Matthew Kaplan @mkguitar

Classical Guitar

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Matthew Kaplan @mkguitar

Classical Guitar

About

Matt Kaplan is a classical guitarist based in NYC. He holds dual bachelor’s degrees of Music Education and Music Performance from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a master’s of Music Performance from the Mannes School of Music where he studied with guitar luminaries like Frederic Hand & Michael Newman.

Matt has performed in venues like Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, the Kimmel Center, the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, and the Morgan Library and Museum. Internationally, Matt has performed in Perú at the Universidad Nacional de Música in 2007. In Italy he performed as a soloist with the Rome Festival Orchestra in 2010 and in 2018 he returned as a fellowship recipient of the 2018 Lanciano International Guitar Seminar. Matt also regularly performs in Santiago de Chile and Barcelona, Spain.

You can hear Matt’s debut album “Zenamon - A Chamber Music Collection” on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Tidal, and more. Learn more about Matt at www.kaplanguitar.com

Music

Solo repertoire
Sonata - Joaquín Turina
Canciones populares catalanas Miguel Llobet
3 Nocturnes - Johann Kaspar Mertz
Reflexões - Jaime Zenamon

Guitar duos with Groupmuse guitarist Ferreyra Mansilla
Selections from Inventions - Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasie Op.54 - Fernando Sor
Tocatta - Franz Burkhart
Tristorosa - Heitor Villa-Lobos
Birds of Fire - Glenn Lyons
3 Romances Op. 100 - Francis Kleynjans
Paraboles - Jaques Ibert

Riverside Guitar Duo
Raindrop Prelude - Frederic Chopin
October - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dominico Scarlatti - Sonatas k. 386, k. 147, k. 213
Fernando Sor - L'Encouragement
Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco - Preludes and Fugues
Johann Kaspar Mertz - Taranella, Deutsche Weise Fantasie, Barcarolle
Frederic Hand - Prayer

Guitar and Cello with Mark Humburg
Sonata - Radames Gnatalli
Reflexões No. 6 - Jaime Zenamon
Entre Act - Jaques Ibert
Serenade - Gaspar Cassadó

Videos

Ensemble profiles

Upcoming groupmuses

Programs

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Past groupmuses (13)

  • Living room

    Classical, Flamenco & Tango Guitar with Matías Inzunza

    Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Lincoln Center
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 2 years ago

  • BKCGS Concert: An Evening of Classical Guitar and Piano Duos at A4 Collective

    Saturday, Sep 16, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
    • Composers: Bach, Carulli, Tedesco, Gnattali
    • Instruments: 2 Classical Guitar & Piano Duos
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 2 years ago

  • Classical Guitar in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

    Friday, Aug 11, 2023 6:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Cobble Hill
    • Instruments: Solo Classical Guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 2 years ago

  • Classical Guitar and Piano Summer-muse in Park Hamilton

    Saturday, Jun 10, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City
    • Composers: Gnattali, Diabelli, Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    • Instruments: Piano & Classical Guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Sunset Park Muse II | Classical Guitar Duo

    Friday, Nov 18, 2022 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Sunset Park
    • Composers: Pujol, Sor, Zenamon, Ibert
    • Instruments: Classical Guitar Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 3 years ago

  • Dúo Kaplan-Inzunza presents Ciudades Invisibles

    Friday, Oct 28, 2022 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
    • Composers: Glass, Takemitsu, Assad, Presti
    • Instruments: Classical Guitar Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 3 years ago

  • Sunset Park Muse | Matadora - Classical Guitar & Piano Duo

    Friday, Sep 16, 2022 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Sunset Park
    • Composers: Mertz, Giuliani, Boccherini
    • Instruments: Classical Guitar & Piano Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 3 years ago

  • James' and Jayden's Birthday Party!

    Saturday, May 12, 2018 5:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
    • Composers: Ravel, Da Falla, Gnatalli, Cassadó
    • Instruments: Guitar and Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Cello and Guitar on Riverside

    Saturday, Apr 7, 2018 6:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
    • Instruments: Cello, Guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Hamilton Heights Kid-Friendly Muse

    Saturday, Jan 27, 2018 6:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • All that Jazz! Music at Townhouse 436!

    Monday, Nov 6, 2017 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Washington Heights
    • Composers: Segovia, Torroba, Turina
    • Instruments: guitar
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • Fort Greene Summer Muse

    Saturday, Jul 22, 2017 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Fort Greene
    • Composers: Bach, Albéniz, Ibert
    • Instruments: Classical Guitar, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Fanfare For The Common Man

    Monday, Jul 3, 2017 4:45 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Fort Greene
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago