International Women’s Day: Guitarists and Lutenists

Happy International Women’s Day! CELEBRATING some of the very inspiring women working in music Starting with the Argentinian lutenist and guitarist Evangelina Mascardi. Here she is performing JS Bach’s Suite in G minor, BWV 995 on lute: Although she was born in Buenos Aires, she has remained living and working in Europe, since she came to…

GRIGORYAN BROTHERS @RoyalAlbertHall 3 September 2022

The duo of Slava and Leonard Grigoryan will be performing in the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 3 September 2022, presenting their new project called This Is Us: A Musical Reflection of Australia The 18 compositions which they have written for the project, celebrating the 20th anniversary of National Museum of…

Laura Snowden Christmas Carols for Charity

The guitarist and composer Laura Snowden has made arrangements of three Christmas Carols – Silent Night, In the Bleak Midwinter and Away in the Manger, which are available in both music score (and TAB) for purchase until Christmas at: Christmas Carols. Most importantly, she is donating all the proceeds to the Gold from the Stone Foundation’s Christmas Dinners Project, a charity…

Thibault Cauvin premières Leo Brouwer’s Trois Nouvelles Études

We owe a debt of gratitude to the French guitarist Thibault Cauvin, whose energetic enthusiasm for his performing projects has not only pleased his audiences throughout the four corners of the earth where he travels to give concerts – reaching audiences well beyond the traditional classical music aficionados – but also for attracting the attention…

Daniela Rossi premières Jeffrey McFadden’s Regondi Tribute

The Argentinian guitarist Daniela Rossi has given an online concert for the La Kalimba Arts Centre in Belén de Escobar, Argentina, as part of their online concert series, performing a selection of Etudes from Ten Etudes: Etude No. 2: Andante con Moto; Etude No. 4: Adagio Cantabile; Etude 6: Andante; Etude No. 8: Allegretto con moto ben marcato la melodia; and Etude…

Into the Rose-Garden: in memory of Julian Bream by Angelo Gilardino

The classical guitarist and lutenist JULIAN BREAM, who passed away peacefully at his home on Friday 14 August 2020 has left a great a legacy which will continue to be a source of inspiration for many generations to come. As a ‘thank you’, the Italian guitarist Andrea De Vitis commissioned the Italian composer, guitarist and musicologist Angelo Gilardino to…