Guitar maker Amsterdam
The objective of the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition is to promote and spread awareness about the works of Paraguayan composer and guitarist Agustín Barrios.
Taking part means uploading video’s on youtube.
There were many contestants among which Sanel Redzic and Tariq Harb. Tariq made it to the final and will be going to Paraguay in December to play in the final.
Here his beautiful interpretation of Barrios’ Mazurka Appasionata which brought him there.
Otto Vowinkel is a household name in the classical guitar world; a renowned luthier with customers all over the world.
His instruments are physically light, easy to play, ultra-responsive and very powerful. His guitars have outstanding tonal qualities, evenness in sound colour and a perfect intonation.
Otto blogs about making guitars, guitarists who play his instruments, festivals he visits and ‘his’ guitar series Meesters op de Gitaar. He also writes about guitar maintenance.