos and the Beatles. The tour continues to Guildford, Cheltenham and Swansea.…
Plácido Domingo is conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a celebration of Spanish music at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday 13 September 2018, featuring as soloists: the guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas, the violinist Joshua Bell and the castanet virtuoso Lucero Tena. The calibre of the performers at this Hollywood Bowl concert is legendary. The programme includes: España, Rhapsody for orchestra…
The IGF Guitar Summit 2018 which begins on Thursday 19 July 2018 at Kings Place, in central London features the composer, conductor and classical guitarist, Leo Brouwer, in masterclasses and David Russell in concert on Saturday 21 July 2018 and in masterclasses. The opening concert will be given by the flamenco guitarist Antonia Jiménez on Thursday 19 July 2018,…
The Brazilian virtuoso guitarist, Carlos Barbosa-Lima will be giving a solo recital on Monday 9 July 2018 at the Purcell Room, Southbank, London. His programme includes many of his wonderful arrangements and repertoire that he has been personally connected to through his long and outstanding career. He was a child prodigy and studied with Isaias Sávio.…
