Cuban/Austrian guitarist Marco Tamayo is acclaimed as the “Il Re della Chitarra” (The king of the guitar). He is a prize winner in no fewer than 25 major international competitions including the Michele Pittaluga -Cita di Alessandria (Italy) and the International Guitar Competition Andrés Segovia (Spain).

Classical Guitarist Berta Rojas – Latin Grammy®️ Award Winner, Associate Professor of Berklee College of Music

With a renowned international trajectory, praise for Berta includes the Washington Post´s “…guitarist extraordinaire” and Classical Guitar Magazine´s “…ambassador of the classical guitar.”

A multiple prize winner in many guitar competitions, Colombian guitarist Francisco Correa has performed concertos with orchestra on both sides of the Atlantic, and has appeared on Colombian, British and French radio & television.

‘Equally comfortable gliding through brisk, virtuosic numbers, heartfelt songs, Correa is one of Colombia’s top classical guitarists, Highly recommended!.’ Classical Guitar Magazine

Tom Kerstens, IGF Artistic Director, is a major figure in the world of the guitar, highly regarded as a versatile performer on both modern and period instruments and an influential champion of the guitar in his roles as player, recording artist and artistic director.

‘Tom Kerstens is in a rather different league…he manages to make the guitar sound like a harp, a human voice or even a whole orchestra…his interpretations continue to amaze… Vivid, colourful guitar playing.’
 BBC Radio 3

Stephen Goss’s compositions receive hundreds of performances worldwide each year. It has been recorded on over 80 CDs by more than a dozen record labels, including EMI, Decca, Telarc, Virgin Classics, Naxos, and Deutsche Grammophon. His output embraces multiple genres: orchestral and choral works, chamber music, and solo pieces.