Simon Thacker - Classical Guitarist

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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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ˇCanto vivo!, Maltese soprano Claire Debono and Scottish classical guitarist Simon Thacker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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