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2026
Sunday 19 July 2026: London: BBC PROMS: RAFAEL AGUIRRE & SPANISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA, conducted by DAVID AFKHAM. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP, 7pm. Tickets. (Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez)
Wednesday 22 July 2026: Berwick-on-Tweed: SAMRAT MAJUMDER. Paxton House, Paxton, TD15 1SZ, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Tuesday 11 August 2026: Cheltenham: FRANCISCO BERNIER. Helen Porter Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Thursday 13 August 2026: Edinburgh: SEAN SHIBE. The Queen’s Hall, 11am. Tickets. (Francisco Coll, Sefarad; Thomas Adès, Forgotten Dances)
Saturday 15 August 2026: Singapore: KEVIN LOH with JONATHAN NGEOW (ruan (阮), & SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by LIEN BOON HUA. Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive, 038981, 7.30pm. Tickets. (première of Sulwyn Lok’s new double concerto for classical guitar and ruan (阮))
Thursday 10 September 2026: Billings, MT: RAFAEL AGUIRRE. MSUB Cisel Hall, 1500 University Drive, MT 59101, 7pm. Tickets.
Bristol: EVA VICTORIA SCHOCKMEL. Unitarian Meeting Hall, Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE, 8pm. Tickets.
Thursday 17 September 2026: Aylesbury: ARIE DAKESIAN. St Mary the Virgin Church, HP20 2JJ, 12.45pm. Tickets.
Hindhead: SEAN SHIBE & LONDON MOZART PLAYERS. St Luke’s Church, Headley Rd, Grayshott, GU26 6LF, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Friday 18 September 2026: London: SEAN SHIBE & LONDON MOZART PLAYERS. St Martin-in-the-Fields, 7pm. Tickets.
New York: XAVIER JARA. Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, New York City, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Saturday 19 September 2026: Austin, TX: ANA VIDOVIC. The Rosette, 3908 Avenue B, TX 78751, 4.30pm. Tickets.
Austin, TX: : ANA VIDOVIC. The Rosette, 3908 Avenue B, TX 78751, 8pm. Tickets.
St Louis, MO: JACK HANCHER. The Ethical Society of St Louis, 9001 Clayton Road, MO 63117, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Sunday 20 September 2026: Austin, TX: ANA VIDOVIC. The Rosette, 3908 Avenue B, TX 78751, 4.30pm. Tickets.
Monday 21 September 2026: Cleburne, TX: ANA VIDOVIC. 210 E Henderson Street, TX 76031, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Wednesday 23 September 2026: London: EVA VICTORIA SCHOCKMEL. St James’s Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, 1.10pm. No tickets required.
Thursday 24 September 2026: Detroit, MI: RAFAEL AGUIRRE & DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by Jader Bignamini. Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, MI 48201, 7.30pm. Tickets. (Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez)
Friday 25 September 2026: Blackburn: RICHARD DURRANT. Blackburn Cathedral, Cathedral Close, BB1 5AA, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Detroit, MI: RAFAEL AGUIRRE & DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by Jader Bignamini. Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Avenue, MI 48201, 8pm. Tickets. (Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez)
Saturday 26 September 2026: Bognor Regis, West Sussex: IAN WATT. Regis School of Music, 46 Sudley Road, PO21 1ER, 7.30pm. Tel. 07770 652 604. Tickets.
Twickenham: ROSIE BENNET. St Mary’s Church, Church St, TW1 3NJ, 7pm. Tel. 07982 160 999. Tickets.
Sunday 27 September 2026: Baltimore, MD: ANA VIDOVIC. An die Musik Live! 409 N. Charles St, MD 21201. Tel. 410 385 2638, 5pm. Tickets Live. or Tickets Livestream.
Wednesday 30 September 2026: Malaga: PEPE ROMERO & ORQUESTA FILHARMONICA de MALAGA, conducted by JOSÉ MARÍA MORENO. Cervantes Theatre, Calle Ramos Marin, 8pm. Tickets. (Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez)
Friday 2 October 2026: Philadelphia, PA: ALEXANDRA WHITTINGHAM. Venice Island Performing Arts Center, 7 Lock Street, PA 19127, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Saturday 3 October 2026: Newtown, PA: ALEXANDRA WHITTINGHAM. Zlock Performing Arts Center, 275 Swamp Road, PA 189140, 3pm. Tickets.
Sunday 4 October 2026: Philadelphia, PA: ALEXANDRA WHITTINGHAM. Settlement Music School – Mary Louise Branch, 416 Queen Street, PA 19137, 3pm. Tickets.
Thursday 8 October 2026: Örebro, Sweden: SEAN SHIBE & SVENSKA KAMMARORKESTERN, conducted by Finnegan Downie Dear. St Örebro Konserthus, Fabriksgatan 2A, 702 10, 7pm. Tickets. (Première of Caught Hand by Mark-Anthony Turnage)
São Paulo: FABIO ZANON & SÃO PAULO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by Jac van Steen. Sala São Paulo, Praça Júlio Prestes, 16, Campos Elíseos, SP, 01218-020, 8pm. Tickets. (Toru Takemitsu: To the Edge of dream; Noriko Baba: Klartraum; Toru Takemitsu: Vers, l’arc-en-ciel, Palma)
Saturday 10 October 2026: São Paulo: FABIO ZANON & SÃO PAULO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by Jac van Steen. Sala São Paulo, Praça Júlio Prestes, 16, Campos Elíseos, SP, 01218-020, 4.30pm. Tickets. (Toru Takemitsu: To the Edge of dream; Noriko Baba: Klartraum; Toru Takemitsu: Vers, l’arc-en-ciel, Palma)
Tucson, AZ: RAFAEL AGUIRRE & TUCSON SYMPHONY, conducted by JOSÉ LUIS GÓMEZ. Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 East Sunrise Drive, AZ 85718, 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets (Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Marianna Martines: Sinfonia in C major (1770))
Sunday 11 October 2026: Tucson, AZ: RAFAEL AGUIRRE & TUCSON SYMPHONY, conducted by JOSÉ LUIS GÓMEZ. Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 East Sunrise Drive, AZ 85718, 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets (Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Marianna Martines: Sinfonia in C major (1770))
Wednesday 14 October 2026: London: TOHI HARADA. 1901 Arts Club, 7 Exton Street, Waterloo, SE1 8UE, 7pm. Tickets.
Sunday 18 October 2026: New York: Goya’s Musical World: FRANCISCO FULLANA (violin); DOLPHINS STRING QUARTET; VIANO QUARTET; and RAFAEL AGUIRRE (guitar). Frick Collection, 1 East 70th Street, NY 10021, 5pm. Tickets.
Thursday 22 October 2026: São Paulo: RAFAEL AGUIRRE & SÃO PAULO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by Thierry Fischer. Sala São Paulo, Praça Júlio Prestes, 16, Campos Elíseos, SP, 01218-020, 8pm. Tickets. (première Daniel Freiberg: Alturas: Concierto Latinamericano)
Friday 23 October 2026: London: MARTIN TAYLOR. Kings Place, Hall One, 90 York Way, N1 9AG, 8pm. Tickets.
São Paulo: RAFAEL AGUIRRE & SÃO PAULO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by Thierry Fischer. Sala São Paulo, Praça Júlio Prestes, 16, Campos Elíseos, SP, 01218-020, 4.30pm. Tickets. (Daniel Freiberg: Alturas: Concierto Latinamericano)
Saturday 24 October 2026: São Paulo: RAFAEL AGUIRRE & SÃO PAULO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by Thierry Fischer. Sala São Paulo, Praça Júlio Prestes, 16, Campos Elíseos, SP, 01218-020, 4.30pm. Tickets. (Daniel Freiberg: Alturas: Concierto Latinamericano)
Saturday 31 October 2026: Sydney: JACK HANCHER. Mosman Art Gallery, 1 Art Gallery Way, NSW, 2088, 7.30pm. Tickets.
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From Earlier in 2026
Saturday 10 January 2026: London: SEAN SHIBE. Purcell Room, 8pm. Tickets. (Three premières: Diving Rod for electric guitar by Carola Bauckholt, What Bodies Know arr. for electric guitar by Daniel Rothman and Carpig arr. for electric guitar by Alex Paxton)
Friday 13 March 2026: London: MICHAEL FINNISSY 80th BIRTHDAY CONCERT: SAM CAVE (guitars). Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP, 7.30pm. Tel. 020 7935 2141. Tickets. (Bobby J (1999) by Laurence Crane, première Two Cut-Ups of Three Fantasias by Alonso Mudarra (1966–1967, rev. 2026) by Michael Finnissy, première Bountiful (2021–2022) by George Holloway, The Pursuit of Happiness (2020) by Christopher Fox, Tiding (2021) by Lisa Illean, première Step by Step (2026) by Andrew Tooveyand Outcast (2020–2022) by Michael Finnissy)
Monday 13 April 2026: Manchester: THIBAUT GARCIA & GALICIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by ROBERT GONZÁLEZ-MONJAS. Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosely Street, M2 3WS, 7.30pm. Tel. 0161 907 9000. Tickets. (Première Ruada by Fernando Buide del Real)
Tuesday 14 April 2026: London: SAMRAT MAJUMDER. Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP, 1pm. Tel. 020 7935 2141. Tickets.
Wednesday 15 April 2026: London: THIBAUT GARCIA & GALICIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by ROBERT GONZÁLEZ-MONJAS. Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, 7.30pm. Tel. 020 7730 4500. Tickets. (Ruada by Fernando Buide del Real)
Saturday 16 May 2026: Cambridge: DUSAN BOGDANOVIC and DANIELA ROSSI. Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 38 Newmarket Road, CB5 8DT, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Saturday 23 May 2026: Godalming: POLINA SHARAFYAN (violin) and ARIE DAKESIAN. Godalming Baptist Church, Fleet Street, GU7 1BA, 7pm. Tickets. (Armenian Folk Miniatures, arranged by Arie Dakesian)
Wednesday 27 May 2026: London: XUEFEI YANG. St Michael and All Angels, Northcote Road, Walthamstow, E17 6PQ, 7.30pm. Tel. 020 8223 0772. Details.
Saturday 30 May 2026: London: BRIDGET’S BIG BIRTHDAY CONCERT. St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, EC2V 6AU, 7pm. Tickets. (All profits to the MS Society)
Madrid: DUO MELIS. Ateneo de Madrid, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Sunday 31 May 2026: Stone, Staffordshire: PERELLO DUO: MIKE HUGHES (vibraphone) and ELEANOR KELLY. The Wren, 75 High Street, ST15 8AE, 4pm. Tickets.
Tuesday 16 June 2026: London: JACK HANCHER & ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by GERGELY MADARAS. St Giles Cripplegate, Fore St, Barbican, EC2Y 8DA, 7.30pm. Tickets. (Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez)
Thursday 25 June 2026: London: Night of the Guitar: Flamenco guitarists GERARDO NÚÑEZ, ANTONIO REY and ALVARO MARTINETE with flamenco dancer OLGA PERICET. Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN, 7.30pm. Tickets.
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From 2025
Friday 24 January 2025: London: MELA GUITAR QUARTET. Hoxton Hall Theatre, 130 Hoxton Street, N1 6SH, 7.30pm. Tickets. (CD launch of their new album Overtures and Dances)
Wednesday 29 January 2025: London: BOOK LAUNCH and MUSICAL EVENING: The Periodicals of Ferdinand Pelzer (1833–1857): A German Musician in London, edited by SARAH CLARKE. Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT, 6pm. Tickets.
Friday 14 February 2025: London: SEAN SHIBE and SASHA SAVALONI. Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP, 7.30pm. Tel. 020 7935 2141. Tickets. (Gabriella Smith, Loop the Fractal Hold of Rain; Per Nørgård, Wasser und Rosen for 2 guitars – UK Première; David Fennessy, JACK – live performance première, Sara Glojnaric, Latitudes #5/DISCO IS A SYMPTOM –UK première)
Sunday 16 February 2025: London: ALEJANDRO HURTADO, solo and with MADRID PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by KYNAN JOHNS, INMACULADA SALOMÓN (flamenco dancer). Barbican Centre, 7.30pm. Tickets. Sketches of Spain: marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Paco de Lucía. (Salvador Bacarisse ‘Romanza’ from Concertino para guitarra y orquesta, and Joaquín Rodrigo El Concierto de Aranjuez)
Wednesday–Friday 19–21 March 2025: New York: SHARON ISBIN. Miller Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music, Augustine Foundation Masterclass Residency. 19 March: Livestreamed; 20 March: Livestreamed; 21 March: Livestreamed.
Friday 18 April 2025: NPR: SHARON ISBIN and AMJAD ALI KHAN (sarod): STRINGS FOR PEACE with his sons: AMAAN and AYAAN ALI GANGASH (sarods) & AMIT KAVTHEKAR (tabla). Tiny Desk Concert with Tom Huizenga, 5am. Listen Again.
Saturday 19 April 2025: London: GUITAR GREATS UNITE IN A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM LOVELADY. St Pancras New Church, Euston Road, NW1 2BA, 7.30pm. Tickets. Blog.
Friday 25 April 2025: Madrid. LA SAGA DE LOS CARMONA: PEPE HABICHUELA and JOSEMI CARMONA (flamenco guitars), JUAN CARMONA JUNIOR (percussion) with JUAN HABICHUELA NIETO. Auditorio Nacional de Música, Calle del Príncipe de Vergara, 146, Chamartín, 28002, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Monday 19–28 May 2025: Online from Paris: CHARITY AUCTION: La Inédita, A Guitar by SANTOS HERNÁNDEZ. Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr, Avenue Hoche, Paris, bidding begins at 2pm. To Bid (Proceeds will be going to the Fundación Aladina – a daycare home for children with cancer, in Madrid). Blog.
Friday 13 June 2025: Almería, Spain: STEFANO GRONDONA (Guitar: Torres SE107 of 1887). Claustro de la Catedral de Almería, Plaza de la Catedral, 8, 04001, 8.30pm. Free entry. (marking the anniversary of the birth of Antonio de Torres in 1817)
Sunday 15 June 2025: Melrose: JACK HANCHER. Melrose Parish Church Hall, St Mary’s Rd, TD6 9LJ, 3pm. Tickets. (James Dillon at 75: James Dillon: Shrouded Mirrors; Sally Beamish: Unquie)
Tuesday 17 June 2025: London: NEW COMPOSITIONS inspired by KURT COBAIN’S MARTIN D-18E GUITAR. Royal College of Music Museum, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BS, 6pm. Tickets. (Improvisation Group improvisation in homage to Kurt Cobain; Ben Araujo Catharsis (for bowed electric guitar); Jackson Kay Doctor Barber (for voice and guitar); Sergio Assaf Divertimento from Aquarelle; Tom Bradbury Chair-o-planes (for bowed electric guitar); Sofia Kiviniemi and Deniz Dortok Overload (for electric guitar and bass); Tom Harrison Insecticide)
Sunday 13 July 2025: London: MILOŠ & PIATTI QUARTET. Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP, 7.30pm. Tel. 020 7935 2141. Tickets.
Monday 14 July 2025: London: RACHEL PODGER (baroque violin), ELIZABETH KENNY (lute) & MARCIN ŚWIĄTKIEWICZ (harpsichord). Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP, 1pm. Tel. 020 7935 2141. Tickets.
Saturday 19 July 2025: London: DAVID RUSSELL. Kings Place, Hall One, 90 York Way, N1 9AG, 7.30pm. Tickets.
Friday 21 November 2025: London: THIBAUT GARCIA and QUATUOR AROD. Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP, 7.30pm. Tel. 020 7935 2141. Tickets.
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