Reviews
Wigmore Hall, 22 May 2011: Classical Guitar Magazine, September 2011
Morgan Szymanski and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields by Thérèse Wassily Saba. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields was founded in 1958 by Sir Neville Marriner; it is a chamber orchestra with a long history of working with guitarists. On this occasion there was no conductor and the lead violinist, [...]
Machaca – Los Ambulantes review in Classical Guitar Magazine
Machaca – Los Ambulantes Morgan Szymanski (Guitar) Sarabande Records – SARACD003 ‘Machaca’ is an ensemble of guitar, violin, cello, accordion, percussion, bass, flute and cuatro and is the name of an international ensemble of high-class musicians put together by Mexican-born guitarist Morgan Szymanski in 2006. Los Ambulantes is the second album made under this group [...]
Machaca – Mano a Mano review in Classical Guitar Magazine
Machaca – Mano a Mano Morgan Szymanski (Guitar) Sarabande Records – SARACD001 This is subtitled as ‘Chamber Music for Guitar’ and for this Morgan Szymanski is joined by an array of other musicians performing on harpsichord, violin, percussion, accordion and cuatro plus two female vocalists. The programme falls roughly into two broadly defined camps, one, [...]
Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Morgan Szymanski at Dartington
Bob Smissen / Devon / Kenneth Sillito / Morgan Szymanski / Philip R Buttall / Stephen Orton / Totnes It would be so easy to think that a world-renowned ensemble, touring the same programme around the country, and one which, though absolutely charming, is perhaps not excessively stressful, might occasionally switch into automatic mode. Not [...]
Interview: New Faces – Morgan Szymanski
New Faces: Morgan Szymanski A superb classical guitarist who started out playing everything. By Ivan Hewett
 Published: 1:00PM BST 29 Jul 2010 Who is he? A superb classical guitarist, just turned 30, who leads his own chamber group, Machaca, and has played everywhere from the Wigmore Hall to Beijing. With a name like that he [...]
South Wales Evening Post Review
Great guitarist’s set shone South Wales Evening Post, Jul 23, 2010 Morgan Szymanski (guitar), St Mary’s Church, Pennard, Gower Festival IN a week dominated by oppressive clouds and heavy downpours, the outstandingly talented classical guitarist Morgan Szymanski brought Latin American sunshine to the Gower Festival. Music by Guiliani and Barrios set the cheery mood, taken [...]
‘Los Ambulantes’ Launch Classical Guitar Magazine – Review
Classical Guitar Magazine – Review Morgan Szymanski and Machaca – Purcell Room, South Bank Centre. Thérèse Wassily Saba. 27th April 2010 ‘Los Ambulantes’ CD launch. In this very vibrant and visually exciting concert, the Mexican classical guitarist Morgan Szymanski was mostly performing in various ensemble formations with the members of his ensemble called Machaca, as [...]
‘Los Ambulantes’ List Review
Machaca is the brainchild of 30-year-old Mexican guitarist Morgan Szymanski. Machaca’s take on contemporary South American work, from Brazil’s Villa Lobos to Argentina’s Piazzolla, with lesser knowns such as Venezuela’s Antonio Lauro, breaks moulds for agility of play and the airy quality of their music, which darts deep while remaining subtle and delicate. The octet [...]
Bermuda Review
Guitarist Szymanski charms the audience at sell-out show Review by Stephen Crawford Morgan Szymanksi put on an impressive show as part of the Bermuda Festival at City Hall There was a full house at City Hall on a stormy Saturday night eager to hear guitarist Morgan Szymanski’s programme. Born in Mexico City, Morgan studied at [...]
Classical Guitar News reviews albums
Reviewed in www.classical-guitar-news.co.uk Morgan Szymanski: featured artist. Double CD review. The Unicorn In The Garden It’s apt that “The Unicorn in The Garden� should feature a highly artistic and engaging CD covering, clearly reflecting Morgan Szymanski’s artistic capabilities and creativities as a classical guitarist of the highest order. Released in 2005, this recording features both [...]
