TEN YEARS have passed now since guitarist Milton Mermikides had his successful bone marrow transplant. This London concert is a celebration of his survival and all the proceeds will go to support leukaemia charities. The list of performers is LONG and includes John Williams, Craig Ogden, Gary Ryan, John Wheatcroft, Milton Mermikides, Bridget Mermikides, Amanda Cook, Peter Gregson, Steve…
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828) was a prolific composer of songs, setting the poetry of Goethe (1749–1832), Heine (1797–1856), Müller (1794–1827), Schiller (1759–1805), Schlegel (1767–1845) and many others, mostly for voice with piano accompaniment. Although there are some depictions of Schubert with a guitar in hand and his connection with the guitar still much debated*, what is…
FRANK MARTIN’s chamber music will be featured in a concert on Thursday 5 March 2015 at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Madrid. The concert ‘Frank Martin y la Guitarra’ – Música de Cámara 1933–1969, which has been organised in collaboration with the Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid, will begin with Frank Martin’s only work…
GRESHAM COLLEGE is London’s oldest Higher Education Institution; it was founded in 1597, and since then has been providing free public lectures. In September 2014 Professor Christopher Page was appointed Gresham Professor of Music. During his first year in the role, he will give a series of six lectures on ‘Men, Women and Guitars in…
JASON VIEAUX’s recording Play has won the ‘Best Classical Instrumental Solo’ prize at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, held on 8 February 2015 at Staples Center, Los Angeles. The nominees in the category of ‘Best Classical Instrumental Solo’ were announced on 5 December 2014: Play Jason Vieaux (Azica Records); All The Things You Are Leon Fleisher (Bridge Records); The Carnegie Recital Daniil Trifonov…
DAVID RUSSELL will soon be in the United Kingdom to perform recitals and give masterclasses, organised by International Guitar Foundation (IGF). On Thursday 29 January 2015 he will perform at St George’s Bristol and on Saturday 31 January 2015 he will perform at the Milton Court Concert Hall, Guildhall School, London. His programme includes Fantasia III in F…
THE SAM WANAMAKER Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, on the banks of the river Thames in London, began its ‘other’ life as a concert venue in 2014. This afternoon, Friday 23 January 2015 from 4.30pm–6.30pm, John Williams will be one of the guests on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune programme which will broadcast live from the…
THE YOUNG Scottish guitarist, Sean Shibe, a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, performed with the BBC Singers in their Music from Spain and Latin America concert, broadcast Live on Radio 3 from St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London on Thursday 15 January 2015. The programme included Celebratio amoris et gaudii by Almeida Prado, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, arranged…
The third annual Guitar Weekend at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester starts Friday 16 January until Sunday 18 January 2015. Craig Ogden is joined by steel-string guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, the Katona Twins Guitar Duo and the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Juanjo Mena, with Craig Ogden as soloist in a performance of two guitar concertos: To the Edge…
THE AUSTRALIAN composer Peter Sculthorpe was born in Tasmania and started to compose after his first lesson in piano, despite the strong disapproval of his piano teacher. He won a scholarship to attend the University of Melbourne’s Conservatorium of Music and then in 1958 was awarded the Lizette Bentwich Scholarship for doctoral studies at Wadham College, Oxford,…
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