Guitar Foundation of America Convention & Competition
University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesBienvenidos a Miami! The GFA will be joining us at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music June 17-22, 2019. Check back here for updates. Local hosts: Dr. Federico Musgrove-Stetson and Prof. and Program Director Rafael Padron Featured Artists Include: Manuel Barrueco Brasil Duo Marcin Dylla Lukasz Kuropaczewski Duo Amaral Petrit Ceku Zoran Dukic […]
Raphaël Feuillâtre
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesBorn in 1996, Raphaël Feuillâtre starts classical guitar lessons at the age of nine with Hacène Addadi at Cholet Conservatory. In 2012, he enters Michel Grizard’s class at the Conservatory of Nantes. Three years later, he is accepted to Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance (CNSMDP) into the class of Roland Dyens and […]
Raphael Padrón & Duo Sonidos
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesCuban born guitarist, Rafael Padrón, began studying the guitar at the age of eleven. He attended the National School of Art in Havana, Cuba, where he completed his studies with the distinguished Argentinean teacher and performer, Victor Pellegrini. In 1986, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Advanced Institute of Art in Havana, […]
Petrit Çeku
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesPetrit Çeku’s exquisite sensibility and expressiveness have attracted and engaged audiences worldwide. He has performed many recitals throughout Europe and North America and was a soloist with major symphonic orchestras such as Baltimore Symphony, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, State Hermitage Orchestra of St. Petersburg and Zagreb Philharmonic. He also appears regularly with the famed string ensemble […]
Inside the Artistry of Yamandu Costa
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesInside the Artistry of Yamandu Costa: An evening of conversation and performance with Yamandu Costa and Shelly Berg. Get Tickets
Laura Snowden & Les Frères Méduses
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesHailed a ‘string sensation’ by BBC Music Magazine, British-French guitarist and composer Laura Snowden is acclaimed for her ‘poise and intensity’ (Guardian) and playing of ‘extraordinary depth’ (Strings, Classical Music Magazine). The first guitarist to graduate from the Yehudi Menuhin School, made possible by the Rolling Stones, she was invited by guitarist Julian Bream to […]
Raphaella Smits
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesRaphaella Smits plays worldwide in her unique way on eight-string guitars and historical instruments. Recognized as ‘an uncommonly musical guitarist’ (Tim Page, New York Times), she always commits to the soul of the music. Her solo recitals as well as her performances with the most distinguished colleagues always meet enthusiastic audiences and press. In addition […]
Marcin Dylla & the Youth Guitar Orchestra
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesHailed by Washington Post as “among the most gifted guitarists on the planet” Polish guitarist, Marcin Dylla is a rare phenomenon in the recent history of Classical Guitar. Many music critics, connoisseurs, and music lovers certify that Marcin Dylla is among the world’s elite of classical guitar players. He has earned this position, among others, […]
ICAC Semifinals
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesFirst set of Semifinal performances in the GFA International Concert Artist Competition. Get Tickets PRIZES Rose Augustine Grand Prize: $10,000 Cash* GFA Sponsored International Concert Tour, including approximately 50 concerts throughout the United States, Canada,and Mexico. Naxos CD Recording Mel Bay Publication 3 year supply (52 sets a year) of D'Addario guitar strings […]
Brasil Guitar Duo
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesBrasil Guitar Duo, a 2006 winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, and hailed by Classical Guitar magazine for its “maturity of musicianship and technical virtuosity,” is equally at home on a classical or a world-music series. Its innovative programming features a seamless blend of traditional and Brazilian works, resulting in a full global […]
