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Gerard Cousins

Gerard Cousins is enjoying a growing reputation as one of Britain’s most exciting classical guitar talents. He has performed around the world, throughout Europe, Saudi Arabia, Peru, and Turkmenistan. His UK performances have included London's Purcell Room, Cardiff City Hall and the beautiful Dulwich Picture gallery. He has released two CDs, his debut of Spanish guitar repertoire - UNA LEYENDA has received excellent reviews and has featured both BBC Radio and Classic FM.

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Juan Martin

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Al Di Meola

Al Di Meola's highly celebrated career has spanned a wide range of emotions into a unique style embodying the artists world inspired influences. From the velocity and heat of his early solo efforts to the challenge and triumph of the "Di Meola / McLaughlin / De Lucia (Guitar Trio)", from the Brazilian explorations of "Cielo e Terra" and "Soaring Through A Dream" to the global romanticism and Tango inflection of Al's acoustic group "World Synfonia" (self titled debut) and the 2nd "World Sinfonia" recording Heart of the Immigrants.

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Galina Vale

A breath of fresh air, she is a musical actress...' -Classical Guitar Magazine, U.K. 'Hard to believe that there was just one woman and her guitar on stage because Galina had the whole orchestra at her fingertips'- Chesterfield Advertiser, U.K.

'Her playing is almost indescribable with a lot of volume, and repertoire that few would choose to attempt
'Beautiful like Venus, plays like Paco de Lucia...'- Goniez Pomorsky, Poland

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Carlos Bonell

Carlos Bonell has enjoyed an immensely varied career. His activities include TV, Film and CD recordings, international tours, concertos with the major orchestras and concerts with his own Ensemble. Carlos Bonell’s guitar playing can be heard on the recent Hollywood films ‘City of Angels’ and ‘The Honest Courtesan’ and on the TV films ‘Inspector Morse’ and ‘The Politician’s Wife’. Carlos Bonell gained prominence in 1981 through his recording for Decca of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Charles Dutoit.

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Xuefei Yang

Early years: Yang began playing the guitar at the age of seven, and began formal tuition when she was ten, studying under the famous guitarist Chen Zhi, later Chairman of the China Classical Guitar Society. Her public debut was at the First China International Guitar Festival where she met immediate acclaim. At the same time, she was presented with her first foreign guitar (a "Pepe" children's guitar from Aria), by the celebrated Japanese guitar maker Masaru Kohno. She went on to win second prize at the Beijing Senior Guitar competition being the only child competitor, aged eleven.

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Katona Twins

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subzar

Started about eight years ago as an acoustic based side-project between two friends who wished for a more minimalist distraction from their main musical endeavours, subzar (an approximate acronym of "somewhere between the zenith and ruin") has recently evolved into a quartet that has taken on a life of its own. From the formulaic post-rock equation, drums have been banished while violin and cello warmly welcome - elevating the humble foundation to an - at times - pseudo-classical proposition that strives to encourage the listener to join its visceral and affecting musical journey.

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