He is a classical guitarist
who started to learn the guitar when he was eight years old.He first studied in Buffalo,
New York, with Jeremy Sparks and
followed that by attending the Cleveland Institute of Music.Entering many competitions he won
first prize in the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition
and became the youngest to do so.An international
performer he has given concerts all over the world and in 1995 had the
honour of being made an Artistic Ambassador of the United
States to Southeast Asia.He has made several solo recordings
of composers and artists the include Pat Metheny and Isaac Albeniz and two CDs with the flautist Gary Schocker. As a concert soloist he has performed with
orchestras that include the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Cleveland
Orchestra, the Auckland Philharmonic and the Santa Fe Symphony.As a teacher he regularly gives masterclasses and is Head of the Guitar Department at
the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Isaac Albeniz recordings
Sevilla
AZICA 71224 (CD:
Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albeniz)
