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Jack & Elle Davisson

Jack & Elle Davisson Play Ginastera & Dyens

Jack Davisson (14) plays Sonata for Guitar, Op. 47 by Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) and Elle Davisson (11) plays Songe Capricorne by Roland Dyens (1955-2016). Jack’s video comes from their Davisson Guitar Duo Youtube channel and Elle’s video comes via  Siccas…

Thu Le and Family

Thu Le and Daughters Play Trios and Duos

The amazing Vietnamese guitarist Thu Le plays ensemble music with her daughters. These come from her great YouTube channel. Thu Le is a top notch player and it’s great to see her family is also so musical too. If you’re…

Nadja Janković Plays Paganini

17 years old Montenegrin Nadja Janković plays and arrangement of Allegro risoluto from Grand Sonata by Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840). Nadja is a student of the amazing Stefan Schmidt in Germany. This comes via his YouTube channel where he highlights some of his great students. Schmidt has…

Linda Bernert (10) plays Tango en skaï by Dyens

Big round of applause for ten year old Linda Bernert playing Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). Linda is a student of the amazing Stefan Schmidt in Germany. This comes via his YouTube channel where he highlights some of his great students. Schmidt has a TON…

Diandra Aruna Mahira Plays Sainz de la Maza

Amazing 12 year old, Indonesian guitarist Diandra Aruna Mahira plays Zapateado by Sainz de la Maza (1896–1981). This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel series. The PGF Series, directed by Augustin Pesnon, continues to impress with high quality videos and…

Leonora Spangenberger (13) – Complete Villa-Lobos Etudes

An incredible achievement, 13 year old German guitarist Leonora Spangenberger plays the complete set of 12 etudes by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). Leonora is a student of the amazing Stefan Schmidt. This comes via his YouTube channel where he highlights some of his great…

Stephanie Jones Plays Adagio BWV 1001 by Bach

Stephanie Jones plays Adagio from Violin Sonata No. 1 BWV 1001 by J.S. Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel and played on a 2012 Michel Brück guitar. Jones also plays in a quartet with some other great young…

Alexandra Whittingham Plays Saudade No.3 by Dyens

19 year old British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Saudade No.3 by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). A very exciting piece when it gets going with varied styles mixed together. A student at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Whittingham pulls this off with…

Youth Duo with Paul Feige & Cedric Penn

Young German guitarists Paul Feige (13) and Cedric Penn (13) play Hommage to Paco de Lucia by Steve Marsh. Paul und Cedric won first prize in “Bundeswettbewerb Jugend musiziert” in 2016. These are students of Stefan Schmidt who has some amazing…

Alexandra Whittingham plays Brouwer

British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham (19) plays Un Dia de Noviembre by Leo Brouwer (b.1939). “After studying classical guitar, piano, jazz guitar and composition at the world-renowned Chetham’s School of Music for seven years, nineteen year old Alexandra Whittingham now studies…

Kevin Loh Plays Sonatina meridional by Ponce

Singapore guitarist Kevin Loh (18) plays Sonatina meridional (1939) by Mexican composer Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948). This comes via his YouTube Channel. Ponce wrote a great deal of guitar music for Segovia and they are some of the best pieces in…

Olivia Chiang plays Farewell by John Doan

16-year-old American guitarist Olivia Chiang plays Farewell by Harp Guitarist John Doan on a 2007 Aaron Green cedar and rosewood guitar. This comes via the excellent Guitar Salon International via their YouTube. John Doan plays the twenty-string harp guitar but also has recordings…