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Kaiser Schmidt Guitar Duo plays Sonata I (MVT1) Allegro Moderato BWV 525 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750). Nice arrangement and some very good ensemble skills displayed by this young duo. “Jessica Kaiser and Jakob Schmidt both grew up in Friedberg,…
Omán Kaminsky plays Thème varié et Finale by Manuel M. Ponce. Originally from Mexico City, Kaminsky later studied in Holland with Zoran Dukic. Kaminsky sounds great here as he plays this classic work. I like watching him play as his…
Thomas Viloteau plays the last movement of the Suite Brasileira n°3 commissioned and dedicated to him by Sergio Assad. Intense and filled with Brazilian fun! Here’s some early biography of Viloteau via his website: “Born into a family of fine…
Marcin Dylla plays Sonata in F Major OP. 168, No. 1, 1st Movement by Anton Diabelli (1781–1858). Diabelli was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer and also played and taught piano and guitar. The general public usually recognizes him due…
A bit of flamenco for you today. Enjoy. Mahmoud Turkmani plays Soleá on a 1969 José Ramirez M.M. via Siccas Guitars. Interesting guy, he obviously does more than flamenco: “The innovative guitarist, composer an oud player Mahmoud Turkmani is considered…
Eliot Fisk, guitar and Nicholas Phan, tenor performing 4 French Folk Songs by Mátyás Seiber (1905-1960). Réveillez- vous, J’ai descendu, Le Rossignol, Marguerite elle est malade. Pretty stuff. via Boston Guitarfest 2013Saturday, June 22, 2013Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory
Sanel Redžić plays Etude No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos via Siccas Guitars. Here he is playing on a 1986 Kevin Aram. I like the rubato and directional phrasing he takes with this well known piece. Too often people just power through…
The excellent French guitarist Thibault Cauvin plays the Sonata K213 by D. Scarlatti. Video recorded by the french magazine Guitare Classique. I’ve seen Thibault play twice here in Victoria, he’s a great player. Congrats to him as his website states…
A nice vid about the new launch of the International Guitar Research Centre (IGRC), School of Arts, University of Surrey. Director – Prof Steve GossDeputy Director – Dr Milton MermikidesHonorary President – John Williams In March 2014, guitar researchers and performers…
More great stuff from Austin in celebration of Matthew Hinsley‘s 10th year as Executive Director of the Austin Classical Guitar Society. Here we have the Hinsleyian Overture played by the Austin Classical Guitar Youth Orchestra. “Austin Classical Guitar Youth Orchestra…
You can see the GFA Blog Post about this. Junior Division1st: Xu Kun Liu (Canada)2nd: Chanhyeok Lee (South Korea)3rd: Kang Min Shin (South Korea)4th: Nadja Jankovic (Montenegro) Senior Division1st: John Bogan (USA)2nd: Grace Sheppard (USA)3rd: Audra Vigil (USA)4th: Seh Young…
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo featuring Wendy Warner play Menino by Sérgio Assad for Two Guitars & Cello. You can also see this other video of Menino played by the Assad brothers themselves along with Yo-Yo Ma. There’s also a CD titled Viva Brazil…