Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet makes a long-anticipated PSC return with an eclectic program of music ranging from Stravinsky to Coleridge-Taylor to the NY premiere of “Yambe” by Carlos Rafael Rivera

Bio:

For over four decades on the concert stage, the Grammy® Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) has continually set the standard for expression and virtuosity among guitar ensembles, while perennially exploring new musical landscapes. The charismatic LAGQ is recognized as one of America’s premier instrumental ensembles and consistently plays to sold-out houses worldwide. Their critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. Latin, African, Far East, Irish, Folk and American influenced works transport listeners around the world in a single concert experience. Read more…