Classical Guitar Review Blog
Though barely twenty three years of age,she has already won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions all over the world.Those include first prizes in the Albert Augustine International Competition in Bath,England,the Fernando...
Raphaella Smits plays worldwide in her unique way on eight-string guitars and historical instruments. Recognized as ‘an uncommonly musical guitarist’ (Tim Page, New York Times), she always commits to the soul of the music....
Sanel Redžic (Tuzla, 25th July 1988) is considered to be one of the most promising guitarists of the coming generation. He started to play guitar at age of 8 in elementary music school in...
A passionate and expressive style coupled with a formidable technique has garnered attention for Simon Powis as a talented soloist, chamber musician and innovator. Growing up in Sydney, Australia Powis began his studies at...
Cristiano Porqueddu was born in Nuoro and began studying classical guitar at the age of seven under the tutelage of his father. He attended different Masters and specialist courses all over Europe to study...
Christopher Mallett is gaining recognition as one of America’s promising up and coming classical guitarists whose style has been called “Mesmerizing” by the Oberlin Review. Mallett began teaching himself to play guitar at the...
Heike Matthiesen is one of Germany’s leading guitarists whose virtuosity and spirited performance, coupled with a charismatic stage presence, are regularly highlighted by the press. Born in Braunschweig, she received comprehensive musical training on...
Mr. Leisner’s career as a guitarist began auspiciously with top prizes in both the 1975 Toronto and 1981 Geneva International Guitar Competitions. In the 1980s, a disabling hand injury, focal dystonia, interrupted his performing...
Daniele Lazzari was born in Italy in 1972. He devotes himself to classical music performing in Italy, Hungary where he actually lives, and often abroad. Though he took a classical guitar in his hands...
Dimitris Kotronakis was born in Heraklion, Creta (Greece), in 1973. His studies on classical guitar begun when he was at the age of seven, and were completed under guidance of Vassilis Kanaras in 1992,...