What began in 1993 as a one-time festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of revered Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia, has become an example of the genre-spanning power of classical ...

Classical guitarist Pablo Villegas has been called the "natural heir" to Andres Segovia, the great Spanish guitarist of the 20th century who became the best-known ambassador for the guitar as a ...

Spanish classical guitarist Andres Segovia, who was born February 21, 1893, elevated the status of the guitar as a serious instrument for concert music. He played and taught until just a few months ...

Pablo Sainz Villegas, in the tradition of classical guitar masters Andrés Segovia, Julian Bream and John Williams, is a world-traveling virtuoso of the 21st century. From New Zealand to The ...

Andres Segovia, the beloved Spanish guitarist universally credited with bringing the guitar to the forefront of the concert world, died Tuesday in Madrid of heart failure. In his 94 years, the maestro ...

GOING STRONG. Guitarist Andres Segovia turned 94 Saturday and said he is eager to begin his annual tour of the United States. He will give 11 concerts and will receive honorary degrees from four ...

The classical guitar — and for that matter, the instrumental root of every head-banging Guitar Hero rocker — goes back to the lute and Spanish vihuela. In the 18th century, the modern six-string ...

Classical guitar virtuoso David Russell explains why his choice of instrument is helping to revive and spark new interest in the music of composers such as JS Bach and his contemporaries. In today's ...