David Russell is an exceptional classical guitarist with a solid international concert and recording career. He is noted for including new or unfamiliar music in most of his recitals and for his command a wide spectrum of tone colors.
When he was five, Russell's parents moved the family to Menorca, a Spanish island in the Mediterranean. His father, an artist, was an avid amateur guitarist, so it was natural for him to pick up the instrument, and his father became his first teacher. He cannot remember when he did not play the guitar. Before he could read music, he could play ...