Mattias Schulstad (born November 8, 1984) is a Swedish

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Early life and education

Mattias Schulstad was born near

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and began to play the guitar in Nacka Municipal Music School and at

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. He continued his education at the

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with

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and at the Juilliard School.

Career

Schulstad's first major recital was at age 17 at the Stockholm International Guitar Festival, and he has appeared on Spanish television for Televisión Española, and on radio in the United States for WQXR and NPR. Schulstad's debut recordin
Invocación
explores the music of Spanish composer

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and his influences from Chopin, as well as his legacy through his students Miguel Llobet and Emilio Pujol. It was chosen as CD of the Week by Classic FM, which calls Schulstad "brilliant", and Album of the Week by WQXR, which states Schulstad "has an innate feel for the music of Tárrega.”

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magazine, named Invocació
Gramophone 'Choice'
William Yeoman stating: “The playing throughout is refined, intelligent and highly musical; the tone, though never sweet, is fulsome and appealing. An outstanding debut.” Schulstad has been featured on Classic FM, KUSC,

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, as well as having garnered a following on

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. Appearances include those at the Uppsala International Guitar Festival, Musik vid Siljan and Strathmore,Strathmore
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, and at the Sun Valley Winter Artists Series, in Sun Valley, ID. Composer
Jakub Ciupiński
an
Ryan Francis
have written guitar concertos for Schulstad, premiered wit
Metropolis Ensemble
in

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an
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble

Instrument

Mattias Schulstad plays a guitar made by Ignacio Fleta e hijos from 1971, and uses strings by

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, through the avail of his teacher,

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Inspiration

Mattias Schulstad is particularly inspired by singers

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and

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, pianists Alicia de Larrocha and Artur Rubinstein, and by guitarist

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. He is a self-confessed

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fan.

References

External links

*
Mattias Schulstad
on

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on

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