The 19th annual Flamenco Festival London begins at Sadler’s Wells on Tuesday 4 June 2024 with Rocío Molina presenting Al Fondo Riela (It Glimmers in the Depths) – an intimate and powerfully expressive creation by one of the leading flamenco dancers and choreographers of the younger generation, accompanied by two flamenco guitarists: Óscar Lago and Fran…
Mercury Living Presence Los Romeros Box Set – 10 CDs **** CONGRATULATIONS to the THREE WINNERS of the Los Romeros Mercury Living Presence Box Set Giveaway: Terry Curran, Pavel Ralev and Mohammed Rashed **** On 8 March 2024, Pepe Romero celebrated his 80th birthday! and he continues to tour the world performing solo, in the…
Gilbert Biberian A Memorial Concert in Celebration of his 80th Birthday Saturday 24 February 2024 St Andrew’s Church, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham GL50 1SP, 7pm The Programme features music composed or arranged by Gilbert Biberian Oración, On Harmonics, Romance, March no. 1 and no. 2, Midsummer’s Day, Arie Antiche, Pavane, Pearl, Four Waltzes November Leaves, December…
Online Concerts From 2022 Saturday 16 July 2022: Baltimore, MD: JULIAN BREAM: RECORDED LIVE CONCERT: 17 October 1967. Peabody Conservatory, first aired on ‘Music in Maryland’, WBJC classical radio, with host Jonathan Palevsky. Listen. Saturday 3 September 2022: London: THE GRIGORYAN BROTHERS: THIS IS US: A MUSICAL REFLECTION OF AUSTRALIA. Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, 1pm.…
There are an impressive number of radio programmes throughout the world dedicated to the classical and flamenco guitar, some exclusively focusing on classical guitar, and some include the guitar. These offer an opportunity to listen not only to newly released recordings but also some very special historic recordings. They often include live interviews with the…
Writing about the classical guitar has been an important part of my working life for decades – for Classical Guitar magazine, and 30 years on, still continuing with the monthly Gendai Guitar. In this blog, I want to share my excitement at meeting up with Lance Bosman, an inspiring music writer from a pre-Internet time,…
Flamenco Festival London opened at Sadler’s Wells last week with Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras presenting her latest show Alma – bringing together her two loves: flamenco and bolero. The guitar is always a fundamental part of all flamenco and Flamenco Festival 2023 is featuring Rafael Riqueni, Niño Josele, Miguel Angel Cortés with José María Gallardo…
Review of Hans Werner Henze’s El Cimarrón concert at Wigmore Hall, 11 March 2023
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…
Against the Grain: An Instrument Maker’s Journey, autobiography of British guitar maker Paul Fischer
International Classical Guitar 