GRAHAM ANTHONY DEVINE
in concert
WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY, 7.30 PM 2025
Peacock Room, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance,
Old Royal Naval College
£15.00 (limited tickets available)
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Graham Anthony Devine is one of the world’s most outstanding virtuosos of his generation. A winner of major competitions around the globe he has built an international career as recitalist, concerto soloist, and masterclass tutor. He has performed to great critical acclaim at many of the world’s most important recital venues such as Wigmore Hall (London) Purcell Room (London) Palau de la Musica (Valencia) Hakuju Hall (Tokyo) Phoenix Hall (Osaka) etc.
His many CD recordings for NAXOS and other labels of varied repertoire from all epochs have drawn the highest praise worldwide.
Graham is currently Head of Guitar Studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance where he directs an exciting programme which attracts talented guitarists from the UK and many countries abroad.
Graham is also the Artistic Director of the
Royal Greenwich Guitar Festival.
MACCARI-PUGLIESE DUO
in concert
THURSDAY 10th July, 7.30 PM 2025
Peacock Room, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance,
Old Royal Naval College
£15.00 (limited tickets available)
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or can be purchased at the door on the concert evening
Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese are considered the leading specialists of the 19th century repertoire. After making their New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1992 they have been invited to give concerts and masterclasses by famous Institutions and international Festivals worldwide.
Their extensive discography includes the complete works of the most important composers of the era and they were the first artists to record the complete Concertos for guitar and orchestra by Mauro Giuliani on period instruments. They teach 19th century guitar at the Civica Scuola di Musica “C.Abbado” in Milan.
Pablo Soto Hurtado
in concert
1pm Thursday 10th July 2025
St Alfege Church , GREENWICH
ADMISSION FREE
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KRISTINA VARLID
in concert
Friday July 11th, 7.30 PM 2025
Peacock Room, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance,
Old Royal Naval College
£15.00(limited tickets available)
Tickets available from - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kristina-varlid-classical-guitar-recital-tickets-1358255371379?aff=oddtdtcreator
or can be purchased at the door on the concert evening
Norwegian classical guitarist Kristina Varlid is passionate about performing. She has given solo recitals in major halls and festivals, including The Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Universitetets Aula in Oslo, and the Koblenz International Guitar Festival. She has also appeared as a soloist with Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, and Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. In 2022, Kristina fulfilled her dream of meeting and performing at the same concert as her idol, Kazuhito Yamashita, at Shirakawa Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
After winning several competitions and awards, Kristina is already an internationally acclaimed classical guitarist. Among others, she got the 1st prize in the Antwerpen International Guitar Competition 2017 and was named the best music student in the Netherlands the same year when she won the Grachtenfestival Conservatorium concours. In 2018, she became a part of the prestigious «Walk of Fame» at the Hanze University in Groningen and was one of the winners for «De Unges Konsert» with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
Kristina teaches at the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen where she became a professor of guitar at the age of 24. She is also the artistic director of the Dutch Guitar Foundation. In 2021 & 2022 Kristina received the Norwegian State Artist Work Grant for Young and Emerging Artists. Kristina plays on a guitar made by Andrés D. Marvi and has been a D'Addario artist since 2019.
THURSDAY 10TH JULY - 1pm
Pablo Soto Hurtado - St Alfege Church, Greenwich
THURSDAY 10TH JULY -LUTHIER'S SHOWCASE RECITAL
with
Julia Seibert
5.00pm- 6.30pm PEACOCK ROOM
Friday 11TH JULY- 1pm -
Student's showcase Peacock Room, Greenwich
THEATRE STUDIO, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Guitar students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance BMus and postgraduate programmes perform to the following distinguished artists in three afternoon public masterclasses.