CARL HERRING

Having graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with first class honours and the Julian Bream Prize, Carl Herring has performed worldwide and has given solo recitals for many of Britain’s leading guitar societies and festivals in venues such as the Sage, Gateshead, and Kings Place, London. Recipient of the prestigious Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Ivor Mairants Award, he is known for his diverse interests. He plays regularly for opera and film as well as touring worldwide with flamenco/jazz guitarist Eduardo Niebla. He has performed alongside jazz luminaries Tim Garland and Joe Locke and is a member of TETRA, one of the world’s finest guitar quartets. He has appeared with the London Sinfonietta and as a concerto soloist with Northern Sinfonia. Carl Herring’s already impressive recording portfolio includes three solo albums as well as Schumann’s masterpiece Dichterliebe, transcribed by him for the first time in its entirety and committed to disc with the acclaimed tenor Kevin Kyle. He has released Russian Guitar Musici, a CD which includes several world première recordings.