"The guitar is
often underrated as a solo instrument, but Thacker
demonstrated with startling virtuosity just how versatile
and exciting it can be in the right hands."
The Scotsman
"Thacker...is now one of the UK’s leading classical
guitarists – and, as well as having the instrumental mastery
to play demanding pieces with apparent ease, boasts a
disarmingly natural and entertaining presentational style."
Glasgow Herald
Welcome.....
to the website of classical guitarist
Simon Thacker who
has attracted the
highest acclaim wherever he has performed, from Scotland to
Havana, London to Malta. His technical virtuosity and
emotionally charged interpretations have established him as
one of Britain’s most exciting classical performers.
Simon is renowned for his
exciting and innovative projects which showcase the guitar
in new and groundbreaking ways, moving and entertaining
audiences in equal measure, changing perceptions of the
classical guitar.
News.....
Simon has
been nominated for the Royal Philharmonic Society Young
Artist Award, the highest recognition for live classical
music-making in the United Kingdom.
Ensembles.....
Acclaimed
voice and guitar duo
¡Canto vivo!, featuring
the stunning voice of Maltese soprano Claire Debono.
Cross genre
collaboration
Camerata Ritmata,
with three of Scotland's finest jazz musicians.
Reviews.....
The
Alternative Guitar, Aberdeen University review
here
*****
Scotsman review of
The
Alternative Guitar premiere performance at the
Queens Hall, Edinburgh
here
¡Canto vivo! Dundee University
review here
Another Camerata Ritmata sell-out performance
given rave reviews by the Herald (here)
and Scotsman (here)
Upcoming
highlights.....
Camerata Ritmata:
Sat 23rd August, 7.30pm, Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, part
of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Premiere performance of
new programme featuring special guest star vocalist Daisy Chute,
info. Tickets £14 (£12), Brunton Theatre box office: (0131)
665 2240
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