Classical Guitar Review Blog
The Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Clásica GSD in Madrid, Spain will be held on May 3–8, 2016. The artistic director of the festival is the esteemed composer and guitarist Joaquín Clerch. The following guest...
Paris Guitar Foundation has been putting out some excellent, professionally produced videos recently and their most recent one with Judicaël Perroy playing Johann Dubez’s “Fantasia on Hungarian Themes” is well worth the watch. Dubez...
Aaron Green is a luthier working out of New York City (and Boston—really the woods of Groton, MA) who makes some really solid, incredible-sounding instruments in his own right. In addition to crafting his own...
Marek Pasieczny is a fantastic, young Polish composer who has written numerous compositions, mostly for guitar (including solo and chamber works and concerti). Marek is also a talented guitarist himself and plays many of his...
There are almost as many arrangements and transcriptions of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Chaconne” (from the second partita for violin in D minor, BWV 1004) as there are instruments in the world—even with factoring in...
Tariq Harb, originally from Jordan (with roots in Palestine), is one of the best young guitarists of his generation. He won some very important competitions recently, including the Barrios World Wide Web Competition (1st prize...
Matt Palmer gained notoriety in the classical guitar world after he published his first book, The Virtuoso Guitarist, Vol. 1: A New Approach to Fast Scales. Matt’s organized overhaul of the “a-m-i” scale pattern (used...
It is always fascinating and inspiring to see young guitarists play well beyond their years, and this is no exception. This young classical guitarist is almost as tall as the instrument he is playing...
German guitarist Isabella Selders has a series of videos up with Siccas Guitars that show off her playing and musicianship. (If you haven’t yet seen Isabella playing Walton’s “5 Bagatelles” you should go find...
Guitar Coop is a relatively recent association of guitarists coming together to create a new musical experience for guitar nerds (of which I consider myself one), globally. They have already put together several well-produced...