Redmond O'Toole is an Irish classical guitarist. He is amongst a handful of musicians performing on a Brahms guitar

Brahms guitar

Commonly referred to as the Cello-Guitar, the Brahms guitar was invented in 1994 by classical guitarist Paul Galbraith in conjunction with the luthier David Rubio. It was originally conceived in order to perform Johannes Brahms' Theme and Variations Opus 21a.The instrument is an eight string...

. His former teachers include Oscar Ghiglia

Oscar Ghiglia

Oscar Ghiglia is an Italian classical guitarist.Born of an artistic family - his father and grandfather were both famed painters, his mother an accomplished pianist – Oscar Ghiglia had to choose between a path strewn with brushes and colours and a world cut into harmony and melody.Though his early...

, Paul Galbraith

Paul Galbraith

Paul Galbraith is a Scottish-born classical guitarist known for his unique style of playing.-Biography:Paul Galbraith had his first guitar lessons with Graham Wade, continuing his studies with Gordon Crosskey at the Chethams School for Young Musicians.At the age of 17, Galbraith won the Silver...

, Graham Devine and John Feeley

John Feeley

John Feeley is a classical guitarist and teacher from Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. He has been described by the Washington Post as 'Ireland's leading classical guitarist' and by Michael Dervan in the Irish Times as 'a trailblazer...when it comes to the guitar and guitar-playing in...

. He studied at the Dublin Institute of Technology

Dublin Institute of Technology

Dublin Institute of Technology was established officially in 1992 under the but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. The institution can trace its origins back to 1887 with the establishment of various technical institutions in Dublin, Ireland...

 and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana

Accademia Musicale Chigiana

The Accademia Musicale Chigiana is a music institute in Siena, Italy. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi Saracini in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Classes in the major musical instruments as well as singing, conducting and composition...

 in Siena

Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...

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O'Toole performs extensively as a soloist or with Orchestra and is praised for his interpretations of J.S. Bach. He was a founder member of the Dublin Guitar Quartet

Dublin Guitar Quartet

The Dublin Guitar Quartet is an Irish music group that specialises in the performance of contemporary classical music, particularly music associated with minimalist composers such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Arvo Pärt....

 and has worked with musicians such as Cora Venus Lunny

Cora Venus Lunny

Cora Venus Lunny is an Irish violinist. Her father is the musician Dónal Lunny and she is the niece of Manus Lunny.Established as one of Ireland's leading classical musicians since her teens, Cora Venus Lunny is active as a soloist, chamber musician, interpreter of contemporary classical ...

 and Elizabeth Cooney. He has also toured Europe with traditional Irish group The Chieftains

The Chieftains

The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...

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Discography

• Baroque - 2008, Bornheim Klassik (BKCD6878)
• Movements - 2006, Bornheim Klassik (BKCD6877)
• Deleted pieces (Dublin Guitar Quartet) - 2006, Greyslate Records

Sources

• http://www.classicallinks.ie/profile.asp?ID=30
• http://www.rte.ie/tv/theview/archive/20070116.html
• http://www.rte.ie/radio/mooneygoeswild/fp2007/january17.html
• http://www.rte.ie/arts/2006/1129/theeleventhhour.html

External links

• Official Homepage