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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 […]

Sometime in early 1978 I received a phone call in my fifth-floor-walk-up artist’s garret in New York City. The voice at the other end said, “Hello, this is Ruggiero Ricci.”  I promptly replied, “Yeah, and I’m the Pope!”  And then, certain that one of my friends was playing a practical joke on me, “Who is […]

The following text by “bonzoboy” was posted a couple of days ago on the Gibson Forum website: A lot of people equate classical guitar and classical music in general as boring and snobbish and aimed at the rich ballet and opera loving crowd and figure that it would be too boring to play.That couldn’t be […]

If you were to single out one particular recording that had the biggest impact on your work, which one would you choose? It would be unfair to single out one recording. I would prefer to single out a generation! The generation I would call “The Greatest Generation.” This generation starts with Rachmaninoff and ends with […]