The End of an Era: Julian Bream passes away
Friday 14 August 2020 The classical guitarist and lutenist JULIAN BREAM, who celebrated his 87th birthday on 15 July 2020, passed away peacefully at his home last night. © Thérèse Wassily Saba 2020
Julian Bream’s Birthday: A Celebration
The classical guitarist and lutenist JULIAN BREAM celebrates his 87th birthday today 15 July 2020 HARDLY a day goes by when we are not reminded of the great contribution Julian Bream has made to the classical guitar repertoire – both to contemporary repertoire and music from earlier centuries – performing on guitar, lute, early guitars and…
Happy Bastille Day! Gabriel Bianco, Gaëlle Solal and Xuefei Yang
Gabriel Bianco Happy Bastille Day! In celebration, I thought I would catch up with two fine French classical guitarists – Gaëlle Solal and Gabriel Bianco – and their lockdown activities, and also revisit the spectacular Bastille Day concert under the Eiffel Tower, with Xuefei Yang performing the second movement of the Concerto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo. Gabriel Bianco has…
Sam Cave Premières Rafael Marino Arcaro: Dois Desenhos for guitar
The classical guitarist and composer Sam Cave will be giving an online performance this evening, hosted by the Orpheus Sinfonia Foundation, as part of their Adjourned but Still in Session Concert from his home in London at 6pm on Monday 13 July 2020. Sam Cave has established a well-deserved reputation for his excellent performances and recordings…
Flaugissimo Duo’s Sunday Afternoon Series: Music for Theorbo
Flaugissimo Duo with Yu-Wei Hu on flute and Johan Lövfing on guitar and theorbo continue their Sunday afternoon concert series from their home in London at 3pm on Sunday 5 July 2020. In this concert, however, we will be hearing Johan Löfving performing works for solo theorbo by J.S. Bach and Kapsberger, as well as a…
TU Dublin Conservatoire: Conversations with Renowned Guitarists
Marco Ramelli, Lecturer in Classical Guitar at TU Dublin Conservatoire and Dublin-based classical guitarist Eoin Flood have been organising a series of lectures dedicated to the classical guitar’s repertoire. Although they were originally designed for the students at TU Dublin Conservatoire, Marco and Eoin has generously opened up the class to the public. Under the…
What! Five Premières from What Guitar Trio
The What Guitar Trio (Ioannis Theodoridis and Michael Hughes) will be joined by the composer and guitarist Sam Cave in a concert which is part of the 840 concert series at Iklectik, Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane on Tuesday 17 December 2019. The five works to be premièred are: Lo Shu Square by Alex Nikiporenko, Jangle Consort (for three…
Julian Bream Trust Concert 2019 @Wigmore Hall
The young Japanese guitarist Saki Kato will be premièring the latest commission of The Julian Bream Trust, Streams and Variations by the British composer Edward Cowie on Thursday 21 November 2019 at Wigmore Hall, London. Julian Bream established The Julian Bream Trust in 2008 to continue his legacy of expanding the contemporary classical guitar repertoire by commissioning composers to write…
Guildhall Guitar Alumni: George Tarlton, Isabel Martínez …
The Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London is holding its annual Alumni Recital Series, on Tuesday 19 November 2019, at Milton Court Concert Hall. This year, the recital features George Tarlton, who has just won First Prize at the IGF London International Guitar Competition, Isabel Martínez, who has just released her recording Noche Andaluza, the Peruvian-born…
NOVA Guitar Duo: Farewell London – Hello Florianópolis, again
While in London we all feel a little misty eyed from farewelling the NOVA Guitar Duo of Luiz Mantovani and Nelly von Alven, in Florianópolis they are preparing to welcome back their Professor of Guitar at the State University of Santa Catarina – UDESC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, the Brazilian guitarist Luiz Mantovani, who has spent the past…
