Pepe Romero Jr. is Following in the Family Tradition—But in His Own Way BY KATHLEEN A. BERGERON When you grow up in “the royal family of the Spanish guitar,” you know...
Different Duos Sunday #12: Berta Rojas (guitar) and Paquito D’Rivera (clarinet) Play ‘Recuerdos de Ypacaraí’ We conclude our little 12-week tour through combinations of classical guitar and other instruments with this wonderful performance...
Ana Vidovic Is Sensational in SF Concert Ana Vidovic has made San Francisco a regular concert stop for many years, and the Croatia-born, Baltimore-based guitarist...
Happy Birthday Christopher Parkening! Applications Being Accepted for His 2019 Competition First things first: Happy birthday to the incomparable virtuoso Christopher Parkening, who turns 71 on December 14! He...
Video Pick of the Week: Andrew York Plays ‘The Equations of Beauty: h’ Here’s a terrific video by Andrew York, performing one of the title pieces on his excellent current album,...
Leaving Spain for American Dreams: An excerpt from Walter Aaron Clark’s ‘Los Romeros: Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar’ In the early 1950s, the Romeros made the acquaintance of an American husband and wife who would transform...
Different Duos Sunday #11: Kevin Loh (guitar) and Chloe Chua (violin, age 11) Play Piazzolla’s ‘Café 1930’ It’s not every day you get a pairing of current violin prodigy with a former guitar prodigy. But...
Video Pick of the Week: Pauline Gauthey Plays a Mysterious Piece by Lilith Guégamian Although Pauline Gauthey fell short of her dream of winning the 2018 GFA competition in Kentucky, I was...
From the CG Vault: A 2008 Interview with Leo Brouwer, Plus Some History BY THÉRÈSE WASSILY SABA / FROM THE JANUARY 2010 ISSUE of CLASSICAL GUITAR (Next year, 2019, will mark...
The Amazing Saga of Los Romeros: Walter Aaron Clark On Writing His Biography of the ‘Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar’ BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Walter Aaron Clark’s beautifully written, meticulously...
