Sharon Isbin
Multiple Grammy Award winning American classical guitarist and the founding director of the guitar department at the Juilliard School.
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ARD International Music Competition
Largest international classical music competition in Germany.
Largest international classical music competition in Germany.
Notable past winners include: Jessye Norman, Sharon Isbin, Francisco Araiza, Natalia Gutman, Christoph Eschenbach, Anna Malikova, Nobuko Imai, Mitsuko Uchida, Thomas Quasthoff, Yuri Bashmet, Christian Tetzlaff, Sharon Kam, Heinz Holliger, Isabelle Moretti, Reinhold Friedrich, Peter Sadlo, and Maurice André.
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music.
Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music.
His guitar trio, Guitarjam, with Larry Coryell and Sharon Isbin played Carnegie Hall in 1988.
Jim James
American vocalist, guitarist, producer, and primary songwriter of the rock band My Morning Jacket.
American vocalist, guitarist, producer, and primary songwriter of the rock band My Morning Jacket.
Jim James participated with Katy Perry, Sting, Jerry Seinfeld, Angelique Kidjo, and classical guitarist Sharon Isbin.
Steve Morse
American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the lead guitarist of Deep Purple since 1994.
American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the lead guitarist of Deep Purple since 1994.
2011 Guitar Passions – Sharon Isbin & friends
Tan Dun
Chinese-born American composer and conductor.
Chinese-born American composer and conductor.
The second work, Yi2: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (1996), combines flamenco and pipa techniques and was premiered by Sharon Isbin.
Sophocles Papas
Internationally renowned classical guitar pedagogue and music publisher.
Internationally renowned classical guitar pedagogue and music publisher.
Some of his better-known pupils include Charlie Byrd, Sharon Isbin, Aaron Shearer, Jim Skinger, Dorothy de Goede, Clare Calahan, John Marlow, Jerry Willard, and the jazz musicians Bill Harris and Alvino Rey.
Christopher Rouse (composer)
American composer.
American composer.
Concert de Gaudí (Guitar Concerto, 1999; guitarist Sharon Isbin's recording with the Gulbenkian Orchestra won a GRAMMY Award in 2002 for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, and a 2002 Echo Klassik Award for Best Concert Recording.)
David Lynch Foundation
Global charitable foundation with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Fairfield, Iowa.
Global charitable foundation with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Fairfield, Iowa.
Performers included Katy Perry, Sting, Jerry Seinfeld, Angelique Kidjo, Jim James, and Sharon Isbin.
Isabel Leonard
American mezzo-soprano opera singer based in New York City.
American mezzo-soprano opera singer based in New York City.
2014 to 2016 Leonard and Sharon Isbin performed a well-received series of eleven soprano/guitar-duet recitals, including at Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall).
Angélique Kidjo
Beninese singer-songwriter, actress, and activist who is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos.
Beninese singer-songwriter, actress, and activist who is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos.
Kidjo participated, as did Katy Perry, Sting, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim James and classical guitarist Sharon Isbin.