Classical guitar videos by professionals and emerging artists. Watching pros play can improve your technique, musicality, and repertoire awareness.
SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela) perform Notturno (1904), from Six Piano Pieces by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936). Arranged for two guitars by Lorenzo Micheli. This comes via Micheli and SoloDuo’s YouTube channel with filming in Toronto, Ontario by Drew Henderson. Always beautiful playing by SoloDuo…
Michael Váscones performs Étude No.5 by Mark Delpriora (b.1959) on a 2000 Daryl Perry classical guitar via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. Energetic and well thought-out performance by Váscones with great contrasts and dynamic range. I don’t know the etudes by American composer…
Émilie Fend (guitar) and Andreas Hermanski (clarinet) perform Duo-Sonata (2021) by Roberto Sierra (b.1953). This comes via Fend’s YouTube channel. Émilie Fend, one of my favourite new guitarists to listen to, performs this very challenging work with an amazing mix…
Giovanni Masi (guitar), Elena Branno (English Horn), and Simone Solimene (flute) perform Ecloghe, Op.206 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). This comes via the Omni Foundation online series and their Youtube channel. As they mention, “Presented as part of the Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Chamber Music Project, this evocative…
Torrin Williams performs Concerto for Guitar (1951) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) via the International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini. Recorded live at Don Bosco Basel, Switzerland. This comes via Torrin’s YouTube channel. It’s always great to hear the Villa-Lobos concerto which…
Italian classical guitarist Roberta Gennuso performs Caprice No.7, Op.20 by Luigi Legnani (Italy, 1790-1877). This comes via Gennuso’s YouTube channel. Wonderfully energetic performance by Gennuso with incredible zippy lines and articulation. As she mentions via her YouTube description: “Luigi Legnani,…
Canadian guitarist Emma Rush performs Evening Song by Catharina Pratten (1824-1895). This comes via Rush’s YouTube channel. As she mentions, “Pratten was a composer, guitarist, educator, publisher, conductor, and instrument inventor based in London. She was incredibly influential and was the most important guitar figure in…
Victoria Aretinskaya (domra) and Sergei Gudelev (classical guitar) perform their arrangement of Prelude For Piano No.2 by Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (1928-2002). This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. Really nice performance with excellent ensemble phrasing and separation. Here’s an excerpt from the…
João Luiz performs Villalobiana from 24 Studies for Guitar by Sergio Assad (b.1952). This comes via Siccas Guitars and Siccas Media program via their amazing YouTube channel. As Siccas mentions, “These études showcase a wide range of techniques related to the Brazilian guitar and also highlight the contributions of…
Classical guitar duo Ziggy and Miles (Ziggy Johnston and Miles Johnston) perform Mosstrooper Peak by Nigel Westlake (b.1958). This comes via their YouTube channel. Recorded live at Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Music Center in New York City. Brilliant performance by Ziggy…
Samrat Majumder performs Suite BWV 997 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) via Matthew McAllister’s Gallery of Guitar’s Youtube channel. Also see the interview below or via YouTube. Beautiful performance by Majumber with an amazing combination of forward momentum, energy, and…
Goran Krivokapić (guitar) and Dejan Gavrić (flute) perform Digital Bird Suite Op.15 by Takashi Yoshimatsu (b.1953) with the first movement I. Birdophobia above. This comes via the Omni Foundation series via their Youtube channel and shot in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Soest, Germany. I love the contrasts…