A list of amazing classical guitarists from the Featured Artists category.
Hao Yang performs Canzonetta from String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 12 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). This comes via Guitars International via their YouTube channel with video and recording by Drew Henderson. Amazing performance once again from Hao Yang with such controlled articulations and beautiful directional…
French classical guitarist Edith Pageaud performs Sonata 24 in D-minor by Carlos Seixas (1704–1742) on a 2023 Lucio Antonio Carbone Guitar. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their amazing YouTube channel. Great performance by Pageaud with such a direct intense aesthetic and rhythmic energy.…
Klaudyna Żołnierek (theorbo) performs Sarabande in G minor by Robert de Visée from the Vaudry de Saizenay Manuscript. This comes via Żołnierek’s YouTube channel. Wonderful performance by Żołnierek with such a beautiful rhythmic delivery and un-rushed forward momentum. I also…
What I Saw in the Water21st Century Works for Guitar Duo ChromaDuo with Rob MacDonald Tracy Anne SmithNaxos Records, 2024 Listen, Stream, Buy: What I Saw in the Water by ChromaDuo Learn more about the album via Naxos Wonderful to hear this…
Iliana Matos performs A Solas by Juan Erena (b.1970). This comes via her YouTube channel and filmed in Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo, Granada, Spain, in collaboration with European Guitar Foundation. Beautiful performance by Matos with a wonderfully clear sound and flowing musical phrasing.…
Duo Imbesi Zangara (Carmelo Imbesi and Carmen Zangarà) and the A.Scarlatti Plectrum Orchestra of Palermo perform the concerto for two guitars and plectrum orchestra, Konzert für zwei Gitarren und Zupforchester by German composer Hermann Ambrosius (1897-1983). This comes via the…
Greek classical guitarist Ioanna Kazoglou performs a concert of works by Dionisio Aguado, Joaquín Turina, Francisco Tárrega, Joaquín Rodrigo, Vicente Asencio, and Joaquín Malats. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel where you can also see which guitars are being played in the description.…
Canadian-Montenegrin classical guitarist Jelica Mijanovic plays Thousand Mirrors by Iranian composer Golfam Khayam (b.1982). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel and played on a 2024 Rinaldo Vacca classical guitar. Wonderful performance by Mijanovic with many delicate subtleties but also captivating forward…
Evangelina Mascardi performs Preludio e Fuga in D Minor by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686–1750) on a 13-course Baroque lute in Bassano, Teverina, Italy. This comes via Mascardi’s amazing YouTube channel. Wonderful performance by Mascardi with beautiful flowing galant style and ornamentation. These were two of the first works…
Classical guitarist Cassie Martin performs an online concert with discussions for Altamira Guitars in Paris, France with repertoire by Tedesco and Seixas. This comes via Altamira Guitars and their YouTube channel. Amazing performances by Martin, retaining beautiful phrasing and musicality during even the most difficult passages.…
Classical guitarist Beiyan Liu performs an online concert with discussion and lesson for Altamira Guitars in Beijing, China with repertoire by Tarrega, Dowland, and Coste. This comes via Altamira Guitars and their YouTube channel. Love these discussions and concerts sponsored by Altamira. Nice to…
Norwegian classical guitarist Kristina Vårlid performs Sonata II by Nikita Koshkin (b.1956). This comes via Varlid’s Youtube channel. Movements: I. Allegro moderato, II. Adagio, III. Allegro. Sonata II is dedicated to Dimitris Dekavallas and was premiered in 2012. Great performance…