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Paul Galbraith’s concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Sharon Kay Dean Recital Hall in McCray Hall. Tickets are available for purchase in advance and at the door based on availability.
His recording of the Complete Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas (Delos) was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Solo Instrumental Album. This 2-CD set was also chosen as one of the two best CDs of 1998 by Gramophone Magazine, which called it "a landmark in the history of guitar recordings."
His unique playing position was first revealed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1989. His guitar is supported by a metal endpin, similar to that of a cello. It has two extra strings, one high, one low.
Both the guitar's extraordinary design and Galbraith's playing style are considered groundbreaking developments in the history of the instrument, increasing its range to an unprecedented extent.
Having lived and performed on a number of continents, he currently teaches at the Musik-Akademie Basel in Switzerland.
Last week, he was chosen for the Guitar Foundation of America’s 2024 Hall of Fame Artistic Achievement Award honoring “Monumental Contributions to the Development of the Art and Life of the Classical Guitar," joining such luminaries as Andrés Segovia, Julian Bream, Pepe Romero, Christopher Parkening, John Williams, Eliot Fisk, Manuel Barrueco, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.”
Tickets
Tickets are free to full-time PSU students with valid student ID; $10 for youth under 18 and those over 65; and $15 for the general public.
Tickets can be purchased in the following ways:
They also may be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to each concert, based on availability.
