Friday, December 2, 2022, at 7:30 PM
A bold, compelling, South Korean virtuoso, at home on both classical and electric guitar, a champion of cutting-edge composers worldwide
New York City Classical Guitar Society
Friday, October 5, 2018, at 7:30 PM
Multiple award winners Meng Su and Yameng Wang, protégés of Manuel Barrueco, performing music from across the centuries with extraordinary skill and musicality
“Immediately, the listener was attuned to their excellent coordination, keen attention to detail, and subtle gradations of color.” — South Florida Classical Review
Friday, January 18, 2019, at 7:30 PM
Renowned guitarist/composer David Leisner, with guitarists Benjamin Verdery and João Luiz and vocalists Courtenay Budd, Devony Smith, and Janna Baty, in a celebration of Mr. Leisner’s 65th birthday, featuring three of his song cycles for voice and guitar
“Tonal music, rich in invention and melody, emotionally direct, and beautiful.” — Soundboard
Friday, March 1, 2019, at 7:30 PM
The Croation master, a double winner of the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competition, acclaimed equally for his interpretations of Bach and of Barrios, Piazzolla, Bogdanovic, and beyond
“Both technical brilliance and tenderness, with the artistic potential and expressive power of life itself” — Kölnische Rundschau
Friday, May 3, 2019, at 7:30 PM
The extraordinary French virtuoso, winner of the 1997 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition, known for his probing exploration of the guitar’s literature and for his masterly Bach transcriptions
“His sheer facility was astonishing, but more remarkable still was his mastery of instrumental color … He played every note as though it might be his last.” — San Antonio Express News
Friday, October 6, 2017, at 7:30 PM
Phenomenal rapport and effortless mastery in a seamless blend of traditional and world-music repertoire; winner of the 2006 Concert Artists Guild International Competition
“The playing of João Luiz and Douglas Lora just continued to draw us in and envelop us with their beautiful sounds and exotic rhythms.” — Peninsula Reviews
Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at 7:30 PM
Renowned guitarist/composer David Leisner and friends Tara O’Connor (flute), Jesse Mills (violin), Mark Holloway (viola), and Raman Ramakrishnan (cello), in works by Beethoven, Diabelli, and contemporary masters Pierre Jalbert and Vivian Fine
“David Leisner is among the finest guitarists currently performing … He has a probing intellect, finding insights in music that most others miss, and delivering them with a virtuoso technique.” — American Record Guide
Friday, March 9, 2018, at 7:30 PM
A true cosmopolitan, a Brazilian master at home in the concert halls of four continents; the 1996 winner of both the GFA and Francisco Tarrega International Competitions
“A member of the highest echelon of living guitarists … fluent technique, great beauty and variety of sound, finely controlled emotional response, and stylistic sensitivity.” — Gramophone
Friday, September 23, 2016, at 7:30 PM
Winner of the 2015 Parkening International Guitar Competition, half of the extraordinary Beijing Guitar Duo; a player of strength, virtuosity, and exquisite attentiveness to musical detail
“Star potential to serve as inspiration for new generations of guitarists to come” — Classical Guitar
Friday, November 11, 2016, at 7:30 PM
The extraordinarily versatile guitarist/composer with the expressive, dynamic vocalist in Leisner’s arrangement of Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin
“Mr. Kelly has a beautiful baritone … the phrasing was faultless, and the word coloring went beyond any we have heard before. And what of the guitar arrangement? It was accomplished by Mr. Leisner himself and struck us as a masterpiece in its own right.” – Voce de meche review of Die Schöne Müllerin
Friday, April 7, 2017, at 7:30 PM
The Uruguayan master, acclaimed globally for his stupendous virtuosity, golden tone, and superb musicality
“Combines the shadings of the orchestra, adding to them even more ingredients than Segovia and Bream … a master of colors, a genuine innovator of interpretation” — Leo Brouwer
Friday, January 15, 2016, at 8:00 PM
The eclectic virtuoso and composer, celebrating his music with special guests and a nod to his 60th birthday
“A natural and seemingly effortless connection with his chosen instrument … an ebullient performer, a musician of fluent and authoritative technique and high emotion” — Cape Cod Times
Friday, September 5, 2014, at 8:00 PM
Extraordinary sensitivity and lyricism in the music of five centuries, performed on eight-string and historical instruments
“Miss Smits is an uncommonly musical guitarist: she has nimble fingers, a prismatic sense of timbre, and a serene dignity that informs all she plays.” — The New York Times
Works by BACH, WEISS, MERTZ, and GIULIANI
Friday, October 17, 2014, at 8:00 PM
At the forefront of a generation of guitarists for more than twenty years, playing with brilliance, warmth, and grace
“His technique is virtuosic but always at the service of the music, his interpretations intelligent and tasteful, his performances characterized by meticulous preparation and intense emotional commitment.” — Soundboard
Music by BACH, CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, HAYDN, JOSEPH WILLIAMS, GERARDO TAMEZ, and others
Friday, March 13, 2015, at 8:00 PM
China’s first international star of the guitar, acclaimed everywhere for her prodigious talent and revelatory interpretive powers
“Impeccable technique and sensitive musicianship in repertory ranging from Albeniz to arrangements of Western pop and Asian songs … Yang’s guitar sings.” — The New York Times
Friday, June 5, 2015, at 8:00 PM
A charismatic young ambassador of Spanish culture, entrancing audiences with his bravura technique, beautifully rounded tone, and elegant phrasing
“The subtlety, passion, technical command, and dramatic flair that Villegas displayed made an evening to be remembered.” — San Francisco Classical Voice
Friday, October 4, 2013, at 8:00 PM
One of the world’s premier guitarists, with astounding technique and an acute sensitivity to the finest nuances of tone, dynamics, and interpretive choice
“Fernandez transcends his instrument so thoroughly that you remember him not simply as a great classical guitarist (which he surely is) but as a great musician who happens to play the guitar.” — Detroit Free Press
Friday, June 6, 2014 at 8:00 PM
Guitarists Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela bring an exquisite blend of passion, beauty, and refinement to music from the classical through the contemporary
“The duo’s playing was nothing less than rapturous — profound and unforgettable musicianship of the highest order.” — Washington Post
Music by ALBÉNIZ, GRANADOS, RODRIGO, JOLIVET, DEBUSSY, and BEETHOVEN
Saturday, October 20, 2012
An electrifying performer, a distinguished composer — a musician of rare versatility, skill, and imaginative vision
“David Leisner is among the finest guitarists currently performing . . . He has a probing intellect, finding insights in music that most others miss, and delivering them with a virtuoso technique.” — American Record Guide
Friday, December 7, 2012
A guitarist of extraordinary strength, passion, and sensitivity, taking her place among the elite musicians of the world today
“… virtually immaculate — detailed, precise and polished. But this was no mere virtuosic display. Vidovic’s playing is nuanced and intensely personal, both deeply felt and deeply thought.” — Washington Post
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