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Noted Luthier Robert Ruck (Builder of Manuel Barrueco’s Famous ‘No. 58’) Passes Away at 72

The Guild of American Luthiers has announced on its Facebook page that the widely admired luthier Robert Ruck...

Hauser Guitars, Kazuhito Yamashita Highlight Cremona Musica Gathering in September

This year’s Cremona Musica gathering in Cremona, Italy (in the Lombardy region, about 100 kilometers southeast of Milan)...

Play Michael Chapdelaine’s Arrangements of Tárrega’s ‘Adelita’ and ‘Lagrima’

From the September 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER (A note from Classical Guitar magazine editor Blair Jackson: The September issue...

Video Pick of the Week: Duo Dryades (Mari Mäntylä, 10-string Decacorde & Kristina Kuusisto, Bandoneon) Plays Tomás Gubitsch’s ‘Villa Luro’

Here’s something that’s a little bit different, but definitely cool. Mari Mäntylä is a talented guitarist from Finland whose...

Guitars, a Lute, an Oud, and a Kora: 3rd Le Temps des Guitares Festival is a Hit in Southern France

STORY AND PHOTOS BY SUSAN HARRISON/Vice-President, Le Temps des Guitares Association (A note from CG editor Blair Jackson:...

Sheet Music Releases of Music By Béla Bartók, Pedro Ximènez de Abrill, and Vittorio Monti

We get so much sheet music sent to us by various publishers year ’round—literally hundreds of pieces in...

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Classical Guitar Accessory Roundup

STRINGS & ACCESSORIES SPECIAL FOCUS | FROM THE SUMMER 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR A TUTOR IN YOUR...

Romero Sunday #5: Celin and Celino Romero Play Granados’ ‘Danza Española No. 2 (Oriental)’

In what is billed on the video as the debut performance of the father-son duo of Celin and...

Report from 7th Changsha International Guitar Festival: Xuefei Yang, Xavier Jara, Duo Melis, A New Piece from Brouwer, and More

BY GERALD GARCIA This was the 7th Festival in Changsha, which saw a marked increase in international participants...

Video Pick of the Week: Yenne Lee Plays Celil Refik Kaya’s Beautiful ‘For Yen’

One could reasonably quarrel with some of Yenne Lee’s repertoire choices, which occasionally veer to schmaltzy commercial pop...

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