For updates and corrections to the Events list please contact (Updated 22 February 2012)Classical guitar events (recitals, master classes, etc.) which have come to our attention are listed below. While we make every attempt to provide an accurate listing, make sure you confirm all relevant information before getting on the road for an event.
If you know of an event which should be listed here, please let us know.
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Also of interest to guitar aficionados... There are a number of shops in the SoCal area which have frequent, mostly non-classical, guitar concerts, including Boulevard Music in Culver City, Trilogy Guitars in Playa del Rey, The Fret House in Covina, McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, Fretted Products in Glendora and the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Notable classical guitar events in these venues will usually appear in the listing below. |
For updates and corrections to the Events list please contact (Updated 22 February 2012)
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February 2012 |
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Wednesday February 1 12:00 Noon Free |
Glendale |
First Baptist Church of Glendale 209 N. Louise St. (at Wilson) |
(818) 232-2114 |
Malkin-Trybeck Duo (voice/guitar), Recital |
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Friday February 3 8:00 PM Free |
Los Angeles |
Jeanette McDonald Recital Hall Rubenheimer Music Faculty Building |
USC Classical Guitar Department Alumni Recital |
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Sunday February 5 2:00 & 4:00 PM |
Beverly Hills |
Schwimmer House |
Chamber Music in Historic Sites |
Brasil Guitar Duo, Recital |
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Friday February 10 8:00 PM Free |
Azusa |
Munson Chapel, East Campus 901 E. Alosta Ave |
Jason Vieaux, Recital |
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Saturday February 11 8:00 PM |
Valley Glen |
Music Recital Hall - Room M106 5800 Fulton Ave. |
American Guitar Society International Concert Series |
Brian Head, Recital |
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Sunday February 12 4:00-6:00 PM Free to auditors |
Valley Glen |
Music Recital Hall - Room M106 5800 Fulton Ave. |
Brian Head, Master Class |
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Wednesday February 15 7:30 PM |
Cerritos |
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 12700 Center Court Drive |
The Assad Brothers, Recital |
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Thursday February 16 7:00 PM |
Los Angeles |
Colburn School of Performing Arts 200 South Grand Avenue |
(213) 622-7001 x215 |
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (with John Schneiderman playing baroque guitar) |
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Friday February 17 7:30 PM |
Northridge |
Cypress Hall (Music 158) 18111 Nordhoff Street |
(818) 677-2246 |
Denis Azabajic, Recital |
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Saturday February 18 2:00-6:00 PM Free to auditors |
Malibu |
Pepperdine University 24255 Pacific Coast Highway |
Christopher Parkening, Master Class | |
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Saturday February 18 4:00 PM Free to auditors |
Fullerton |
Redfield Room (PA-170) Performing Arts Center 800 N. State College |
Denis Azabajic, Master Class |
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Saturday Feb 18 8:00 PM |
Orange |
Irvine Lecture Hall 333 North Glassell |
Johannes Moller, Recital | |
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Thursday February 23 2:00 PM Free for auditors |
Costa Mesa |
Needham Chapel 55 Fair Drive |
(714) 556-3610 |
David Grimes, Master Class |
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Thursday February 23 7:00 PM Free |
Costa Mesa |
Needham Chapel 55 Fair Drive |
(714) 556-3610 |
Antonyi Kakamakov, Recital |
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Thursday February 23 7:30 PM Free, reservations required |
Los Angeles |
3551 Trousdale Parkway |
L.A. Guitar Quartet and Phil Proctor, "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote: Words and Music from the Time of Cervantes" |
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Friday/Saturday February 24/25 Concert 7:00 PM Friday |
Monrovia |
Monrovia United Methodist Church 140 E. Palm Ave. |
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Saturday February 25 8:00 PM |
Long Beach |
Room G-122 4901 East Carson St |
(562) 809-6818 |
David Isaacs (guitar) & Robert Johnson (piano), Recital |
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Saturday February 25 8:00 PM |
Irvine |
Winifred Smith Hall |
19th Century Guitar Music on Period Instruments (949) 824-2787 |
John Schneiderman, Hideki Yamaya and & Peter Fisk, Recital |
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Sunday February 26 3:00 PM |
Covina |
309 N. Citrus Ave. |
Pacific Guitar Festival Winners' Concert |
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Sunday February 26 6:00 PM Free |
Los Angeles |
Leo S. Bing Theater Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. |
(213) 473-8525 |
USC Thornton Guitar Orchestra & Ensembles |
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Wednesday February 29 7:00 PM Free |
Camarillo |
Camarillo Senior Center 1605 Burnley St. |
Ventura County Classical Guitar Society (805) 579-0009 |
Michael Nigro and the Vanguard University Guitar Ensemble, Recital |
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March 2012 |
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Friday March 2 12:00 N Free |
Claremont |
Balch Auditorium 1030 Columbia Ave. |
Friday Noon Concert Series |
Jason Yoshida (baroque guitar and lute), Recital |
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Tuesday March 6 7:30 PM |
Aliso Viejo |
SOKA Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive |
Paul Galbraith, Recital |
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Friday March 2 7:30 PM |
Northridge |
Cypress Hall (Music 158) 18111 Nordhoff Street |
Steve Thachuk (guitar) and Sarah Wass (flute), Recital |
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Friday March 9 8:00 PM |
Pomona |
Music Recital Hall 3801 West Temple Avenue |
Cal Poly Pomona Guitar Ensemble, Peter Yates, Director, Recital |
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Saturday March 10 8:00 PM |
Valley Glen |
Music Recital Hall - Room M106 5800 Fulton Ave. |
American Guitar Society International Concert Series |
Colin Davin, Recital |
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Saturday March 17 8:00 PM |
Orange |
Irvine Lecture Hall 333 North Glassell |
Showcase Recital |
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Friday-Sunday March 23-25 |
Los Angeles |
One LMU Drive |
The 8th Annual LMU Guitar Festival | |
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Saturday March 24 4:00 PM |
Culver City |
Culver City Presbyterian Church 11269 W. Washington Blvd |
(310) 838-4465 |
NACUSA GuitarathonFestival |
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Sunday March 25 4:00 PM |
Pasadena |
301 N. Orange Grove Blvd. |
(310) 838-4465 |
NACUSA GuitarathonFestival |
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Wednesday March 28 7:00 PM Free |
Camarillo |
Camarillo Senior Center 1605 Burnley St. |
Ventura County Classical Guitar Society (805) 579-0009 |
Giacomo Fiore, Recital |
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Wednesday March 28 7:30 PM |
Aliso Viejo |
SOKA Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive |
Bill Kanengiser & Shingo Fujii, Recital |
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Saturday March 31 8:00 PM |
Long Beach |
Room G-122 4901 East Carson St |
(562) 809-6818 |
David Rogers, Recital |
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April 2012 |
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Sunday April 1 3:00 PM Free |
Laguna Beach |
Laguna College of Art & Design 2222 Laguna Canyon Road |
First Sundays (949) 376-6000 |
AlmaNova Duo (flute & guitar), Recital |
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Saturday April 21 8:00 PM |
Orange |
Salmon Recital Hall 333 North Glassell |
Showcase Recital |
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Sunday April 22 4:00 PM |
East LA/Boyle Heights |
Tamayo Restaurant |
Chamber Music in Historic Sites (213) 477-2929 |
Falla Guitar Trio, Recital |
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Wednesday April 25 7:00 PM Free |
Camarillo |
Camarillo Senior Center 1605 Burnley St. |
Ventura County Classical Guitar Society (805) 579-0009 |
Levante Guitar Duo, Recital |
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Wednesday April 25 8:00 PM |
Los Angeles |
Cicada at the Oviatt |
Chamber Music in Historic Sites (213) 477-2929 |
Eliot Fisk, guitar, Richard Stoltzman, clarinet, Recital |
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Thursday April 26 8:00 PM |
Los Angeles |
Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Avenue |
Pepe Romero plays Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the L.A. Philharmonic |
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Friday April 27 11:00 AM |
Los Angeles |
Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Avenue |
Pepe Romero plays Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the L.A. Philharmonic |
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Saturday April 28 1:00 PM |
Northridge |
Music Recital Hall Cypress Hall Music Building 18111 Nordhoff Street |
(818) 677-2246 |
Guitar Studio Recital |
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Saturday April 28 8:00 PM |
Los Angeles |
Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Avenue |
Paco de Lucia, Recital |
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Saturday April 28 8:00 PM |
Costa Mesa |
Renée & Henry Segerstrom Hall Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center Drive |
Pepe Romero plays Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the L.A. Philharmonic |
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Sunday April 29 2:00 PM |
Los Angeles |
Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Avenue |
Pepe Romero plays Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the L.A. Philharmonic |
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Sunday April 29 3:30 PM Free |
Claremont |
Bridges Hall of Music Pomona College 150 E. 4th St. |
Jack Sanders plays Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" with the Claremont Symphony, Robert Sage, Conductor |
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May 2012 |
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Saturday May 19 8:00 PM |
Orange |
Salmon Recital Hall 333 North Glassell |
Martha Masters, Recital | |
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Sunday May 27 2:00 & 4:00 PM |
Pacific Palisades |
Kappe Residence |
Chamber Music in Historic Sites |
Cavatina Duo (flute & guitar), Recital |
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Wednesday May 30 7:00 PM Free |
Camarillo |
Camarillo Senior Center 1605 Burnley St. |
Ventura County Classical Guitar Society (805) 579-0009 |
Benjamin Shearer, Flamenco Recital |
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June 2012 |
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Saturday June 16 8:00 PM |
Orange |
Salmon Recital Hall 333 North Glassell |
Directors' Showcase Recital |
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December 2012 |
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Sunday December 30 2:00 PM Free |
Yorba Linda |
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. |
Triada Trio, Recital |
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