Matthew Grasso’s Website A deeply emotional performer, known for taking the art of the 7-string guitar to new heights,Grasso will perform both original compositions and his own transcriptions of classical masterworks. buy tickets
Trio Seven will perform its all-new transcription of Mussorgsky’s beloved piano work, Pictures at an Exhibition (1874). In it Mussorgsky imaginesa posthumous exhibition of his friend, artist Victor Hartmann, who died suddenly of an aneurysm at the age of 39. It is composed of ten pictures, representing paintings, sketches and architectural concepts by Hartmann, and four promenades, […]
Ross Thompson’s Website English-born composer and concert guitarist Ross Thompson is a faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music preparatory division. He has received numerous commissions for original music and is a first prize winner in the American String Teachers Association National Competition. buy tickets
Classical Guitar Concert Series Friday, June 27, 8pm Lawrence Ferrara has performed major recitals throughout the world, including at Carnegie Hallin New York. He was twice prizewinner at the Carmel Classic Guitar Competition, served on the Music Advisory Panel to the National Endowment of the Arts, and is the author and performer of a sequence […]
Performers/Speakers: Matthew Grasso- 25-stringed raga guitar, 18-tone 11-limit just intonation guitar Diane Hubka- 7-string guitar and jazz vocalist Raja Sivamani- 7-string veena Parteek Bansal- tabla (Indian percussion) Adrian Bellue- 12- course harp-guitar Lars Rosager- Guitar Historian Matthew Grasso’s Celebration of the 7-String Guitar began on July 7, 2007 and has continued each year on the seventh day of the […]
PLEASE NOTE: DATE ABOVE IS IN ERROR THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE AT 7 PM ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 SFGQ’s Website Committed proponents of new music as well as the classics, the San Francisco Guitar Quartet (SFGQ), draws from a rich background of musical traditions including classical, contemporary, world and ethnic traditions, and improvisation. Its members […]
AG2’s website First constituted at the University of Georgia as the Athens Guitar Trio, the internationally touring Athens Guitar Duo has been consistently entertaining audiences for the past nine years, offering exquisitely crafted performances, each presented with a delicacy and creativity only to be found among the finest of chamber ensembles. The duo’s members, Dusty […]
Duo SF’s website The newly formed DuoSF is already becoming recognized as one of America’s most promising ensembles. Their goal is to bring accessible, yet challenging music to audiences. Both Christoper Mallett and Robert Miller have performed around the world with appearances throughout North America, Asia, Europe. Also devoted music educators, Christopher and Robert are […]
Yuri Liberzon’s website Russian-born and Israeli-raised guitarist Yuri Liberzon ranks among today’s foremost classical guitarists in the United States and the world. His playing has been described as “Transcendent technical prowess at the service of gracious musicality.” A frequent soloist with symphony and chamber orchestras, Yuri has been recognized for his technical ability and musicality […]
Guitarist and lutenist Tatiana Senderowicz is a solo and chamber musician who has performed a wide variety of repertoire. A winner of the American String Teacher’s Association San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Competition, she was chosen to perform at the Guitarrada, an event hosted by Pepe Romero and the San Francisco Conservatory’s Guitar Department in […]