Julian Bream

The Ultimate Classical Guitarist

"Julian Bream - He was much influenced by
the styles of Andrés Segovia and Francisco
Tárrega..."

Although he made his professional debut over a half century ago (1947 in Cheltenham, England) he still remains one of the pre-eminent classical guitarists of modern times.

Attracted to the playing of Django Rheinhardt when only a small boy, Julian's destiny was sealed when he received a classical guitar on his eleventh birthday. Although he was also studying piano at the time (he won an award for his piano playing in 1945) guitar remained his first love.

Indeed, by the time he was thirteen his reputation was growing way beyond the shores of his native England. So impressed was Andres Segovia when he heard the thirteen year old he offered to teach the boy himself.

When Julian Bream played a critically acclaimed concert at the Wigmore Hall in London in 1951, his fame and reputation were sealed. Throughout the 1950's he started touring all over the world to rapt audiences. This was on top of his master classes and an international summer school he headed in Wiltshire, England.

Sidebar - Did You Know?

Bream received a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) from the Queen in 1985.

Bream has recorded all of the major works for guitar and even plays lute professionally as well. He has won many international classical guitar awards for his superb playing including Grammy and National Academy awards. In 1976 he won the Villa-lobos Gold Medal, which was presented, to him by Madame Villa-Lobos herself.

In addition to all his wonderful abilities, Julian Bream is an excellent transcriber of music for classical guitar. For instance, he transcribed Mozart's Five Divertimentos for Two Clarinets and Bassoon K. Anh. 229, among many, many others.

Check out this great little video on YouTube of Julian Bream playing Serenata Española (Note: Press "play" button then pause it so it loads properly. Then press "play" again when fully loaded. It should take several minutes to load)...

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With the concerts, recordings and transcriptions he has made over the last half a century, Julian Bream's position as one of the greatest classical guitarists of all time is assured.

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