| Credits: Representing a new generation of players with incredible talent, he is one of Britain’s brightest young guitarists. He travels extensively throughout Europe, playing at recitals, weddings, competitions and formal occasions, including a recital at the House of Commons. He showed great promise from an early age and is now one of Britain’s brightest young guitarists and has since achieved credible recognition among his peers, winning several awards for his playing and performances. Style: Classically trained but very versatile; specialising in Latin American, Spanish and Baroque styles. He is also available as a flute/guitar duet: HE-03Biography: He graduated with first class honours from the Royal Academy of Music, London, where he studied with Timothy Walker. He has also studied flamenco guitar with Tito Heredia and Chris Mullet. He has attended master classes with John Williams, David Russell, Leo Brouwer, Stephen Dodgson, Chen Zhi and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. In May 2000 he was chosen to represent the UK in the pioneering first stages of the European Youth Guitar Ensemble, performing with them for the past three years in venues such as the Assembly Rooms, Bath and the Konzertgebouw, Amsterdam, and collaborating with international figures such as Leo Brouwer, Peter Constant. | 
In June 2001 he won the second prize in the International Admira Young Classical Guitarist of the year competition. He has also been presented with the Andrew Sykes Award and, more recently, the Ivor Mairants Award, where he achieved first place. In 2002 he worked closely with Gyorgy Kurtag for a performance of the composer's guitar concerto ‘Grabstein’. Most recently, they performed a specially commissioned piece by Stephen Dodgson with John Williams as the soloist. He has won several awards recently. - And in 2003 he won the highly coveted Julian Bream Prize. Wedding Experience: He has given solo recitals and played at weddings, parties, restaurants and functions all over London and also further a field. He also works in a duo which performs at weddings and restaurants throughout London. Other work includes being a guitarist, composer and arranger in a Tango group which performs with a quartet (guitar, accordion, violin and bass) and has recently appeared at a show with tango dancers at Bloomsbury Theatre, London. Other appearances have included concerts at London School of Economics and after-dinner entertainment for Canning House, an organisation promoting Latin American culture. He also accompanies a flamenco dancer with whom he has given workshops for actors and school children. Qualifications: BMus (hons), LRAM. | Standard Repertoire: | Albeniz, Isaac - Suite Espanola op. 47 Bach, J. S. - Suite BWV 995, Suite BWV 996, Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, Prelude 999 Barrios Mangore, Agustin - Oracion (Prayer), Estudio No. 3 | Delmiro, Helio - Emotiva No. 1 Dowland, John - Semper Dowland Semper Dolens, Earl of Essex Galliard Giuliani, Mauro - Sonata op. 15 Lauro, Antonio - Four Venezuelan Waltzes Lennon/McCartney arr. | Maxwell Davies - Yesterday Llobet, Miguel - Folksong Settings Mairants, Ivor - Slow Blues and Finale from Evocation for Joe Pass Mendelssohn, Felix - Christmas Piece Moreno-Torroba - Castles of Spain | Piazzolla, Astor - Verano Porteno (Tango) , Milonga del Angel Rodrigo, Joaquin - Fandango, Zapateado Stimpson, Michael - Cafe Music | Tarrega, Francisco - Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Capricho Arabe Turina, Joaquin - Sonata, Fandanguillo, Homage a Tarrega Villa Lobos, Heitor - Choros No 1, Cinq Preludes Weiss, S. L. - Tombeau, Fantasia, Passacaille York, Andrew - Eight Dreamscapes | |
Other Repertoire: | Víctor Jara | Manifiesto | El Arado | Anibal Troilo | Tres y dos | Che, Bandoneon | A. Villoldo | El Choclo | | Máximo Pujol | Suite Buenos Aires | | Eduardo Bianco | Tango Plegaria | | Carlos Gardel | Tango Volver | Tomo y obligo | C. Vedani- C. Sanders | Tango Adiós Muchachos | | Horacio Malvicino | Tango of Auschwitz | Made in Buenos Aires | | Buenos Aires Today | New Tango | Astor Piazzolla | Revirado | L'Histoire du Tango | | Soledad | La muerte del ángel | | Michelangelo 70 | Lunfardo |
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