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November 2018
Kazuhito Yamashita
Buy Tickets Today! Legendary Japanese guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita is one of the most acclaimed and daring artistic visionaries of our time. His international career began after victories in three of the most important guitar competitions, and he has since recorded almost 80 albums. His stunningly original arrangements, including Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Dvorak's Symphony from ... Read more
Find out more »February 2019
The Great Necks
Scott Borg, Adam Levin and Matthew Rohde Lauded by Eliot Fisk as “charismatic, entertaining, and spontaneous young masters”, The Great Necks (Scott Borg, Adam Levin, and Matthew Rohde) lie at the intersection of performance and arts advocacy. They have ravished audiences with their ambitious arrangements and whimsical, interactive, and daring performances. As soloists, they have ... Read more
Find out more »April 2019
Rene Izquierdo
Rene Izquierdo, a native from Cuba, graduated from the Guillermo Tomas, Amadeo Roldan Conservatory and Superior Institute of Art in Havana. In the United States, Mr. Izquierdo earned a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma degrees from the Yale University School of Music, where he studied with Benjamin Verdery. While at Yale he represented ... Read more
Find out more »September 2019
Manuel Barrueco
The BCGS is proud to welcome Manuel Barrueco back to start off the 2019-20 Artist Series. Internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time, Barrueco has been continually described as a superb instrumentalist and a superior and elegant musician, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gift. Get your tickets early!
Find out more »November 2019
Brasil Guitar Duo
Brasil 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 or performing a concerto with orchestra. João Luiz and Douglas Lora met in São Paulo as teenage ... Read more
Find out more »February 2020
Matt Palmer
Matt Palmer has appeared as a soloist throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico, Canada, South America, and the Caribbean. A recent recipient of the “Up and Coming Guitarist of the Year” award by Guitar International Magazine, Matt has been described by critics as “a young artist about to make a real dent in the world ... Read more
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New England Guitar Ensembles Festival 2020: Irina Kulikova & Nikita Koshkin
The New England Guitar Ensembles Festival (NEGEF), our annual weekend celebration of the guitar as an ensemble instrument, returns in 2020 with enthralling guitar virtuoso Irina Kulikova and a newly commissioned guitar orchestra piece from renowned composer Nikita Koshkin.
Find out more »April 2020
David Russell
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, David Russell's concert on April 25th has been postponed
David Russell has performed for the BCGS twice before, and each time his signature warmth, charisma, and extraordinary musicianship have left us feeling uplifted and inspired. We are all disappointed by this outcome, but we believe it is in the best interest of our community to reschedule his concert for a future season.
Find out more »November 2021
Berta Rojas
Join us on November 13, 2021, where we present the incomparable Berta Rojas at the First Lutheran Church in Boston. Ranking among today’s foremost classical guitarists, she has been praised as “…guitarist extraordinaire…” by the Washington Post, and by Classical Guitar Magazine as “… ambassador of the classical guitar.”
Find out more »March 2022
2022 Member’s Festival
Our 2022 BCGS Member’s Festival, featuring guest artist Jason Vieaux, is coming on Saturday, March 26. There will be master classes, performance parties, a concert, and more! Save the date...
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