Classical/Nylon-String Guitar
Classical/Nylon-String Guitar news, new models, gear, players, and releases — everything Guitar Radar has covered about classical/nylon-string guitar.
Guitar Radar has 8 stories and 1 product release tagged Classical/Nylon-String Guitar, collected here from across every section of the site. Most of it sits under players, music and gear. The most recent story, from Sep 22, 2026, is “Rafael Riqueni and Tim Ries premiere Tunisia at Seville's Flamenco Biennial”. Coverage here goes back to Dec 11, 2025. The newest product in the releases catalog is the Cordoba Abasi Stage 7.
Stories
Players
Rafael Riqueni and Tim Ries premiere Tunisia at Seville's Flamenco Biennial
The sold-out world premiere pairs one of flamenco guitar's defining contemporary voices with the longtime Rolling Stones saxophonist in an improvisation-led dialogue.
Sep 22, 2026
Felixstowe Classical Guitar Festival opens its first edition with concerts, masterclasses and lutherie and composition competitions
The new two-day UK festival puts classical guitar performance, teaching, composition and instrument making under one roof, with Alexandra Whittingham and Laura Snowden among the headliners.
Sep 14, 2026
Tárrega's 1888 Antonio de Torres guitar returns to the stage in Málaga
Jacob Kellerman performed on the historic Torres instrument once owned by Francisco Tárrega during Málaga's international guitar festival.
Sep 6, 2026
Igor Klokov and Hao Yang receive the 2026–27 GSI Foundation classical-guitar scholarships
The two classical guitarists have been named the newest scholarship recipients at USC Thornton, extending a program focused specifically on advanced classical-guitar study.
Sep 5, 2026
Gear
Tosin Abasi built the nylon-string guitar he couldn't find anywhere else
The Abasi Stage 7, made with Cordoba, is a seven-string, fanned-fret electric nylon guitar designed to survive a stage next to a loud drummer.
Aug 3, 2026
Ibanez adds four new models to Tim Henson's signature acoustic line
The Polyphia guitarist's TOD series grows with new finishes, including a silver and a pink option.
Dec 11, 2025
Music
Jesse Cook sets ‘past the breakwater’ for September 18 and leans into a quieter jazz side
The rumba-flamenco guitarist's 10-track album pares parts of the music down to Spanish guitar and double bass, with a long Forever Live tour beginning the next day.
Sep 15, 2026
An Tran's Ilumina is 13 new classical guitar works written for him
The Vietnamese guitarist's Prima Classic album collects world-premiere pieces from composers he has personal ties to.
Sep 1, 2026