Richard Jacobowski | Classical Guitarist

American guitarist Richard Jacobowski received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in guitar performance from Manhattan School of Music in 1993. As a student, he was chosen to perform for the great master, Andres Segovia and soon afterward was awarded the prestigious Andres Segovia Award for Outstanding Guitar Performance.

The Artist has given numerous performances on Public Radio FM-WNYC and on many concert stages in NYC, including four critically acclaimed recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. These concerts were presented by the American Institute of Guitar, Gateway Classics and the Aranjuez Strings, New Talent of the Guitar Series. He has given both chamber and solo performances throughout New York State, California, Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut and New Jersey.

In Europe, he has given concerts and adjudicated guitar competitions at music festivals throughout Spain, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and in France at the International Festival of Guitar, Ile de Re, 2002. After a performance in Italy in 2001, SOUNDBOARD Magazine wrote, "Richard Jacobowski's recital at the conclusion of the Orvieto Guitar Festival was truly an inspiring event for both the students and the public alike." His work as a chamber musician brought him to Lithuania as part of the Pazaislio Music Festival, 1999. Richard performed in concert halls and churches with string players throughout Lithuania.

Richard Jacobowski's recordings have received world-wide attention. After the release of his second CD "Cancion", The Italian Magazine - Suono wrote, "Jacobowski belongs to a small category of instrumental virtuosi, the works of which promote the most treasured qualities of an instrument. The Musical line is interpreted with great elegance and joyful ease. He has begun a new stage in the evolution of guitar technique."

As a teacher, Richard was Director of Guitar Studies at William Paterson University for ten years. He is currently on the faculty of Teachers College, Columbia University in New York. Articles by and interviews with Jacobowski have appeared in Soundboard, 20th Century Guitar, and La Guitarra!

Jacobowski is an artist representative for string manufacturer, J.D'Addario and Co., Inc. Richard plays a guitar by Giuseppe Guagliardo.

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