Sunday Prodigy #6: Kevin Loh (10) Plays Scarlatti’s Sonata K322 I was fortunate to see Kevin Loh play a couple of years ago at the GFA convention—was it...
Video Pick of the Week: Thu Le Plays Napoleon Coste’s ‘Le Départ’ The wonderful Vietnamese guitarist Thu Le started learning the instrument from her father when she was just 4 years...
Review: Matthew McAllister Makes Bold Repertoire Choices on ‘American Collection’ BY MARK SMALL FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Scottish guitarist Matthew McAllister presents his third in...
Watch Judicaël Perroy Play Legnani’s ‘Fantasia Op. 19’ Judicaël Perroy is unquestionably one of France’s great modern virtuoso guitarists. I saw him play the French guitarist...
Prodigy Sunday #5: Enrique Oliveira (11) Plays the Spanish Folk Song ‘El Vito’ Young Brazilian guitarist Enrique Oliveira would be turning 20 this year. I wonder if he’s still playing! Alas,...
Watch the Presti-Lagoya Duo Play a Piece by Scarlatti Alas, there seems to be very little existing video footage of the incomparable Presti-Lagoya Duo—Ida Presti (1924–1967) and...
Video Pick of the Week: Artis Guitar Duo Play Rodrigo’s ‘Tonadilla’ Joaquín Rodrigo’s sprawling and demanding two-guitar piece Tonadilla was first performed in 1959 in Lille, France, by the finest guitar...
Method: Antonio Lauro’s ‘La Negra‘ Grapples with the Polymeters and Hemiolas of a Vals Venezolano BY RHAYN JOOSTE | FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR La Negra, by Antonio Lauro (1917–1986),...
Watch Duo Agua e Vinho Play Rameau’s ‘Les Sauvages’ The works of French Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764; he was a contemporary of Bach) first came into...
Sunday Prodigy #4: Leonora Spangenberger (13) Plays Villa-Lobos’ ‘Etude No. 7’ We’ve been dazzled by the skills of the young German guitarist Leonora Spangenberger for a couple of years...
