She merges extraordinary technical facility with a clean, lithe style,
and the evocative power of a keen storyteller.
Denver Post
Superb musicianship and effortless technique ...
clear mastery of the instrument.
Miami Herald
Wonder Woman of the classical guitar...
The Times
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Excerpt from Sharon Isbin: Troubadour, a one-hour documentary produced
by Susan Dangel (2014). Guests include Martina Navratilova, Michelle
Obama, Joan Baez, Steve Vai, Stanley Jordan, Garrison Keillor, David
Hyde Pierce, Janis Ian, Lesley Gore, Mark O’Connor, Tan Dun, John
Corigliano, Christopher Rouse, Joan Tower, Leonard Slatkin, Thiago de
Mello, Paul Winter, and more, with Isbin’s performances showcased from
international concert stages to the GRAMMYs and White House. Review Quotes
Sharon Isbin Affinity - World Premiere Recordings
Multiple GRAMMY Award winner Sharon Isbin performs multi-faceted and
virtuosic new works written for her by leading composers from three
continents on AFFINITY. Enjoy excerpts from the jazz and Middle
Eastern-influenced “Affinity: Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra” by Chris
Brubeck with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and conductor Elizabeth
Schulze, the Africa-influenced “El Decameron Negro” by iconic Cuban
composer Leo Brouwer, Chinese and Spanish-inspired “Seven Desires for
Guitar” by Tan Dun, Richard Danielpour’s sensual song cycle “Of Love and
Longing” performed with multiple GRAMMY winner Isabel Leonard, and a
two-guitar premiere with Colin Davin of Antonio Lauro’s “Waltz #3
Natalia”. Isbin gives her inimitable imprint to and vastly enriches
major new repertoire for guitar.
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CD cover photo: J Henry Fair
Strings for Peace: Sharon Isbin, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan & Ayaan Ali Bangash--Ragas for guitar & sarod
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod; Amit Kavthekar, tabla
Multiple GRAMMY Award winner Sharon Isbin teams up with legendary sarod
master Amjad Ali Khan, his two brilliant sons Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan
Ali Bangash, and tabla virtuoso Amit Kavthekar in their groundbreaking
album STRINGS FOR PEACE: Premieres for Guitar & Sarod (May 2020
release). Enjoy excerpts from this extraordinary recording of music
steeped in the tradition of North Indian classical music, featuring four
Khan ragas written and arranged for Sharon Isbin: By the Moon (Raga
Behag), Love Avalanche (Raga Mishra Bhairav), Romancing Earth (Raga
Pilu) and Sacred Evening (Raga Yaman). The album is edited, mixed &
mastered by Sai Shravanam, Resound India.
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More info:
http://sarod.com/
Sharon Isbin, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan & Ayaan Ali Bangash - Ragas for guitar & sarod with interview
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod
Multiple GRAMMY Award winner Sharon Isbin teams up with legendary sarod
master Amjad Ali Khan and his two brilliant sons Amaan Ali Bangash and
Ayaan Ali Bangash performing world premiere ragas for guitar & sarod!
Enjoy interviews and concert excerpts from their acclaimed 2019 tour of
India. Their groundbreaking album STRINGS FOR PEACE (May 2020 release),
features four Khan ragas steeped in the tradition of North Indian
classical music, written and arranged for Sharon Isbin.
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and all major retailers
More info:
http://sarod.com/
Sharon Isbin performs Tarrega Capricho Arabe for solo guitar - Remembering Julian Bream
Sharon Isbin performs Francisco Tarrega’s Capricho Arabe for solo guitar
in New York Guitar Festival’s “Remembering Julian Bream”, and shares the
story of her transformative lesson with Julian at age 14. Recorded at
her home in New York City July 2021.
Photo: J Henry Fair
Sharon Isbin & Colin Davin perform Aranjuez ma pensée for two guitars
Sharon Isbin performs Joaquin Rodrigo’s Aranjuez ma pensée with
guitarist Colin Davin live in concert, New York City, December 2017.
Sharon Isbin performs with Colin Davin live in concert his beautiful
arrangement for two guitars of Antonio Lauro’s Waltz No. 3 Natalia, New
York City, December 2017.
Sharon Isbin WQXR Artist Check-In with Elliott Forrest
Multiple GRAMMY Award winner Sharon Isbin discusses with WQXR’s Elliott
Forrest life during the pandemic, and her two May 2020 album releases of
world premieres composed for her: AFFINITY and STRINGS FOR PEACE.
CD cover photo: J Henry Fair
Sharon Isbin & Pacifica Quartet: Souvenirs of Spain & Italy - Trailer 1
Multiple Grammy Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin teams up with the
Grammy winning Pacifica Quartet to record a beautiful collection of
music for guitar and strings on their new album, Souvenirs of Spain &
Italy! Music by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Vivaldi, Turina and Boccherini on
Cedille Records. Click here to preview the album:
https://cedille-records.lnk.to/1GtONYP
Sharon Isbin & Pacifica Quartet: Souvenirs of Spain & Italy - Trailer 2
Multiple Grammy Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin teams up with the
Grammy winning Pacifica Quartet to record a beautiful collection of
music for guitar and strings on their new album, Souvenirs of Spain &
Italy! Music by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Vivaldi, Turina and Boccherini on
Cedille Records. Click here to preview the album:
https://cedille-records.lnk.to/1GtONYP
Isabel Leonard & Sharon Isbin perform Granada by Agustin Lara - CD cover session with J Henry Fair
Multiple GRAMMY Award winners Sharon Isbin & Argentinian-American Isabel
Leonard perform Granada by Agustín Lara (arr. Isbin) on ALMA ESPAÑOLA,
the first Spanish art song album of its kind in 40 years, including 12
world premiere arrangements by Isbin. Duos for voice & guitar by García
Lorca, de Falla, Lara, Montsalvatge and Rodrigo, and guitar solos by
Granados and Tárrega, are heard in performances that evoke the rich and
magnificent tradition of Spain.
Photos: J Henry Fair
Video footage: Dirk Vandenberk
Video Editor: Rebecca Fay
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http://isabelleonard.com
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In this interview with Tavis Smiley, Sharon Isbin shares her technique and discusses the new documentary
about her life and music, Sharon Isbin: Troubadour. February 16,
2015.
Sharon Isbin & Friends: Guitar Passions
Music and interviews with Sharon and Steve Vai; in studio with Nancy
Wilson (Heart) and Stanley Jordan; previews with Steve Morse, Paul
Winter, Rosa Passos, Romero Lubambo, and Thiago de Mello.
August 30, 2011 CD release on SONY Classical.
Sharon Isbin performs Asturias by Isaac Albeniz in a music video
produced by Susan Dangel. The music is featured in her CD Sharon Isbin
& Friends: Guitar Passions (SONY) released August 30, 2011. The video
is part of the documentary on Sharon Isbin’s life and work to be
released in 2014.
Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan & Romero Lubambo perform live on Detroit
television during their 18-city 2014 Guitar Passions tour. Their
performances combine jazz, classical, rock and Brazilian styles in a
unique fusion of genres. Guitar World magazine wrote: “These three
amazing instrumentalists were meant to play together. The chemistry
between them is so genuine ... like a love triangle of soul mates who
finish each other’s sentences.”
On June 29, 2012 Sharon Isbin came to Maine to perform as part of the
inaugural Portland Performing Arts Festival. Isbin presented a diverse
program featuring Latin romances for guitar by Tarrega, Albeniz,
Granados, and Barrios Mangore, as well as Andecy by Andrew York and the
Joan Baez Suite written for her by John Duarte.
Sharon Isbin performs Isaac Albeniz’s Asturias, Antonio Lauro’s Waltz
#3, and Isaias Savio’s Batucada at the White House Evening of
Classical Music on November 4, 2009.
Josh Groban & Sharon Isbin perform She’s Always A Woman, live on the
Billy Joel: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize concert in Washington DC,
January 2015.
GuitarTV traveled to New York City to interview the best classical
guitarist we have ever heard. Head of The Juilliard School Guitar
Department, international sensation, former student of Andres
Segovia—we are talking about the one-and-only Sharon Isbin.
This in-depth 40 minutes interview with Sharon showcases various
classical guitar playing techniques, tips and performance snippets from
her latest release Guitar Passions.
Journey to Amazon - Ravenna Festival, Italy, July 2007
con Sharon Isbin chitarra classica Gaudencio Thiago de Mello percussioni
musiche di L. Almeida, A. Barrios Mangoré, L. Brouwer, B. Canonico, A.
Lauro, G. Montaña, I. Savio, G. Thiago de Mello, A. Vianna
(Pixinguinha)
Available from Amazon
Sharon Isbin, Gaudencio Thiago de Mello and Paul Winter collaborate on a
Journey to the Amazon. Hear their performances and discussions of
Brazilian music with scenes of the lush rainforest.
Sharon Isbin performs Francisco Tarrega’s Recuerdos de
la Alhambra on Korean Television January 2002.
Sharon Isbin performs Black is the color of my true love’s hair / Darling Cora
from John Duarte’s Appalachian Dreams written for Sharon Isbin.
Korean Television January 2002
Sharon Isbin performs Agustin Barrios Mangore’s Waltz Opus 8 #4
on Korean Television January 2002.
Sharon Isbin & Spanish mezzo-soprano Gemma Coma-Alabert perform
selections from Canciones Antiguas Españolas by Federico García Lorca:
May 2, 2009 concert at the 92nd Street Y, New York City.
Sharon Isbin & Mark O’Connor Live at Symphony Space, New York, January ’09. Lily of the West by John Duarte (Isbin solo), Swing & Sweet Suzanne
from Strings & Threads Suite for Violin & Guitar by Mark O’Connor
(O’Connor & Isbin). Featured on Isbin’s Sony CD, Journey to the New
World.
Joshua Bell and Sharon Isbin perform Niccolò Paganini’s Cantabile at the
White House Evening of Classical Music on November 4, 2009.
