CHAUTAUQUA – Multiple Grammy Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin, recognized as the 2020 Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America, will appear at Chautauqua on Monday, June 23 at 4 p.m. The concert will take place at Lenna Hall. Single tickets and gate passes are available.

Isbin, who was inducted into the 2023 Guitar Foundation of America Hall of Fame and received their Artistic Achievement Award, will perform with the Pacifica Quartet. The program will include selections from their Souvenirs of Spain & Italy recording which debuted at #1 on Amazon and #2 on Billboard including Vivaldi’s Concerto in D Major for Guitar and Strings, RV 93, and Boccherini’s Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G.448, “Fandango”.

Hailed as “one of the best guitarists in the world” (Boston Globe) and celebrated as “the pre-eminent guitarist of our time,” Sharon Isbin has been soloist with over 200 orchestras, premiered over 80 works written for her by some of the world’s finest composers, and has given sold-out performances in celebrated halls across 40 countries.

Recent highlights include a 21-city Guitar Passions tour with jazz greats Stanley Jordan and Romero Lubambo, tours with India’s legendary Amjad Ali Khan, a collaboration with Sting, triumphant performances with the Detroit, Montreal and National Symphonies, as well as sold-out concerts at the Kennedy Center, Kimmel Center, and Carnegie Hall.

Isbin was the cover story of Acoustic Guitar magazine – the only classical guitarist ever featured on the publication’s cover in their 33-year history. Other recent projects include a work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Joseph Schwantner for Sharon and the Pacifica Quartet which was recognized as: “The evening was a triumph for Isbin as she debuted yet another work and burnished her legacy of premieres of new music by venerated contemporary composers.”

Isbin’s catalogue of over 35 albums has sold over a million copies and has been streamed more than 10 million times on Spotify alone reflects her remarkable versatility. Highlights include her Grammy-winning Journey to the New World which spent 63 consecutive weeks on top Billboard charts, and her Latin Grammy-nominated Rodrigo Aranjuez with the New York Philharmonic, the orchestra’s only recording with guitar.

Isbin’s newest album Live in Aspen with India’s legendary sarod masters Amjad Ali Khan was released last summer to rave reviews. An Amazon #2 bestseller, it was recorded live at their sold-out concert for the Aspen Music Festival and climbed to the top 10 Billboard charts. Earlier this year they appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts which has been viewed close to 100,000 times and can be enjoyed here. This spring saw the release of Romántico which debuted as SiriusXM’s Album of the Week and features world premiere recordings of joyous Latin dance-inspired music by Karen LeFrak, including her Miami Concerto with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yañez. This dazzling Latin dance-inspired concerto pays homage to Miami’s musical with influences from Africa, Europe, and Latin America. Isbin premiered the first movement “Bailamos” with the National Symphony for over 10,000 on the U.S. Capitol Lawn.

PBS specials include the Billy Joel Gershwin Prize, and the acclaimed documentary Sharon Isbin: Troubadour, seen by millions around the globe and winner of ASCAP’s Television Broadcast Award. Troubadour paints the portrait of a trailblazing performer and teacher who over the course of her career has broken through numerous barriers to rise to the top of a traditionally male-dominated field. She directs guitar departments she created at the Aspen Music Festival and The Juilliard School.