Arada Guitar Duo

Simon Davies and Nicholas Lee began playing guitar together in 1992 whilst studying classical guitar with Gordon Crosskey, John Williams and Craig Ogden at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.The Arada Guitar Duo have performed in numerous concerts across the country including venues such as the Free Trade Hall (Manchester), St. James Piccadilly (London) and the Glenilla Arts Foundation (London). They are increasingly in demand at festivals, concert series and music societies. The duo have performed on BBC radio and were finalists in the Landor Competition 2005.Their recent recording of original duos from the 19th century "Grand Duo" is now available on the Landor Records label www.landorrecords.co.uk. With works from Coste, Giuliani, Mertz and Sor, it features music rarely heard either on disc or in concert. In 1998 the duo recorded works for the Telstar Records CD release "Guitar Serenade" to much acclaim.