Bristol Classical Guitar Society

Author: Cari Aplin

  • Gonçalo Maia Caetano

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    Unitarian Meeting Hall Thursday 9th April 2026 It was a pleasure to witness the masterful performance of Gonçalo Maia Caetano at Bristol Classical Guitar Society on 9/04/2026,  as part of IGF’s Young Artist Platform, which he completed last year.  He was born in Coimbra, Portugal and started playing guitar at the age of 7 years. …

  • Fika Duo (09/10/2025)

    Fika Duo (09/10/2025)

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    On 9th October 2025, BCGS was thrilled to host the Fika Duo as part of the International Guitar Foundation’s Young Artists Platform. The duo was formed by guitarist Zoë Meadowcroft and flautist Emma Lörstad in their first year at the Royal Academy of Music, where they both holdscholarships. The term Fika comes from the Swedish…

  • The Wales Guitar Duo (13/03/2025)

    The Wales Guitar Duo (13/03/2025)

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    It was a great privilege to welcome Cai Charles and Oliver Manning, two very talented and up-and-coming players, to give a performance through the IGF Young Artists’ Platform on 13 March 2025 for a programme of Stephen Goss, David John Roche, and Carlo Domeniconi.

  • Luke Bartlett (09/05/2024)

    Luke Bartlett (09/05/2024)

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    At the May 2024 meetup, BCGS members were treated to a concert by rising star Like Bartlett, who pproaching his Finals Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, was selected as an IGF Young Artist 2024, is a Julian Bream Scholar and has recently won a prize for Voice and…