Episode 93: Mattias Schulstad

Mattias Schulstad is a Swedish classical guitarist, whose playing is described by Gramophone magazine as “refined, intelligent and highly musical.”  He has made recordings, performed as soloist with orchestra, and developed the guitar’s repertoire.

Mattias’s recent single, Johann Sebastian Bach's prelude BWV 999 features, according to Pulitzer-winner Tim Page, “immaculate and sensitive playing that takes a listener to the heart of Bach's music.”

His full-length recording debut Invocación introduced the notion in recent history that Frédéric Chopin influenced the guitar as we know it today. The recording explores Chopin's influence on the modern classical guitar’s central figure, Spanish composer Francisco Tárrega.