Federation of Guitar Societies

Known for their “benchmark performances” (Mark Houghton), the Mēla guitar quartet’s “musicianship makes you forget that you are listening to four guitars and carries you to a different sound world” (Thérèse Wassily Saba, Gendai Guitar magazine), their playing “shines, shimmers with sparkling clarity, what’s more, they play from memory and make pieces their own; wonderful music making!” (Phillip Houghton)

The quartet are passionate about expanding the repertoire of guitar quartet.

Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D RV93

Matteo Falloni Felix Tango; Pirotango

Viktor Vlasov Five Views on Country Gulag

D Scarlatti Sonata in E K.380

Napoléon Coste Fantasie Dramatique ‘Le Depart’ op.31

Agustín Barrios Mangoré Vals op.8 no.4

Jan Truhlar Kontroverse

Albéniz España (Tango, Malagueña)

Boccherini Introduction and Fandango

De Falla - The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite One

Rodrigo - Guitar Concerto

Marquez - Danzon No.2

Chabrier - España

Bizet - Carmen: Suite No.1 and Habanera

Granados - Spanish Dance No.5

Ravel - Boléro

De Falla - Ritual Fire Dance

Mårten Falk performs wonderful Russian Music.

The Swedish Maestro of the Russian seven string guitar.

We present young talent as well as more establised guitarists from around the world, including many UK debuts as well as premieres of new commissioned work. The venue is the beautiful, intimate Cervantes Theatre located in an exciting, rapidly developing part of London, south of the river.

This concert features Young Artist Platform player Will Scott, playing Marinus, by Joe Cutler (IGF Commission, 2018) as well as works by William Lovelady, Stephen Goss, and Roland Dyens. In the second half, Roberto Tascini, one of Italy’s foremost classical guitarists, will play music by J. S. Bach, Johann Kasper Mertz, Joaquín Rodrigo and Federico Moreno-Torroba.

SOLO Classical Guitar Ensemble play the music of Spain - Latin America and Classical Viennese.

Come and listen and have a drink in the Blackfriars Revue Bar.

Two virtuoso guitarists, Argentinian Daniela Rossi & American Valérie Hartzell both living in England, will share an evening with music from around the world. Note that the concert has been rescheduled from October 2019 to March 2020.

John Williams, John Etheridge and Gary Ryan launch a new series of 2020 dates with 3 nights at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London.

Gary Ryan returns to Swansea Classical Guitar Circle to perform an evening recital.

Gary Ryan will be performing an evening recital for Old Bexley Music Society

In April 2020 the world’s leading expert on the Russian seven-string guitar Oleg Timofeyev will be touring the UK for the first time. For his Brighton and Hove concert, he will present a program of 19th and 20th century instrumental music and accompany Brighton’s own Russian singer Polina Shepherd a few songs in Russian and Yiddish.