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In the tenth year of the Boston GuitarFest, New England Conservatory’s Eliot Fisk, quite possibly the finest classical guitarist in the world, presided over a week of guitar concerts, clinics and competitions originated by. Saturday night featured Fisk as a performer, but it was not merely a star turn: instead, for most of the evening […]

Expanding his concert activities to a new audience, Eliot Fisk recently performed at the famous Panorama Community outside of Seattle, Washington. Sponsored by Rosalie and Don Melnick to celebrate the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary, the concert attracted an overflow crowd. Rosalie Melnick, Eliot’s 11th grade biology teacher, described the event as follows: “I simply cannot […]

Dearest Eliot, Your concert was truly an exceptional. You managed to connect your audience with the greatness of our cultural past in such a profound and direct way. What you have achieved on the guitar is beyond what anyone has done. I cannot imagine listening to Scarlatti or Bach in any other way. The Schwertsik […]

Eliot Fisk at the “Saitenspreungen” Festival in Bad Aibling, Germany The American born, citizen of the world (“Weltbuerger”) , Eliot Fisk, who looks a bit like Woody Allen when he plays the part of the elegant Professor, teaches in 5 languages at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. At his concert in Bad Aibling as part of […]

No classical guitarist has done more to enliven the confining format of the solo guitar recital than Eliot Fisk. The renowned virtuoso frequently journeys beyond traditional guitar territory, borrowing repertoire from other instruments, often inviting friends to share the spotlight. Fisk has given recitals where half the program might be Paganini violin caprices, the other […]

The great American classical guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk had reportedly not played New York City in quite some time, so this concert at the New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes was particularly well-attended. From the second that he sat down on his extended podium, Fisk’s performance was centered and well-focused throughout every moment of the […]

Für Holzfäller und Kunstdiebe spielte er ebenso wie für US- Präsident Bill Clinton und die spanische Königsfamilie. Seine Gitarre Studierenden animiert er zu Musik, die von Herzen kommt, statt “Konzerten aus der Mikrowelle”: Mozarteum-Professor Eliot Fisk. Dieses Interview kommt eigentlich ein Jahr zu früh. Erst 2014 darf sich Eliot Fisk innerhalb weniger Monate über ein […]

Newton — Having one world-class musician in your community is rare. Having three in one family may very well be unique. Yet a residence in Newton Highlands houses just such a unique threesome. It is home to two internationally famous classical guitar virtuosos — Eliot Fisk and Zaira Meneses – and their 12-year-old daughter, Raquel […]

In the early chapters of “Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life” (1845), Melville’s protagonist describes life in a native village as idyllic compared to life in Europe and America because their pre-industrial culture makes no distinction between work and play. Like the “Noble Savages” of the Marquesas, top-flight musicians like Eliot Fisk and members of […]

You toured in Italy in February. How was it playing with Bill Frisell? I loved playing with Bill. Actually we started in Houston playing for the wonderful da Camera Society at the end of January and then went overseas meeting up in Pescara, Italy, a few days later. We always put the programs together in […]