REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, PRESENTATIONS... HOW PEOPLE SEE!
REVIEWS & PRESS
Gregoriadou’s “reinventions” are leaving the standard classical guitar and modern tuning behind, at least for the time being. I have no doubt that she has a most musical mind . . . that is to say, it melds intellect with emotion and sensitivity. In her own way, Gregoriadou evokes musicians such as Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould, and Wanda Landowska in her willingness —her need, really— to find a new way to express herself and to reanimate the music, without letting innovation become an end in itself. (Raymond Tuttle, FANFARE)
The sound has never been so solid, the phrasing so cantabile, the polyphony so vivid as here, and this is due both to the revolutionary innovations in instrument construction and to the crystal-clear and lively playing that integrates all the details into an organic whole. [She belongs to the] Greats of the New Era. (Christoph Schlüren, NEUE MUSIKZEITUNG)
A Healing Fire
Official release: October 9th, 2020
- CRESCENDO (Christoph Schluren, GERMANY)
- NEUE MUSIKZEITUNG (Christoph Schluren, GERMANY)
- EPOCH (Liana Malandrenioti, GREECE)
- CRITICS’ POINT (Constantine P. Carambelas-Sgourdas, GREECE)
- Radio OE1 (Peter Kislinger, AUSTRIA)
- PLANET HUGILL (Robert Hugill, UK)
- FANFARE Magazine (Henry Fogel, USA)
- Thomas Tamvakos, music critic, researcher, founder & director of “Greek Composers Archive” (GREECE)
- NEUGUITARS (Andrea Aguzzi, ITALY)
- Pizzicato Magazine 5-STAR Review (Remy Franck, LUXEMBURG)
- The Arts Desk Review (Graham Rickson, UK)
- Performing Arts Monterrey Bay weekly magazine (Susanne Mentzer, USA)
- USA Radio features
El Aleph
El Aleph – Critical Praise
- The Neuguitars blog INTERVIEW – Andrea Aguzzi
- The Neuguitars blog review – Andrea Aguzzi
- The Arts Desk review – Graham Rickson
- Classical Guitar, video pick of the week: Smaro Gregoriadou performa Stepan Rak Temptation of the Renaissance
- Classical Music Sentinel – Jean Yves Duperron
- Fanfare Magazine – Raymond Tuttle
- American Record Guide – Keaton
Reinventing Guitar Vol. 2
Reinventing guitar, Vol. 2 – Critical praise
- Neuguitars blog, by Andrea Aguzzi (December 2016)
- Review Audiophile Audition (October 2014)
- Interview TAR magazine, June 2013, P. Theodossiou (in greek)
- A review for RG, Vol. 2, from Classical.net, the Internet’s premier classical music source
- The FANFARE review for Reinventing guitar, Vol. 2
- The MUSICA review and interview for Reinventing guitar, Vol. 2 (translated into english)
- The American Record Guide review for Reinventing guitar, Vol. 2
- The ArtsDesk review for Reinventing guitar vol. 2
- Read Guitar International Magazine’s review for Reinventing guitar, Vol. 2
- Read Classical Music Sentinel’s review for Reinventing guitar, Vol. 2
Reinventing Guitar Vol. 1
Reinventing guitar! – Critical praise
- Read the most recent review from Classical.net for the first volume of Reinventing guitar!
- Review by AUDIOPHILE AUDITION, July 2014
- Review by CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE of UK, issued March 2011 on Reinventing Guitar! cd edition
- Interview by GUITAR INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE of UK, January 2011
- Review by MUSICA magazine of Italy, released September 2010 on Reinventing guitar! cd edition
- Review by Classicalmusicsentinel.com, CANADA, released July 2010 on Reinventing guitar! cd edition
- Review by TheContrapuntist.com, USA, released March 2010 on Reinventing guitar! cd edition
- Review by FANFARE magazine of USA, issued Jan/Feb2010 on Reinventing guitar! cd edition
- Interview by DIFONO magazine, issued January 2010
- Review by AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE of USA, issued Nov/Dec 2009 on Reinventing Guitar! cd edition
- Review by DIFONO magazine, issued December 2009 on Reinventing guitar! cd edition
- Review by HXOS magazine, issued December 2009 on Reinventing guitar! cd edition
- Review by JAZZ&JAZZ magazine, issued October 2009 on Reinventing guitar! cd edition
Live Concerts
California concert tour November 2016
Australia tour – Critical Praise, press releases and interviews
In April 2014, Greek guitar virtuoso Smaro Gregoriadou introduced her unique interpretation of the Baroque to Tasmania, Australia. A pioneer of Baroque revision, Gregoriadou presents her technical and sonic interventions in stringing, trebling and tuning, which she calls ‘reinventing guitar’.
- INTERVIEW: ARTSHUB http://www.artshub.com.au/festival/news-article/news/festivals/class-of-%E2%80%9885-198056
- http://www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/social-history/hobart-baroque-showcases-class-85-bach-handel-scarlatti
- INTERVIEW: NEOS KOSMOS http://neoskosmos.com/news/en/guitar-revolutionary-smaro-gregoriadou
- http://www.zougla.gr/politismos/article/epanefevriskontas-tin-ki8ara
- REVIEW http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/Article/381900,concert-review-smaro-gregoriadou-hobart-baroque.aspx
Interviews
- TAR Music Magazine – Interview by Tina Varouhaki, March 2023 (Greek)
- KITHAROLOGIO LIVE INTERVIEW by George Mastrogiannopoulos, 28 March 2022 (Greek with subtitles) GREECE
- GUITARW PRESENTATION CHINA_1
- GUITARW PRESENTATION CHINA_2
- INTERVIEW Neuguitars blog, by Andrea Aguzzi (December 2016) ITALY
- INTERVIEW: ARTSHUB AUSTRALIA – Read the PDF here
- HOBART BAROQUE AUSTRALIA PRESENTATION
- INTERVIEW: NEOS KOSMOS http://neoskosmos.com/news/en/guitar-revolutionary-smaro-gregoriadou
- http://www.zougla.gr/politismos/article/epanefevriskontas-tin-ki8ara GREECE
- INTE
- INTERVIEW by DIFONO magazine, issued January 2010 GREECE
- INTERVIEW by GUITAR INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE, January 2011 UK
- INTERVIEW TAR magazine, June 2013, P. Theodossiou (in greek) GREECE
- The MUSICA review and interview for Reinventing guitar, Vol. 2 (translated into english) ITALY
- MUSIC ONLINE TV, 23 April 2014, ITALY