by Michael Coghlan | Jul 21, 2014 | Adelaide Festivals, Reviews
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sun Jul 20 This Finale was a fantastic opportunity to catch artists that you may have missed during the festival, and a magnificent celebration of guitar music. MC for the evening was Artistic Director, Slava Grigoryan – a...
by David Robinson | Jul 21, 2014 | Adelaide Festivals, Reviews
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sun Jul 20 The inaugural performance of the Adelaide Guitar Festival Orchestra is a life-affirming way in which to begin a concert. I doubt that so many acoustic guitars have appeared at one time on the Festival Theatre...
by Michael Coghlan | Jul 20, 2014 | Adelaide Festivals, Reviews
Festival Gala: featuring Australian String Quartet with Pepe Romero, Máximo Pujol Trio & Slava Grigoryan plus special guests Aurora Guitar Ensemble Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat Jul 19 This was a case of the support act nearly stealing the show....
by Michael Coghlan | Jul 20, 2014 | Adelaide Festivals, Reviews
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat Jul 19 This session opened with Guitarissimo: a series of cameo performances from students from Adelaide University’s Elder Conservatorium of Music. The first nervously played piece was useful for demonstrating...
by Jenna Bonavita | Jul 19, 2014 | Adelaide Festivals, Reviews
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri July 18 Yamandu Costa’s stage entrance is as casual as meeting someone for drinks at the pub. Costa acknowledged the applause, took his seat, pushed back his hair several times, vigorously scruffed his face and, in a...
