Classical Guitar

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Video Pick of the Week: Sharon Isbin Plays Albéniz’s ‘Mallorca’ at 18

Here’s a fun one: The magnificent Sharon Isbin’s beautiful rendering of Issac Albéniz’s “Mallorca,” performed on TV in 1975,...

Rare Guitars to Be Auctioned in Paris (and Online)

The prestigious Paris-based auction house Castor-Hara is offering well over a 100 guitars—classical, folk, and electric—plus a few banjos,...

New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes Boasts Impressive Lineup

The early registration deadline for this year’s New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes ends fairly soon—March 31—and with...

2016 Guitar Foundation of America International Convention and Competition

Sponsored Story The 2016 GFA International Convention and Competition will be held at Metropolitan State University in Denver,...

English Composer/Conductor Peter Maxwell Davies Dies at 81

One of Britain’s most famous (and occasionally controversial) contemporary composers, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, has died at the...

Florida Museum Showcases Historic Guitars, Contemporary Players

If you’re planning to be in the lovely Tampa-St. Petersburg area of west-central Florida sometime before the end...

Brussels Guitar Fest and Competition Set for April

The Brussels International Guitar Festival and Competition has evolved into one of the most exciting spring events in...

GSI’s Windfall: The Russell Cleveland Collection Is for Sale

Since its founding by Tim Miklaucic more than 30 years ago, Santa Monica, California-based Guitar Salon International (GSI)...

Miloš Postpones Tour Due to Hand Injury

Miloš Karadaglic, whose latest CD/download, Blackbird: The Beatles Album, has been earning rave reviews (including from Classical Guitar),...

Assads, Gallen, and Others Set for Moscow ‘Guitar Virtuosos’ Festival and Competition in Late March

For four nights near the end of March, Moscow’s beautiful Tchaikovsky Hall will host the XI Guitar Virtuosos...

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Stories

Christopher Mallett’s ‘Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements’

Album Review: ‘The Blue Album’ by Pablo Sáinz-Villegas

Profile: Classical Guitar Great Raphaella Smits

The Classics

‘Forbidden’ Fifths in Guitar Music From Sor and Before to Hendrix and Beyond