How do you find classical guitar concerts?
I'm embarrassed to say I've never been to a classical guitar concert. Well, not true, I saw LA guitar quartet by pure chance at a fundraiser event. I've been to countless rock shows and classical orchestras, I actually make a point of attending a local philharmonic concert whenever I visit a city. But how does one find guitar recitals, ensembles and such? Is there a web site that tracks these? They are not on ticket master afaik. I'm sure colleges have concerts and recitals but how I find them?
p.s. I live in LA if anyone has any specific local pointers.
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Stoyan Fantastic question! Around my area in Germany, we have some concert series which are focused on classical guitarists. I also made the experience that it's often harder to finde guitar concerts in big cities, as the big venues simply don't book them very often. In that case I'd start looking at music universities, the guitar faculty is involved involved in local guitar activities or invite guitarists for masterclasses and concerts!
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Attending LAGQ's concert as your very first concert sounds like an exceptional experience!
Similar to you, my very first classical guitar concert was Ana Vidovic's recital - I got a free ticket from one of the church members just because I played guitar - acoustic and electric for the church band. I didn't even know what classical guitar was back then
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Try to see if there is a local classical guitar society in your area - most cities should have one. They usually post the upcoming concerts as well as the concerts in the near vicinity.
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