Ensemble
Biography
Please
click on the names above for individual biographies.
The
Aurora Guitar Quartet brings together guitarists from Europe,
Japan and the United States.
Recent performances include a sold-out New York debut at Carnegie
Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, a concerto performance with Pan-American
Symphony in Washington, D.C.’s Lisner Auditorium, and recitals
in Baltimore’s Shriver Hall and The Kennedy Center. All
members of the group are also accomplished soloists and have performed
in recital and with orchestras in Europe, Asia and South and North
Americas.
The
ensemble has toured extensively in Japan and performed for guitar
societies in Philadelphia, Austin, Denver, Baltimore, and Miami,
Tampa, Orlando, and other cities through the Florida Guitar Alliance.
Aurora is expanding their guitar repertoire by frequent collaborations
with composers.
The Quartet was featured as Artists in Residence for the Baltimore
Composers Forum and participated in Peabody Conservatory’s
tribute to world-renowned composer Roberto Sierra from Cornell
University.
The group was invited to perform and conduct masterclasses for
the National University of Costa Rica in San Jose and performed
twice for the annual Manuel Barrueco Masterclass and Festival.
Aurora’s
recording “Fandango” has been highly praised and featured
in leading guitar magazines, including Japan’s Gendai Guitar,
and was also broadcast on National Public Radio.