The 6th Guitar Society Summit Emphasized Community Outreach and Effective Communication BY BLAIR JACKSON | JET LOWE PHOTOS | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR The historic...
Recent Album Releases from Fabio Zanon, Oliver Fartach-Naini, and Daniel Valentin Marx Some weeks we take a peek at recent albums or sheet music releases. Here are three of the...
Segovia Sunday Returns! Watch the Maestro Play Two Renaissance Lute Pieces! It’s been a little over a year since our popular online Segovia Sunday series ended, but the other...
Video Pick of the Week: Paulo Bellinati Plays Tom Jobim’s ‘Choro’ By now, Brazilian composer-guitarist Paulo Bellinati’s spry and catchy Jongo (written in 1978) has become practically ubiquitous as...
David Leisner to Celebrate 65th Birthday with Special NY Concert The prolific and seemingly tireless New York-based guitarist, composer, and educator David Leisner is celebrating his 65th birthday...
Drumroll, Please: Blair J.’s 10 Favorite Classical Guitar Albums of 2018 Sorry, it’s taken me a while to get to this! The usual caveats apply: I always say “favorites”...
Duo Noire Salutes Modern Women Composers on Latest Album BY JEFF KALISS | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Duo Noire—named for the African American...
Video Pick of the Week: Katarzyna Smolarek Plays Ponce and Turina One of the most satisfying aspects of my job is encountering the work of outstanding guitarists I’ve never...
It’s in the Family: For Ida Presti and Paco de Lucía, Parental Pressure Was Extreme but Effective BY GRAHAM WADE There is no doubt that the younger one learns to play a musical instrument, the...
Video Picks of the Week: Rossini Hayward Plays ‘Silent Night’ and ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ What can I say, I love Christmas music; always have! OK, it is a bit annoying hearing it...
