Graham Anthony Devine

Guitarist Graham Anthony Devine has a large repertory ranging from the Renaissance to the present day and a style admired for its range of tonal colors. Devine's style was partly shaped by a sojourn in Brazil, and he has also been influenced by Julian Bream. After returning to the U.K., he won several important prizes, which helped launch a successful performing career. Devine is the head of the guitar department at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Devine has a large catalog of recordings which began in 2003 with an album of solo guitar works by composer Leo Brouwer. He has issued a pair of albums of British guitar music, the first of which was chosen as album of the week by National Public Radio's Performance Today, and the second of which appeared in 2021.