Francesco Mariani - Classical Guitarist & Teacher

01/07/2025

Carlo Domeniconi's Koyunbaba, 4th Movement.

Guitarist: Ekaterina Yanovskaya from the Purcell School for Young Musicians with Declan Zapala Guitar

01/07/2025

Carlo Domeniconi's Koyunbaba, 1st Movement.

Guitarist: Ekaterina Yanovskaya from the Purcell School for Young Musicians, with Declan Zapala Guitar

01/07/2025

Many thanks to Declan Zapala Guitar for a hugely generous and insightful masterclass and workshop, from all the guitarists at the Purcell School and myself - music by Tarrega, Gangi & Domeniconi

01/04/2025

Many thanks to Craig Ogden for another visit to the Purcell School for Young Musicians. We heard music by Gary Ryan, Fernando Sor, Tarrega, Villa-Lobos, J.K Mertz and Mario Gangi. The guitarists played wonderfully and Craig generously shared his wisdom on interpretation, technique, relaxation and stage craft in a four hour class. Cheers Craig!

20/01/2025

https://www.stbrides.com/events/nathaniel-rosales-merkies-guitar/ I'm absolutely gutted I can't make this concert, but if you are in London tomorrow you can experience a programme including Bach's Chaconne and Barrios' La Catedral, for free, in the beautiful surroundings of St Brides Church, from one of our very best young guitarists!

A free lunchtime recital on Tuesday 21st January at 1.15, featuring works by Agustin Barrios Mangoré, Johann Sebastian Bach, Isaac Albeniz and Jan Depreter.

26/06/2024

A big thank you to Laura Snowden Guitar who weathered the heat and broken trains to give a wonderful extended masterclass at the Purcell School for Young Musicians tonight. She managed to share new perspectives with everyone in performances of Mertz' An Malvina, De Falla's Millers Dance, Albeniz' Asturias, Assad's Jobiniana, Barrios' Vals Op.8 no. 4 and Bach's Chaconne! The students and myself are very grateful and have much to think about 🙏

24/03/2024

Best of luck Nathaniel!

01/03/2024

A snippet of Paul Galbraith's class last year at the Purcell School for Young Musicians...

29/02/2024

Incredibly mature performance of Piazzolla's insanely demanding Tango Suite yesterday by Nathaniel Merkies & Rocco Dalcin at their Wigmore Hall debut. To play with such confidence and originality at 17 makes me think they will be visiting this hallowed hall again soon...

08/02/2024

Congratulations to Rocco Dalcin & Nathaniel Merkies! Not only did they ace their auditions to the RCM, RAM, RNCM & RSC they have just been chosen to play in the Purcell School's annual chamber music concert at the Wigmore Hall, where they will play Tango Suite by Astor Piazzolla. Please consider coming along to support this up and coming duo on February 28th!
https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202402281300

27/01/2022

A wonderful class today at the Purcell School for Young Musicians featuring Gary Ryan sharing his expertise with Rocco Dalcin, Petar Jovanovich and Dorian Voinea.

Purcell was a bit like a field hospital today, with pupils missing the class with covid, norovirus and a sprained wrist - Gary has kindly offered a Zoom class to those players who didn't make it once they are well. In the event we had 2 very different visions of Asturias by Albeniz and an extended exploration of Rodrigo's Aranjuez Concerto.

Many Thanks to Gary from the students and myself!