- Graham Anthony Devine
Graham Anthony Devine (born 1971 in
Liverpool ) is aclassical guitar ist.Devine studied with
Gordon Crosskey atChetham's School of Music inManchester . He emigrated toBrazil when he was nineteen, becoming known there as a teacher and performer.Devine has been a laureate of many international competitions, including the Mottola International Guitar Competition in
Italy , the CertamenFrancisco Tárrega inBenicasim ,Spain , and the Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition in theUnited States . He won first prize at the 2002 Alhambra International Guitar Competition inAlcoy , Spain, and again at theEmilio Pujol Guitar Competition in Italy.He has recorded three CDs for
Naxos Records , featuring music byLeo Brouwer ,Antonio Carlos Jobim ,Alan Rawsthorne ,Heitor Villa-Lobos andWilliam Walton , among others. His other recordings for Granary-Guitars include music byJohann Sebastian Bach ,Enrique Granados ,Manuel Ponce ,Joaquín Rodrigo andDomenico Scarlatti and the first recording ofFederico Moreno Torroba 's Sonata-Fantasia.Graham Anthony Devine is known for his varied use of tone colour on the guitar, a skill which many have compared with that of
Julian Bream , whom Devine has called "the greatest guitarist of the 20th century."He is currently a guitar tutor at
Trinity College of Music inLondon .External links
* [http://grahamdevine.com Graham Anthony Devine's website]
Discography
*"Appassionata" (Granary Guitars 2002) [http://www.granary-guitars.com Granary Guitars]
*"Leo Brouwer: Guitar Music, Vol. 3" (Naxos 2003)
*"Burgalesa" (Granary Guitars 2004)
*"Manhã de Carnaval: Guitar Music from Brazil" (Naxos 2004)
*"British Guitar Music" (Naxos 2005)
*"Leo Brouwer: Guitar Music, Vol. 4" to be released (Naxos 2007)
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