• Interview with Gohar Vardanyan Interview with Gohar Vardanyan An in-depth interview with phenomenal Armenian classical guitarist Gohar Vardanyan
  • Artyom Dervoed Interview Artyom Dervoed Interview A 5 part video interview with Artyom Dervoed
  • Rovshan Mamedkuliev Interview Rovshan Mamedkuliev Interview A chat with 2012 GFA Winner Rovshan Mamedkuliev!
  • Celil Refik Kaya Interview Celil Refik Kaya Interview A chat with Celil about his upcoming premier of a new concerto and his experiences at the GFA
  • Simon Powis Interview Simon Powis Interview An email chat with US guitarist Simon Powis

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Interview With Classical Guitarist Eva Beneke

by Rob Reid on November 2, 2012

Hey Everyone! Sorry it’s been a little while since the last post but school has been keeping me super busy! Anyway, I am very happy to share a conversation I had with outstanding classical guitarist Eva Beneke. About Eva, let’s see… Aside from the fact that her playing is absolutely outstanding, she has also studied [...]

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Interview with Artyom Dervoed

by Rob Reid on August 5, 2012

Hey Everyone! I’m super excited about this one – a couple weeks ago I got to sit down on Skype and have a chat with one of my all-time favourite players, Mr. Artyom Dervoed. We talked for at least an hour and a half and I ended up with just over an hour of really [...]

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Matthew McAllister Plays ‘Lament for the Death of His Second Wife’ by Niel Gow

May 16, 2013
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The first concert of the 2013 Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival was Matthew McAllister’s and it definitely started things off on the right note (get it? get it?! sorry, I had to…).  The concert was well thought out and played, with suites by Bach and Brouwer, as well as traditional Scottish pieces, some Albeniz and [...]

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Interview With Ann Ireland, Author of The Blue Guitar

May 7, 2013
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This is my interview post since covering the 2013 Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition last April 26-28, as it’s taken almost a week to get things in order and begin the editing process. Overall I think it was a very successful weekend and we were able to cover a lot of great performances [...]

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The Magic of Marcin Dylla… Literally.

May 2, 2013
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This is my first actual post since covering the 2013 Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition (the name is a bit of a mouthful every time I tried to say it). Since that is the case, I want to give a big thank you to Patrick Kearney for giving us full access to the [...]

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The Hamilton Classical Guitar Festival – You Should Go!

May 1, 2013
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Hey Everyone, Here is a quick chat I had with our friend Emma Rush about the Hamilton Classical Guitar Festival. It’s still a couple of months away so book some tickets and start practicing! P.S. This was our 99th post! And we have some big things from the Montreal Guitar Festival coming up for our [...]

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Vals No. 3 – Barrios – Composer Of The Week (April 14 – 20)

April 16, 2013
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Another one of my favorites from the great Barrios! Vals No. 3 – Agustin Barrios Mangore

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Composer Of The Week (April 14 – 20): Agustin Barrios Mangore!

April 14, 2013
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Hey Everyone, I thought I’d use this week to focus on one of my favourite guitar composers of all time: Agustin Barrios Mangore. A little drip from Wikipedia: Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré, May 5, 1885 – August 7, 1944), was a Paraguayan classical guitarist and composer. Barrios is perhaps best [...]

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Interview with Patrick Kearney – 2013 Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival

April 4, 2013

I recently sat down with Patrick Kearney to discuss this year’s Montreal International Guitar Festival, which takes place from April 26-28th.  In fact, you can even watch our conversation below: Let’s take a moment to outline some of the things you can expect this year: Concerts.  Awesome concerts.  Marcin Dylla and Matthew McAllister are two [...]

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Kyuhee Park Plays Leo Brouwer’s Sonata – Movement III -”La Toccata de Pasquini”

March 14, 2013
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The Brouwer Sonata is one of my favourite pieces to see performed, as Kyuhee Park does below.  I’d also file this under the “size and strength of the player doesn’t matter” section.  Seriously though, the guitar looks like it’s about half her size, but it doesn’t really matter in the end.  Pretty damn good performance [...]

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Brasil Guitar Duo – Full Recital!

March 8, 2013

Hey Everyone, Have been a big fan of the Brasil Guitar Duo for some time and just found this hour long recital on Youtube, Enjoy! -Rob

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Interview with Dr. Eduardo Minozzi Costa

March 4, 2013
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Hey everybody!  I know it’s been a while since we were last able to post up an interview, but I hope you enjoy this one with Dr. Eduardo Minozzi Costa.  We talked for close to an hour and a half, diving into some of the concepts behind having an effective practice routine, how to improve [...]

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