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Raphaël Feuillâtre brings an arranger’s ear to Portland’s Latin Passions

Raphaël Feuillâtre makes his Chamber Music Northwest debut on Thursday 5 November with Latin Passions, a solo recital at Portland’s Old Church Concert Hall.…

2 Nov 2026

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Raphaël Feuillâtre brings an arranger’s ear to Portland’s Latin Passions

2 Nov 2026
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Croatia’s Classical Guitar Days pairs local repertoire with new sonic experiments

1 Nov 2026
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Quito’s Festival del Requinto celebrates Homero Hidrobo and Ecuadorian guitar traditions

24 Oct 2026
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Spain

5 Oct 2026 – 7 Nov 2026

Festival de la Guitarra de Sevilla

Seville and surrounding venues

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Spain

22 Oct 2026 – 8 Nov 2026

Cádiz Guitar Festival sets its autumn dates across the province

Cádiz province, including El Puerto de Santa María

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Spain

24 Oct 2026 – 15 Nov 2026

Art Llobet explores Modernism and guitar in Barcelona this autumn

Barcelona

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The three newest episodes from our four-show podcast feed. Fresh conversations, checked weekly.

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Classical Guitar Heroines

Series 3 Episode 6: Meng Su

13 Oct 2026
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Classical Guitar Dispatch

S1 Ep 6: LAGQ Part 1 Eh, Go Ahead...Meet Your Heroes

4 Sep 2026
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Classical Guitar Heroines

Series 3 Episode 5: Vincea McClelland

1 Sep 2026
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Interviews

Interview with Tariq Harb

Tariq Harb discusses teaching, his guitars and recording the Sor studies in this interview from 2016.

1 Mar 2016
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Ricardo Gallén and the Bach Lute Suites

An interview with Ricardo Gallén exploring his musicianship and his recording of Bach’s lute works.

6 Apr 2014
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An interview with Gabriel Bianco

A video interview with classical guitarist Gabriel Bianco from the Classical Guitar Review archive, published in 2012.

23 Mar 2012

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Selected performances with artistry worth your time.

Videos

Luis Topete sets a Norman folk song for classical guitar

Luis Ángel Topete Galván performs his classical-guitar arrangement of a traditional Norman song, paired with AI-assisted tapestry-style visuals.

15 Oct 2026
Giacomo Copiello seated beside his eight-string Brahms Guitar.
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Giacomo Copiello brings Schubert’s Der Neugierige to the eight-string guitar

Giacomo Copiello’s video of Schubert’s Der Neugierige pairs a solo-guitar transcription with the original song’s score and words.

13 Oct 2026
Duo Melis performing Firelit Ascent for two guitars
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Duo Melis introduces Tudor-Mihai Gliga’s Firelit Ascent

Susana Prieto and Alexis Muzurakis perform a prize-winning new guitar duo in a recent Siccas production.

27 Sep 2026
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