Classical guitarist Stephen Aron, described by the New York Times as “cultivated and musical,” performs regularly throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. An avid arranger, his work is published by Tuscany Editions, Mel Bay Publications, and Clear Note Publications. Mr. Aron’s original compositions have also been published by Clear Note. Aron’s recordings have been described as “stunning” (Guitar Review), “superbly produced” (Soundboard), “warmly recommended” (Fanfare) and “inspired” (Classical Guitar)...

Guitarist Colin Davin enjoys a wide-ranging international career as a recital and concerto soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, new music multi-instrumentalist, and educator. He has been praised as “the real thing, a player with a virtuoso’s technique, a deeply expressive musicianship, and a probing imagination” (American Record Guide) who “has the distinct ability to wring the depths of expressiveness from all that he plays” (Classical Guitar Magazine)....

German born guitarist Christoph Harlan is the founder of the undergraduate and graduate degree programs for Classical Guitar at the Cleveland Institute of Music.  Born into a family of musicians and artists, Harlan began his music education playing the recorder and singing in several choirs. Many years of cello studies and orchestra activities broadened his musical horizons. He began studying the guitar in his early teens and ultimately received his teaching and performance degrees with honors from the Akademie für Musik in Vienna Austria, where he studied with Luise Walker...

Since his concert debut at the age of 6, Turkish-American guitarist Dr. Celil Refik Kaya has received high promised repetitions and accolades for his myriad accomplishments at an early age, being the youngest to win First Prize in the 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition with the Buffalo Philharmonic; prizewinner of international guitar competitions including Sofia Bulgaria, Naxos Greece, Vienna Austria, Istanbul Türkiye, and throughout the United States, highlighted awards winner at top competitions such as 2012 Guitar Foundation of America (GFA)...

Pamela Kimmel, Associate Professor Emerita, taught on the faculty of Chicago College of Performing Arts of Roosevelt University from 1972, when she initiated one of Chicago’s first degree programs in classical guitar, until retirement in 2012.During her long teaching career, Ms. Kimmel has performed as a soloist and chamber music recitalist, appearing throughout the Midwest on concert series, as well as WFMT radio. She has collaborated extensively with flutists Kaye Clements and Carlyn Lloyd...

“Virtuoso technique, beautiful sound and a sincere musicality” are terms music critics are using to describe American guitarist Adam Kossler.   In addition to performing regularly as a solo artist, Adam joins his father William and brother John in both duo and trio concerts. Adam Kossler is a top prizewinner in a number of national and international guitar competitions including the Boston Guitarfest, Columbus Guitar Symposium, East Carolina Guitar Competition, MANC Guitar Competition, Texas International Guitar Competition...

Jonathan Leathwood is Teaching Professor at Denver University's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences' Lamont School of Music. He is one of the few guitarists to perform on six-string and ten-string guitars, mixing modern and traditional works in his innovative programs. His last London concert led Classical Guitar to call him “a genius,” the Musical Times of London has written of his “remarkable talent and singular artistry,” while Fabio Zanon wrote in Violão Intercambio that “he has to be seen to be believed”...

Hailing from Singapore, Kevin Loh is one of the leading classical guitarists of his generation. He stands as a distinguished artist, having achieved the esteemed Fellowship of the Royal Schools of Music, alongside the 2018 Goh Soon Tioe Centenary Award and the 2010 HSBC Youth Excellence Award for his musical achievements. In 2023, Kevin earned multiple accolades, including 1st prizes at the XXII Concurso Internacional de Guitarra José Tomás Villa de Petrer, the Josefina P. Tuason International Guitar Competition, and the Boston GuitarFest... 

Classical guitarist Lynn McGrath is being heralded as a phenom. Blending expressive musicianship with her passion for Spanish Language, literature, and theater, she has shared the poetry and music of “Platero y Yo” with audiences on four continents in the role of both guitarist and theatrical narrator. She has brought the poetry of Nobel laureate Juan Ramón Jiménez to life for diverse audiences that have included children in a Peruvian orphanage to classical guitar connoisseurs...

As a result of her extraordinary musicianship, consummate virtuosity, and numerous first place competition prizes, Petra Polácková has been invited to perform and lead master classes at many prestigious European and non-European guitar festivals, In June 2020, she released her debut CD "WEISS" with music by the German lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss, recorded on a 9-string romantic guitar. Since 2010 she has been a co-organizer of the Guitar Festival Mikulov (Czech Republic). Petra Polácková teaches in Germany at the Hochschule Franz Liszt in Weimar where she is Professor, and at the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg in Denmark...

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Marco Sartor has performed solo recitals in three continents to critical and public acclaim. He is a top prize winner of numerous international competitions, including First Prizes at the Schadt String Competition, Texas Guitar Competition and the JoAnn Falletta International Concerto Competition among others. He has been a soloist with orchestras throughout North and South America and collaborated in various chamber music projects. He has premiered works by many composers, including...

Violinist Mari Sato has enjoyed a rich and varied career as a chamber musician based in Cleveland. Described as “a visceral and engaging storyteller,” by clevelandclassical.com, Mari was the second violinist of the award-winning Cavani String Quartet for twenty-four years. During her tenure with the Cavani Quartet, Mari gave concerts on major series, including Carnegie Hall, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Festival de L’Epau in France, and the Honolulu Chamber Music Society. Ms. Sato is honored to have collaborated with many distinguished artists including members of the Cleveland, Juilliard, Miami, Ying, Emerson, Borodin...

Italian guitarist Nicolò Spera is one of the few guitarists to perform on both six-string and ten-string guitars. He has published recordings of the complete guitar works by Maurice Ohana; new commissioned works for guitar and choir; his own transcriptions of Bach’s Cello Suites; selected works by Catalan composers Federico Mompou and Enrique Granados; a recording focused on the passacaglia form; and the complete works with guitar of Christopher Theofanidis...

James Stroud is the Founder and Director of the James Stroud Classical Guitar Competition. He is graduate is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia where he studied Classical guitar with Joanne Castellani. He received his Masters degree in classical guitar performance from the University of Akron where he was a graduate assistant of Stephen Aron. During this time he performed in master classes with Manuel Barreuco, Oscar Ghiglia, and David Russell...

Gohar Vardanyan is an acclaimed Armenian-American classical guitarist recognized for her technical mastery, artistic expression, and passionate performances. She has captivated audiences across the United States and internationally, appearing at prestigious venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. She has performed for major guitar societies in Seattle, San Francisco, Houston, Miami, and New York City, among others, and has been featured on National Public Radio (USA) and Radio Nacional (Argentina)...

Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today's classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” In appearances from New York’s Lincoln Center to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Seoul Arts Center, Jason Vieaux has cemented his reputation as an artist of brilliance and uncompromised mastery. Cited for his “eloquent and vibrant performances” on disc (Gramophone Magazine) he is hailed as “virtuosic, flamboyant, dashing and, sometimes ineffably lyrical” (New York Times)...

Internationally acclaimed classical guitarist and soprano, Alexandra Viliteau is a rising star from California, USA. Hailed by the San Francisco Examiner as a “Song Stylist,” Alexandra stuns audiences with her virtuosic abilities as both classical guitarist and soprano with her charismatic artistry and genre-defying repertoire. Described by the European film collective Open Strings Berlin as “…not only a phenomenal classical guitarist, but soprano singer, she can be her own duo partner and perform the most beautiful repertoire for voice and guitar by herself…”

Concert classical guitarist Hao Yang has won top prizes in numerous competitions: including the 2024 Koblenz Guitar Competition, 54th Markneukirchen International Instrumental competition, the GFA International Youth Competition, CSU International Guitar Competition, and Andres Segovia 7th International Guitar Competition. She has appeared as soloist with the Chusachsische Philharmonie in Germany and has been invited to perform solo recitals at the Cleveland, Panama, and Beijing International Guitar Festivals...