Under the guidance of Graham Anthony Devine, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Performance with honors from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2022. He then studied a Master of Music in the renowned class of Prof. Carlo Marchione at the Maastricht Conservatory, which he completed in 2024.

His performances, characterized by a musical maturity beyond his years and a fine use of timbre and articulation, have reached audiences in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Malta. His broad repertoire includes music by established composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega and Robert Schumann, as well as lesser-known works by Diabelli, Bernard Piris, Georg Schmitz and Simon Molitor. He devotes much of his time to the Romantic guitar repertoire and his performance of Simon Molitor’s Sonata op. 7 earned him much praise at the 2024 International Paganini Competition.

Kolja Gibbs

Kolja Joseph Gibbs, born in 1999, is a German-Australian classical guitarist who began his career in London in 2015 and has been active as a performer, arranger and teacher ever since. He has received prizes for his activities as a soloist and chamber musician, in particular first prize at the Carne Trust Chamber Competition 2022 and second prize in the "Romantic Guitar" category at the International Paganini Competition 2024 in Parma, Italy.

Tags: Carlo Marchione, Classical Guitar, Giuliani, Graham Anthony Devine, Guitarist, Molitor, Paganini, Romantic Guitar, Sor

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