Bringing World-Class Classical Guitar to Scotland

CONCERTS with ALBA GB

Experience World-Class Classical Guitar in Scotland

Alba GB has always been more than a store. Our work with luthiers, guitarists, and makers across Europe and beyond has brought us into daily contact with some of the finest minds and hands in the classical guitar world. Now, we’re bringing that world to Scotland—live and in person.

Through concerts, masterclasses, and artist residencies, our goal is simple: to share exceptional performances with local audiences, create unforgettable experiences for guitar lovers, and strengthen Scotland’s place on the international classical guitar map.

This new concert series is a natural extension of what we already do. We speak with players every day. We work with the luthiers who build their instruments. We help young students find the right strings, and help professional guitarists source handmade cases and rare tonewoods. For years, these conversations have been about tone, interpretation, tension, bracing, and everything in between. Now, we’re inviting you into the same conversation—through music.

Every concert we organise is curated with care. We invite artists who we admire not only for their technical mastery, but for their ability to connect with audiences, share ideas, and bring the repertoire to life. Some are internationally touring soloists. Others are emerging voices with powerful new perspectives. All of them have something genuine to offer—and hearing them live is something you don’t forget.

We believe in live music as a shared experience. At our events, you won’t be separated from the performer by formality or distance. You’ll be welcomed, and so will the artists. Post-concert meet-and-greets, artist Q&As, and informal discussion are all part of the Alba GB approach. We want these concerts to be open, inspiring, and full of real connection.

Many of the artists we work with are already friends of Alba GB—guitarists who use our armrests, play our strings, or carry their instruments in cases we’ve built. Some have visited our workshop. Some we’ve met at international expos. These aren’t anonymous bookings. They’re collaborations built on mutual respect. When you attend an Alba GB concert, you’re hearing a real player on a real instrument, surrounded by people who care about both.

We’ve also worked hard to make our concerts as accessible as possible. We offer early bird pricing and group discounts, and we try to keep ticketing straightforward and affordable. The aim is to grow something sustainable, not exclusive. We want students, teachers, amateur players, and families to feel just as welcome as seasoned concertgoers. Classical guitar belongs to everyone who loves it—and it thrives when shared.

Concerts will take place in hand-picked venues across Scotland, including intimate halls, heritage sites, and acoustically rich spaces designed for listening. Some events will include masterclasses and workshops in collaboration with local music schools and conservatoires. Others will be solo recitals followed by instrument showcases, where audience members can try the guitars used on stage and speak directly with the luthier or artist.

The idea is to keep the music close. To give it context. To let you hear the details that recordings can’t capture. And to make space for conversation—between artist and audience, between tradition and new ideas, between you and the music itself.

Scotland has long been a home for creativity, craft, and cultural exchange. With this concert series, we hope to create a new kind of meeting point: a place where strings and soundboards, composers and performers, makers and listeners all come together. A place where the quality of the guitar, the sound in the room, and the people beside you all contribute to something meaningful.

Upcoming concert dates and ticket information will be posted regularly here and on our social media. We’re already in discussion with a number of artists for the 2026 season and beyond, and several confirmed concerts are now in the planning phase.

We invite you to join us. Come to listen. Come to learn. Come to support the players and makers who keep this tradition alive. We think something special is happening here—and we’d love for you to be a part of it.

For questions, partnerships, or to join our concert mailing list, please email: events@albagb.com.

See you at the next performance.

—The Alba GB Team