Draft:Alexandra Whittingham

Alexandra Whittingham
Alexandra Whittingham
Born	1997; Manchester, England
Genres	classical
Instrument	Classical guitar
Years active	2012 to present
Labels	Decca Classics
Website	www.alexandrawhittingham.com

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Alexandra Whittingham is an English classical guitarist. She teaches guitar at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester along with performing at guitar festivals and concerts. She is a Decca Classics recording artist.

Biography

Whittingham was born in Manchester, England,^[1] and studied music at Chetham's School of Music from the age of 11, then at the Royal Academy of Music in London where she received graduate and postgraduate degrees.^[2] In 2024, she signed an exclusive recording contract with Decca Classics,^[3] with singles leading to a full album released from 9 February 2024.

Wittingham maintains a YouTube channel on which she provides professional-quality recorded performances of the classical guitar repertoire.^[4] As of June, 2024, the channel has over 320,000 subscribers.

Wittingham will perform as the classical guitarist in the four-guitarist International Guitar Night 2025 Tour.^[5]

Competitions and honours

1st place, 15-18 year old category, Edinburgh Guitar Competition, Edinburgh, 2013^[6]
Guitarist of the Year, Gregynog Young Musicians Competition, 2015^[7]
Timothy Gilson Guitar Prize, Royal Academy of Music
Regency Award, Royal Academy of Music
BBC Music Magazine's Rising Stars 2024^[1]

Bibliography

Whittingham, Alexandra. European Romance. Camden Music. ISMN 9790570343171.

Discography

In The Secret, Citadel Promotions, 2017^[8]
My European Journey, Delphian, 2021^[9]
Decca Classics singles, 2024:
- Ponce: Estrellita (guit. arr. Abril & Barrueco) rel. 19 February 2024
- Glass: Truman Sleeps (guit. arr. Cousins) rel. 1 March 2024
- Imahori: Stars of Sand (from "Trigun") rel. 12 April 2024
- Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E minor. Largo (guit. arr. Harb) rel. 24 May 2024
- Dyens: Lettre Encore rel. 19 July 2024
- Belli: Prélude (Arr. Lewin for two guitars) with Plínio Fernandes, rel. 9 August 2024

References

^ ^a ^b "BBC Music Magazine's Rising Stars 2024: The rising stars of classical music". www.classical-music.com.
^ "Alexandra Whittingham | Biography". AlexandraWhittingham.
^ "Decca Classics Signs Viral Virtuoso Alexandra Whittingham". www.deccaclassics.com.
^ "Alexandra Whittingham - YouTube". YouTube.
^ "International Guitar Night Tour XXV".
^ "2013 Edinburgh Guitar Competition". Archived from the original on 2014-11-22.
^ "Gregynog Report 2015" (PDF).
^ "Citadel Promotions". citadelpromotions.co.uk.
^ "Delphian Records: My European Journey". delphianrecords.com.

External links

Category:British classical guitarists Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Category:Women classical guitarists Category:21st-century women musicians Category:21st-century guitarists

[BBC-1] "BBC Music Magazine's Rising Stars 2024: The rising stars of classical music". www.classical-music.com.

[AW-2] "Alexandra Whittingham | Biography". AlexandraWhittingham.

[Decca-3] "Decca Classics Signs Viral Virtuoso Alexandra Whittingham". www.deccaclassics.com.

[YouTube-4] "Alexandra Whittingham - YouTube". YouTube.

[IGN-5] "International Guitar Night Tour XXV".

[Edinburgh-6] "2013 Edinburgh Guitar Competition". Archived from the original on 2014-11-22.

[7] "Gregynog Report 2015" (PDF).

[Citadel-8] "Citadel Promotions". citadelpromotions.co.uk.

[Delphian-9] "Delphian Records: My European Journey". delphianrecords.com.

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