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Mark Ashford
8+ albums
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Mark Ashford is stunning audiences around the world with his unique lyricism and utter conviction to the guitar and it’s music. As Classical Guitar magazine commented; “Ashford’s playing possesses such clarity and underlying adherence to the sense of structure of the music, as to render the innate difficulties of the guitar a long forgotten trouble that need no longer concern us.” Born in Northampton, England, Mark began his formal musical training at Chetham’s School of Music with Gordon Crosskey. He then went on to study with Michael Lewin as a scholarship student at the Royal Academy of Music, from where he graduated in 1993 with first class honours and awards from the Principal. During the following few years Mark completed his studies in Spain with guitarist David Russell, thanks to bursay’s awarded to him from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Allcard grants and the Royal Academy of Music. Early on in his performing career Mark became a laureate of several major national and international competitions including Radio Two’s Young Musician, the Julian Brean Prize, South East Arts Music Platform Award, the Guitar Foundation of America, the Scandinavian International Guitar Competition, and the Alessandria International Guitar Competition, Italy. After winning the Radio 2 Competition Mark’s career really took off performing regular live recitals on the BBC as a soloist and with the BBC Concert Orchestra. He was also given his own hour long showcase programme, br
