Salzburg Guitar Trio
Internationally recognized as one of the leading guitar ensembles of today, the Salzburg Guitar Trio engages its audiences with their energetic presence and deeply emotional performances. They have performed extensively in music festivals and concert halls throughout Europe and North America, and were Artists in Residence at ‘La Pedrera’, Antoni Gaudi’s famous modernist building in Barcelona, Spain.
The trio won first prizes at the ‘Ciutat d’Elx Guitar Festival’ in Spain, the ‘Corelli-Savarez Chamber Music Competition’ in Austria & ‘Valle dei Laghi Guitar Festival‘ in Italy. As First Prize winners of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America ‘International Ensemble Competition’, the Salzburg Guitar Trio was the first ever ensemble to be awarded a GFA Artist’s Tour. Their concert tour took them across North America in the Spring of 2023, where they also gave public masterclasses for guitar societies, universities & conservatories.
Salzburg Guitar Trio is comprised of Katie Lonson (Canada), Eliška Lenhartová (Czechia) and Andrew Booth (England).
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"The concert by the Salzburg Guitar Trio has been one of the most mesmerizing and memorable concerts in our concerts series. Their virtuosity, timing and sound colour made three guitars sound like one. To have three plucked instruments play together in such a way is truly remarkable.
" – Martin van Hees, Artistic Director of The Hague Guitar Society, November 2021
"I enjoyed so much the arrangements of the Salzburg Guitar Trio, of the Cortège and Menuet by Claude Debussy from the Petite Suite. Marvellous! Fantastic the way they sing together, the flexibility, this is a fantastic taste for this kind of music." – Rémi Jousselme, GFA IEC Finals 2021
"It has been such an amazing experience listening to the Salzburg Guitar Trio. Their sound and their phrasing are so remarkable. Besides all the qualities they show, they have this natural way of interacting and listening to each other that is very communicative. It makes their playing so interesting." – Raphaël Feuillâtre, GFA IEC Finals 2021