Specialist in early music, chamber music and new music

News

Romantic guitar in Alaska

February 15th Izhar will give a masterclass and recital in Anchorage, Alaska. Early romantic repertoire played on an original Georg Stauffer guitar from 1820.

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November Music Festival

Sunday November 16th: Berio Sequenza Marathon, from 10:00 am till 2:30 pm. Izhar Elias plays Sequenza XI by Berio, and Street Guitar by Serban Galugar (world premiere).

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‘With a feeling for style, timing, colour and depth he transcends his instrument’

Dutch national newspaper Trouw

Artistic programs with a Story

Izhar develops a wide range of concert programs that explore the guitar in different musical worlds. Historical instruments, chamber music, solo repertoire and multimedia elements come together in programs that tell a story and invite the audience into a unique listening experience.

Early Music

Chamber Music

New / Multimedia

Bio

Izhar Elias is an internationally acclaimed classical guitarist, known for his poetic playing style and historically informed approach. Through extensive research and performance on original instruments, he brings early music, chamber repertoire and contemporary works to life for audiences worldwide.
Winner of the Dutch Music Prize, Izhar performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and teaches at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

Order CD’s

Physical CDs are available to order directly through this website. These recordings reflect Izhar’s work in early music, chamber repertoire and contemporary projects. Orders are handled personally and shipped worldwide.

Reviews

About guitar duo Elias/Cordas: Their playing is full of subtleties.

De Volkskrant

About guitar duo Elias/Cordas: Their playing is full of subtleties.

De Volkskrant
De Volkskrant

Elias uses the richness of these guitars in his virtuoso and powerful playing, which is always rhetorical and expressive, but above all, as already mentioned, convincing for its tonal opulence.

Pizzicato

Elias uses the richness of these guitars in his virtuoso and powerful playing, which is always rhetorical and expressive, but above all, as already mentioned, convincing for its tonal opulence.

Pizzicato
Pizzicato

Izhar Elias opts for poetry and delicacy: a choice that hits the mark!

Classica

Izhar Elias opts for poetry and delicacy: a choice that hits the mark!

Classica
Classica