Composer

From classic to rock

Orto Botanico di Palermo

Renowned guitarist Morgan Szymanski explores the elegance of Ponce’s Suite in A minor, where Baroque forms meet Mexican lyricism, and the atmospheric sound world of Brouwer’s Paisaje Cubano con Campanas. Expect clarity, nuance and expressive depth from an artist celebrated for his refined tone and imaginative interpretations.

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Morgan Szymanski guitar

Wigmore Hall

Guitar sensation Raphaël Feuillâtre is rapidly becoming the new voice of classical guitar. Since winning the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition in 2018, this Djibouti-born French virtuoso has dazzled audiences from Carnegie Hall to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and through his prolific recording career on Deutsche Grammophon. His most recent album, Spanish Serenades, showcases the many Latin faces of the guitar, and forms the core of his Caramoor program combining popular rhythms, choreographic bounce and sophisticated counterpoint.

Raphaël Feuillâtre, guitar

The Rosen House at Caramoor

 Take a six-string world tour with Puerto Rican guitarist Leonela Alejandro, winner of the 2024 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition. Delight in her endearingly powerful and energetic stage presence as she performs solo guitar works featuring Brazilian beats, laidback jazz club vibes, and everything in between.

Passport to Sound: Guitarist Leonela Alejandro Live

Colburn School

Take a six-string world tour with Puerto Rican guitarist Leonela Alejandro, winner of the 2024 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition. Delight in her endearingly powerful and energetic stage presence as she performs solo guitar works featuring Brazilian beats, laidback jazz club vibes, and everything in between.

Leonela Alejandro

Guitarist Colin Davin in recital

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)

Trinity United Methodist Church, Sequim

Eastman Summer Concert Series: Lynn McGrath, guitar

Eastman School of Music

In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor. 

Nikhil Goswami, guitar - Second Year Master's Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Pre-College Guitar Department Solo Recital

Pre-College Morning Recital

MILOŠ is one of the world’s most celebrated classical guitarists. His career began its meteoric rise in 2011, with the release of his international best-selling Deutsche Grammophon debut album ‘Mediterraneo’. Since then, he has earned legions of fans, awards, and acclaim around the world through his extensive touring, six chart topping recordings and television appearances.

Masterclass: Milos, guitar

Beckoned by the Statue of Liberty, artists of all stripes have sought in America not only refuge from persecution but also the promise of happiness and creative success. This multi-discipline program celebrates composers and artists who have nurtured their talents in the Land of OPPORTUNITY, making this nation more diverse and beautiful. Special guests include Percussionist Jésus Pacheco, with choreography by Mónica Gómez and Estheysis Menendez, along with members of the Houston Ballet.

Opportunity

Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.

Guitar Department Recital

Longtime Aspen alumni artists curate bespoke programs to share music, reminiscences, and stories of their decades in Aspen.

Anniversary Reminiscences Program: Sharon Isbin classical guitar

Aspen Meadows Resort

Join the Underground Youth Orchestra as they grace the stage at the 37th Athens International Guitar Festival on Sunday, May 12th, 2024. This prestigious event will be held in the Aris Garoufalis Hall at the Athens Conservatoire, showcasing the exceptional talents of young musicians alongside celebrated artists.

This year's festival highlights an extraordinary collaboration with the winner of the 11th Kalamata Guitar Competition, 24-year-old Savvas Tselios, performing as a soloist under the baton of maestro Kostas Iliadis. Together, they will present the "Concerto Elegiaco Concerto No. 3" for guitar and orchestra by the renowned Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. This piece exemplifies the sophistication of postmodern tonality and minimalism within the classical form, reflecting Brouwer's unique compositional style.

Event Details:
- Date: Sunday, May 12th, 2024
- Time: 19:30
- Venue: Athens Conservatoire, Aris Garoufalis Hall
- Conductor: Kostas Iliadis
- Soloist: Savvas Tselios

For more information and to secure your tickets, please visit [Athens International Guitar Festival](https://www.athensinternationalguitarfestival.com/).

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the fusion of youthful energy and classical music mastery at one of Athens' most anticipated musical events. The Underground Youth Orchestra is proud to support young musicians and to contribute to the vibrant cultural landscape of the city.

The Underground Youth Orchestra participates in the 37th Athens International Guitar Festival

Athens Conservatory

Ana Maria Iordache, guitar – Doctoral Solo Recital

University of Arizona

The Carnegie Mellon Guitar Ensemble presents creatively expressive performances of duos, trios, quartets, and larger ensemble music from every major Western music style period.

Carnegie Mellon Guitar Ensemble

Carnegie Mellon University

Study Concert with guitar students under Jesper Sivebæk and Per Pålsson

Study Concert with guitar students

The Studio Hall

Student Recital: James O'Malley Gorbea

PC Morning Recital

ECP Recital

Bowes Center

Study concert with guitar students under Jesper Sivebæk, Per Pålsson, and Henrik Bay Hansen

Study concert with guitar students

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is one of classical music’s biggest rising stars. He has sold out multiple Carnegie Hall performances alongside his sister, Isata, and he now returns with essentials of the cello repertoire and several recent additions to it. Experience one of the legendary J. S. Bach cello suites and a 20th-century piece it inspired. Enjoy Britten’s Cello Suite No. 1 and a sonata by the endlessly resourceful guitarist Leo Brouwer. Be one of the first to hear exciting new works by two next-generation composers from the United Kingdom, each of which received its world premiere by Kanneh-Mason at the Royal Academy of Music.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello

Carnegie Hall

Following a sold-out 2019 PCMS debut with his sister and recital partner Isata, British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns to the Perelman Theater for a program that includes the Philadelphia premieres of solo cello works by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer and Welsh pianist Gwilym Simcock. Kanneh-Mason’s “light baritone tone quality often blossoms coloristically within the bounds of a single note. In fact, it’s hard to really talk about individual notes in his playing because so much of what he does comes off in lyrically rendered sound shapes” (Philadelphia Inquirer).

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s career and performances span the globe. Whether performing for children in a school hall, at an underground club or in the world’s leading concert venues, Sheku’s mission is to make music accessible to all. After winning the BBC Young Musician competition in 2016, Sheku’s performance at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Windsor Castle in 2018 was watched by two billion people worldwide.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Concert

Amelia Plantation Chapel

Guest Artists visit SFCM to share their expertise with student musicians. 

Sérgio Assad, guitar

A master musical storyteller who evinces an artistic maturity well beyond his 24 years, charismatic British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns to Berkeley in his Cal Performances solo recital debut with a program of new and familiar works. Kanneh-Mason skyrocketed to fame as the winner of the 2016 BBC Young Musician competition, and thrilled Cal Performances audiences in his 2019 Berkeley debut. He is adored by fans the world over for an interpretive style that is bold and inviting, commanding and yet supremely lyrical. Kanneh-Mason’s program includes staples by Bach, Britten, and Cassadó, alongside works composed especially for him by Welsh composer Gwilym Simcock, English composer Edmund Finnis, and Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. “The sweetness of his tone is a wonder to behold. He is an appealingly sure virtuoso. His vibrato is deep and penetrating. He embraces every passage in every piece with agreeable passion. Talent like this comes along rarely” (Los Angeles Times).

University of California, Berkeley

Pre-College Guitar Studio Recital (Students of Scott Cmiel)

Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study. 

RDAM's guitarensemble conducted by Henrik Bay Hansen og Jesper Sivebæk

South American tones and American minimalism

For our annual free concert, guitarist Roberto Capocchi gives a solo recital featuring spirited works by four leading 20th-century composers, including the Homenaje a Tárrega by Joaquín Turina, which honors the iconic, late-Romantic Spanish guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega, and the only original work for solo guitar by the legendary Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera: the Sonata, Op. 47.

FREE Indian Market Concert

New Mexico Museum of Art

One of the most in-demand soloists in the country, Vieaux is “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone). His virtuosic technique will be on display in a program of Latin works and those by Bach and jazz great Pat Metheny.

Composer

Leo Brouwer

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Jul 30, 2026

From classic to rock · Palermo Classica

Jul 15, 2026

Morgan Szymanski guitar · Wigmore Hall

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