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News.....
Simon Thacker and
The Nava Rasa Ensemble (click
for site)
have recorded Shirish Korde and
Nigel Osborne's groundbreaking new concerti, to be released
in mid 2010. Join the mailing list for
the latest info.
Hear samples on
Myspace, watch/listen on
YouTube.
Simon Thacker and
The Nava Rasa Ensemble reviews Scotsman
here, Guardian
here, Sound Festival
here and Eden Court
here.
Simon has been
appointed Honorary Fellow of Music at the University of
Aberdeen
"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
"In solo classical guitar music by Ponce, Villa Lobos and
Gnattali, Thacker displayed highly sophisticated playing
that is second to none in its detailed clarity – brilliantly
silvery one moment, muscular and earthy the next."
The Scotsman
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.
Ensembles.....
Simon Thacker and
The Nava Rasa Ensemble, groundbreaking intercultural
project, 9 of the UK's finest Western/Indian classical
musicians, 2 new concerti
Unique duo and
quintet programmes with the exquisite voice of All Angels'
Daisy Chute.
Acclaimed
voice and guitar duo
ˇCanto vivo!, featuring
the stunning Maltese soprano Claire Debono.
Cross genre
collaboration
Camerata Ritmata,
with three of Scotland's finest jazz musicians.
Reviews.....
Simon Thacker and
The Nava Rasa Ensemble reviews Scotsman
here, Guardian
here, Sound Festival
here and Eden Court
here.
ˇCanto vivo! Queens Hall review by
the Scotsman
here
The
Alternative Guitar, Aberdeen University review
here
*****
Scotsman review of
The
Alternative Guitar premiere performance at the
Queens Hall, Edinburgh
here
ˇCanto vivo! Dundee University
review here
Camerata Ritmata reviews by the Herald (here)
and Scotsman (here)
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