Matthew Kaplan @mkguitar
Classical Guitar
New York, NY | |
kaplanguitar.com | |
@mkguitar | |
13 | Played at 13 groupmuses! |
Matthew Kaplan @mkguitar
Classical Guitar
About
Matt Kaplan is a classical guitarist based in NYC. He holds dual bachelor’s degrees of Music Education and Music Performance from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a master’s of Music Performance from the Mannes School of Music where he studied with guitar luminaries like Frederic Hand & Michael Newman.
Matt has performed in venues like Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, the Kimmel Center, the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, and the Morgan Library and Museum. Internationally, Matt has performed in Perú at the Universidad Nacional de Música in 2007. In Italy he performed as a soloist with the Rome Festival Orchestra in 2010 and in 2018 he returned as a fellowship recipient of the 2018 Lanciano International Guitar Seminar. Matt also regularly performs in Santiago de Chile and Barcelona, Spain.
You can hear Matt’s debut album “Zenamon - A Chamber Music Collection” on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Tidal, and more. Learn more about Matt at www.kaplanguitar.com
Music
Solo repertoire
Sonata - Joaquín Turina
Canciones populares catalanas Miguel Llobet
3 Nocturnes - Johann Kaspar Mertz
Reflexões - Jaime Zenamon
Guitar duos with Groupmuse guitarist Ferreyra Mansilla
Selections from Inventions - Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasie Op.54 - Fernando Sor
Tocatta - Franz Burkhart
Tristorosa - Heitor Villa-Lobos
Birds of Fire - Glenn Lyons
3 Romances Op. 100 - Francis Kleynjans
Paraboles - Jaques Ibert
Riverside Guitar Duo
Raindrop Prelude - Frederic Chopin
October - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dominico Scarlatti - Sonatas k. 386, k. 147, k. 213
Fernando Sor - L'Encouragement
Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco - Preludes and Fugues
Johann Kaspar Mertz - Taranella, Deutsche Weise Fantasie, Barcarolle
Frederic Hand - Prayer
Guitar and Cello with Mark Humburg
Sonata - Radames Gnatalli
Reflexões No. 6 - Jaime Zenamon
Entre Act - Jaques Ibert
Serenade - Gaspar Cassadó
Videos
Ensemble profiles
- Instrument: Classical Guitar and Piano
- Location: Brooklyn, NY
- 1 groupmuse played
Programs
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- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Bach, Turina, Gnattali, Zenamon
- Instruments: Solo Classical Guitar
- Musician profile: Matthew Kaplan
- Composers: Bach, Turina, Wallace, Zenamon
- Instruments: Solo Classical Guitar
- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Bach, Gnattali, Turina, Zenamon
- Instruments: Solo Classical Guitar
- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Glass, Takemitsu, Assad, Presti
- Instruments: Classical Guitar Duo
- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Bach, Turina, Zenamon, Gnattali
- Instruments: Solo Classical Guitar
- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Sor, Ibert, Zenamon, Pujol
- Instruments: Classical Guitar Duo
Past groupmuses (13)
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Living room
Classical, Flamenco & Tango Guitar with Matías Inzunza
Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Lincoln Center
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 11 months ago
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BKCGS Concert: An Evening of Classical Guitar and Piano Duos at A4 Collective
Saturday, Sep 16, 2023 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
- Composers: Bach, Carulli, Tedesco, Gnattali
- Instruments: 2 Classical Guitar & Piano Duos
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 1 year ago
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Classical Guitar in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Friday, Aug 11, 2023 6:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Cobble Hill
- Instruments: Solo Classical Guitar
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 1 year ago
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Classical Guitar and Piano Summer-muse in Park Hamilton
Saturday, Jun 10, 2023 6:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City
- Composers: Gnattali, Diabelli, Castelnuovo-Tedesco
- Instruments: Piano & Classical Guitar
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Sunset Park Muse II | Classical Guitar Duo
Friday, Nov 18, 2022 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Sunset Park
- Composers: Pujol, Sor, Zenamon, Ibert
- Instruments: Classical Guitar Duo
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 2 years ago
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Dúo Kaplan-Inzunza presents Ciudades Invisibles
Friday, Oct 28, 2022 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
- Composers: Glass, Takemitsu, Assad, Presti
- Instruments: Classical Guitar Duo
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 2 years ago
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Sunset Park Muse | Matadora - Classical Guitar & Piano Duo
Friday, Sep 16, 2022 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Sunset Park
- Composers: Mertz, Giuliani, Boccherini
- Instruments: Classical Guitar & Piano Duo
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 2 years ago
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James' and Jayden's Birthday Party!
Saturday, May 12, 2018 5:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
- Composers: Ravel, Da Falla, Gnatalli, Cassadó
- Instruments: Guitar and Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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Saturday, Apr 7, 2018 6:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
- Instruments: Cello, Guitar
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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Hamilton Heights Kid-Friendly Muse
Saturday, Jan 27, 2018 6:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 7 years ago
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All that Jazz! Music at Townhouse 436!
Monday, Nov 6, 2017 7:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Washington Heights
- Composers: Segovia, Torroba, Turina
- Instruments: guitar
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 7 years ago
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Saturday, Jul 22, 2017 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Fort Greene
- Composers: Bach, Albéniz, Ibert
- Instruments: Classical Guitar, Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 7 years ago
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Outdoors
Monday, Jul 3, 2017 4:45 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Fort Greene
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 7 years ago