Paul Galbraith
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Paul Galbraith (born 18 March 1964) is a Scottish classical guitarist known for his unique style of playing.
Biography
Paul Galbraith had his first guitar lessons with Graham Wade, continuing his studies with Gordon Crosskey at the Chethams School for Young Musicians. In 1980, he was a finalist in the
Galbraith's unique playing position was first revealed at the
Galbraith's CDs on the
Galbraith has been featured twice on
Recent orchestral engagements in the U.S. include concertos with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, among others. Galbraith and the St. Petersburg String Quartet gave the World Premiere in March 2003 at Stanford University of a new work, "Rhapsody for Guitar and String Quartet," that they co-commissioned from the acclaimed Georgian composer Zurab Nadarejshvili.
Galbraith has lived in Malawi, Greece, London, and, for the last ten years, Brazil. He was a founding member of the Brazilian Guitar Quartet, playing with them until summer of 2003. His principal teacher, since 1983, has been the Greek conductor, pianist and philosopher George Hadjinikos. Galbraith has lived in Brazil with his lutenist wife Celia, and their daughter Luiza since 1996.
Discography
- 1998 Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin COMPLETE
- 1999 Haydn Sonatas arr. for 8-String guitar
- 2000 Bach: Lute Suites
- 2001 In Every Lake the Moon Shines Full: Folk tunes from around the world
- 2006 French Impressions: Music of Debussy & Ravel
- 2010 Paul Galbraith Performs Mozart, Bach & Britten
- 2017 Allemande: Paul Galbraith Plays Bach and Mozart
See also
References
- ^ "Biography • Paul Galbraith". paul-galbraith.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Bach Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin arr. for guitar". Gramophone. Retrieved 21 July 2023.