ARTISTS

Allan Neave

(Scotland) Artistic Director

Allan has been Artistic Director of the Dundee International Guitar Festival since it’s inception. In 2000 he received the Scotland on Sunday Glenfiddich ® Spirit of Scotland Award for Music. These awards were set up to recognize individuals who lead the way in Scottish culture.

In 2007 he released his latest CD ‘guitarra internacional’ for Natural Studio Records,. He is a Senior Lecturer in Strings at the RSAMD, Glasgow.

The Katona Twins

(Hungary)

The Hungarian born Katona Twins, Peter and Zoltán, have given recitals throughout the world including performances at the Carnegie Hall in New York; Purcell Room of the Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall in London; Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Konzerthaus in Vienna, Suntory Hall in Tokyo; Forbidden City in Beijing; Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Philharmonie in Cologne. A wide repertoire ranging from Scarlatti to Piazzolla also includes concertos. Their programmes also include concertos for two guitars and orchestra by Rodrigo, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Tedesco, Michael Berkeley and Judith Bingham.

Pavel Steidl

(Czech Republic)

Since he won first prize at the Radio France International Competition in Paris, he has become one of the most widely celebrated soloists of his generation. His highly expressive performances of rare 19th-century guitar literature on authentic instruments add a wonderful dimension to his already exceptional performances. Pavel Steidl composes himself and often includes his compositions in his concerts. Pavel has played in more then 30 countries of the world from among Canada, Cuba, Spain, Poland, Austria, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Australia, Japan, England, Scotland and many others.

On demand of Italian Guitar Magazine ‘Guitart’ his name appeared among the eight most important guitarists of the year in 2007.

Peter Stewart

(Scotland)

Guitarist/composer Peter studied in London with Carlos Bonell and John W. Duarte and from 1990 played in the successful guitar ensemble, Duo Stewart. Duo Stewart edited a series of works, written by John Duarte, for Mel Bay and also directed the very successful Oatridge International Guitar Festival. Peter Stewart’s success as a composer has been met with international critical acclaim with many of his works being recorded by international artists such as Alfonso Montes, Allan Neave & Antonio de Innocentis. He presently teaches in private practice in Glasgow and also at Aberdeen College of Music and Performing Arts.

Andrzej Mokry

(Poland)

Andrzej Mokry, (b.1961) studied at the Academy of Music in Warsaw with Professor Marcin Zalewski and in Cologne, Germany, with Professor Dieter Kreidler. Mokry has given concerts in many European and Asian countries and currently teaches at the Music Institute of the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany. In addition to his solo recitals, he plays with the Gewandhaus-Orchestra Leipzig and with various symphony orchestras such as the Orchestra ‘Klassika’ St Petersburg, the Chamber Orchestra Katowice and the Wuppertaler Symphoniker.