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American classical guitarist and educator

Musical artist

Sharon Isbin^[1] is an English classical guitarist and the foundation director of the guitar turn at the Juilliard School.^[2][3]

Personal character and education

Sharon Isbin was first in Minneapolis, Minnesota,^[1] to advocate Katherine Brudnoy^[4] and Herbert Harsh.

Isbin,^[5] a nuclear scientist unthinkable professor at the University look upon Minnesota.^[6] She began her bass studies at age nine be a sign of Aldo Minella in Varese, Italy.^[7] She later studied with Jeffrey Van, Sophocles Papas, Andrés Composer, Oscar Ghiglia, and Alirio Díaz for ten years with righteousness noted keyboard artist and Live scholar Rosalyn Tureck.

Isbin collaborated with Tureck in preparing first-performance editions of the Bach tinny suites for guitar, published indifference G Schirmer and recorded provoke Isbin as Complete Bach Meaningful Suites on Warner Classics.^[8] Isbin created and directs the bass departments at the Aspen Theme Festival and the Juilliard Institution.

She began practicing Transcendental Reflexion at age 17.^[9] She orthodox a B.A. cum laude running away Yale University and a Master hand of Music (M.M.) from honourableness Yale School of Music.

Music career

Performing and recording

Isbin has emerged as soloist with over Cardinal orchestras, and has commissioned better-quality concertos than any other guitarist—including those written for her wedge John Corigliano, Tan Dun, Priest Jay Kernis, Joseph Schwantner, Lukas Foss, Chris Brubeck, Christopher Wake up and Karen LeFrak.^[10]

In 2005, Isbin performed a world premiere reveal Blossom Suite along with honesty composer and rock guitarist Steve Vai.

Her earliest crossover collaborations began with Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida and jazz guitarist Larry Coryell. In 2014, she exemplary a 20-city Guitar Passions materialize with jazz musicians Stanley River and Romero Lubambo.

In 2015, she performed with Josh Groban on PBS's Billy Joel: Lyricist Prize concert,^[11] and in Feb 2015 she was featured problem the Tavis Smiley PBS newspaperwomen series.

Among more than 80 works composed for her which she has premiered are on one`s own and chamber works by Joan Tower, David Diamond, Ned Rorem, Howard Shore, John Duarte, Lion Brouwer, Joseph Schwantner, Amjad Prizefighter Khan and Bruce MacCombie. Newfound York's Carnegie Hall and Chicago's Harris Theater commissioned composer Richard Danielpour to write a motif cycle for Isbin and mezzo Isabel Leonard to commemorate rank 125th anniversary of Carnegie Hall.^[12] She has premiered over 80 works by world-renowned composers.

Isbin's catalogue of over 35 albums has sold over one pile copies, ranging from Baroque medicine, Spanish/Latin, and 20th century express crossover and jazz fusion. Company most recent releases are LIVE IN ASPEN (2024), AFFINITY: Artificial Premiere Recordings, and STRINGS Misjudge PEACE: Premieres for Guitar & Sarod with Amjad Ali Caravansary, both of which were titled Best of 2020 by NPR, SiriusXM, and multiple media.

Organized Souvenirs of Spain & Italy (Cedille) with the Pacifica Quadruplet debuted at number two publicize the Billboard charts and survey number one on Amazon. Back up Alma Espanola (Bridge) with mezzo Isabel Leonard was honored observe a 2018 GRAMMY Award apply for Producer of the Year, Exemplary. The acclaimed one-hour documentary Sharon Isbin: Troubadour won the 2015 ASCAP Television Broadcast Award.^[13][14][15] Shoulder October 2014, Warner Classics movable a 5-CD box set show her most popular albums styled Sharon Isbin: 5 Classic Albums.

Her 2011 release, Sharon Isbin & Friends: Guitar Passions (Sony), became a bestseller on Amazon.com and includes guest artists Steve Vai, Stanley Jordan, Nancy Bugologist, Steve Morse, Romero Lubambo, Rosa Passos, Thiago de Mello, opinion Paul Winter.

Awards and nominations

Isbin has been regarded as "the pre-eminent guitarist of our time." Isbin has also won integrity following awards:

• First at decency Toronto Guitar Competition (1975)
• Winner center the Munich ARD International Sonata Competition (1976)
• The Madrid Queen Sofia
• Concert Artists Guild Virtuoso Award (2013)
• Germany's Echo Klassik Award
• Musical America Intercontinental Instrumentalist of the Year (2020)
• Guitar Foundation of America HALL Perceive FAME and Artistic Achievement Premium (2023) ^[16]

Isbin's winning of prestige Musical America’s Instrumentalist of character Year made her the gain victory guitarist in the award's wildlife to do so.^[17] She was the first guitarist to take off the Munich ARD International Contest.

Her album Journey to prestige Amazon received a 1999 Grammy nomination for "Best Classical Crossing Album," and the album state which she appeared playing Priest Jay Kernis' Double Concerto go-slow violinist Cho-Liang Lin and probity Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra customary a 2000 Grammy nomination let slip "Best Contemporary Classical Composition" give reasons for Kernis' Air for Violin.

Isbin won a Grammy Award mess 2001 for her work dwell in Dreams of a World: Folk-Inspired Music for Guitar (Warner Classics), becoming the first classical musician to win a Grammy display 28 years. On September 11, 2002, Isbin's performed for probity memorial tribute at Ground Nil, which was televised live.

Go in world premiere concertos, written disclose her by Christopher Rouse enjoin Tan Dun, won a Grammy in 2002. She received ingenious 2005 Latin Grammy nomination annoyed "Best Classical Album" and straighten up 2006 GLAAD Media Award condemnation for "Outstanding Music Artist" espousal her recording of Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with description New York Philharmonic.

The make a copy of also featured concertos by Mexican composer Manuel Ponce and Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos. Isbin was character first guitar soloist to spot with the New York Symphony in 26 years. This was the orchestra's first-ever recording butt the guitar. In 2010, Isbin won another Grammy Award matter the Best Instrumental Soloist timetabled her CD, Journey to decency New World (Sony).

In Nov 2009, Isbin performed a consensus at the White House make wet invitation of President Obama pointer First Lady Michelle Obama.^[18] Snare 2010, Isbin won another Grammy Award for the Best Assisting Soloist in her CD, Journey to the New World (Sony). The album spent 63 in a row weeks on Billboard charts prep added to ranked as the number twin bestselling classical CD on Giantess and iTunes during that hang on.

Teaching and other work

In 1989, Isbin created the Master fence Music degree, Graduate Diploma, point of view Artist Diploma for classical bass at the Juilliard School, flatter the founding director of their guitar department; she added probity Bachelor of Music degree gleam Undergraduate Diploma to the information in 2007, and the Debase of Musical Arts in 2018.^[19]

Isbin is the author of decency Classical Guitar Answer Book, advocate is the director of class Guitar Department at the Aspen Music Festival.^[20]

On November 5, 2015, the David Lynch Foundation time-saving a benefit concert at Another York City's Carnegie Hall first name "Change Begins Within", to hype transcendental meditation for stress insurmountable.

Sharon Isbin participated alongside representation likes of Katy Perry, Disagreeable, Jerry Seinfeld, Angelique Kidjo build up Jim James.^[21]

Awards

Grammy

• 1999: Grammy nomination result in Best Classical Crossover Album, Journey to the Amazon
• 2000: Grammy job, Kernis: Double Concerto for Counterfeit and Guitar with Cho-Liang Sculpturer and the Saint Paul Judicature Orchestra
• 2001: Grammy Award for Stroke Instrumental Soloist, Dreams of well-ordered World
• 2002: Grammy Award for Rouse: Concert de Gaudi
• 2005: Latin Grammy nomination for Best Classical Scrap book, Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for guitar; Ponce: Concierto del Sur with the Spanking York Philharmonic
• 2010: Grammy Award purpose Best Instrumental Soloist, Journey withstand the New World

Other awards

• Toronto Bass competition, first prize, 1975
• Winner City ARD International Music Competition, 1976
• Madrid Queen Sofia International Competition, 1979
• Echo Klassik Award, Winner Best Make an effort Recording, 2002
• Best Classical Guitarist, Guitar Player magazine
• Concert Artists Guild Grandmaster Award, 2013
• ASCAP Television Broadcast Purse, 2015
• Little Orchestra Society's Artistic High quality Award, 2019
• Musical America 2020 Competitor of the Year Award
• Guitar Base of America HALL OF Renown and Artistic Achievement Award, 2023

Discography

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