GRAMMY NOMINEE
BILLBOARD "TOP TEN" ARTIST
CRITIC’S CHOICE: ONE OF THE TWO BEST RECORDS OF THE YEAR
 
“Magnificently played, thoughtful and majestic performances.”
Gramophone
“Exhilarating beyond compare ... a joy.”
Guitar Review
“A breathtaking performance [of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez] ... Exquisitely beautiful ... Vivaldi’s D major Lute Concerto ... was transparent and luminous.”
Knoxville News-Sentinel
“Pure magic.”
Santa Barbara News-Press
“Glowed with dexterity and genius ... one of the premier living classic guitarists.”
Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal
“Worth traveling long distances to hear.”
The Guardian (U.K.)
“Galbraith’s playing is a joy to listen to. It has intensity of focus and immediacy of expression that are unique in the guitar world.”
American Record Guide
“An extraordinary musician ... made familiar music [Vivaldi’s Concerto in D] uncommonly tender and uncommonly clear.”
San Jose Mercury News
“His musicality is so ‘authentic’ that every note carries the hallmark of truth ... He held his audience in rapt silence as if spellbound by some magician.”
The Scotsman
“An awesome session played on a unique instrument ... I just don’t have enough two-dollar words to describe it!”
Folk Calendar
“What many had come to see and hear was the revolutionary change he has brought to playing the guitar … the results were truly remarkable, with an amazing clarity and a huge dynamic range… The audience was held spellbound.”
Sunday Times of London
“A landmark in the history of guitar”
Gramophone
“A new milestone of considerable impact on the history of guitar”
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
“Gracefully phrased, beautifully balanced ... imagination and coloristic variety.”
The New York Times
“Exceptional artistry.”
The New Yorker
“[His Bach] had a soaring dignity ... [he made Debussy’s Children’s Corner] sing on guitar, as if it belonged there, all dreamily rippling textures and lucid, tender spirit.”
Los Angeles Times
“Wonderful ... a master musician.”
Dallas Morning News
“Galbraith is a legend in classic guitar circles ... [His performance] verged on an epiphany ... teeming with life and variation.”
Santa Barbara News-Press
“I fell in love with a combination of artist, instrument and music ... Everything sounded like a masterpiece that evening.”
Classical Guitar
“He has not only mastered his instrument technically but has the ability to gain access into its inner mysteries.”
Classical Guitar
“It is difficult to sum up the brilliance of Galbraith’s artistry ... I first saw him perform in an intimate, stone chapel ... He brought tears to the eyes of some ... Sheer brilliance.”
CD Reviews
[FOUR STARS] “Galbraith has made something of a sensation in the guitar world ... extraordinarily skillful, cohesive and (the right word here) passionate performances ... remarkable depth of feeling.”
Stereo Review
“A sense of excitement and curiosity prevailed among the gathering crowd [at Galbraith's N.Y. début at the Frick Collection] … there was much to anticipate ... it was clear that Mr. Galbraith's technique was not a gimmick, but a tool to create music ... a memorable and musically convincing concert”
Guitar Review
“The next step in the instrument's evolution ... utterly convincing”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel