Biography

Graham Anthony Devine was born in England and began his musical studies at Chetham's School of Music. At nineteen years old Graham relocated to Brazil where he lived for almost a decade giving many recitals and masterclasses throughout South America during this period. In April 2002 Graham was the first prize winner at one of the guitar's most prestigious international competitions, the Alhambra International Guitar Competition held in Alcoy, Spain. He was to repeat this success one month later by winning the first prize at the Emilio Pujol International Guitar Competition, Italy. He is the only English guitarist to win either of these competitions. Graham's many CD releases include the music of J.S Bach through to South American music and twentieth century repertoire . His 2005 NAXOS release, British Guitar music, was chosen as disc of the week on America's NPR radio station. He has performed at many of the world’s leading recital venues such as the Wigmore Hall (London) Purcell Room (London) Palau de la Musica (Valencia) Hakuju Hall (Tokyo) Phoenix Hall (Osaka) etc. He has also been invited to give masterclasses at festivals and musical institutes throughout the world. Graham is currently Head of Guitar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London. Graham is also the artistic director of the Royal Greenwich Guitar Festival.