Guitar Gems - International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition, Netanya Israel

Prof. Joseph Urshalmi born in Teheran where he began his guitar studies with the Spanish teacher Ignacio Sole Aguilar. He later attended the Oscar Espla conservatory in Spain under Maestro Jose Tomas. In 1968, Urshalmi established the Guitar Department at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance where he continues to teach today. In 1973 he was granted an artist scholarship by America- Israel Cultural Foundation, to study at the Guildhall School for Music and Drama in London. While living there, Urshalmi began his international career. He not only performed extensively but published a series of widely acclaimed articles about new method in guitar pedagogy for the Classical Guitar Magazine of England, that were translated many Languages. He is often invited to give Master Classes in international festivals and to judge in international competitions at the USA, Canada, Argentina and in most of European countries. He was also invited by the Cuban Government to teach at the National Conservatory of the University of Havana.

Prof. Urshalmi also devotes himself to teaching and promoting a generation of international guitar players. His book "A Conscious Approach to Guitar Technique" has been recently published in Germany.


	Joseph Urshalmi Prof. Joseph Urshalmi born in Teheran where he began his guitar studies with the Spanish teacher Ignacio Sole Aguilar. He later attended the Oscar Espla conservatory in Spain under Maestro Jose Tomas. In 1968, Urshalmi established the Guitar Department at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance where he continues to teach today. In 1973 he was granted an artist scholarship by America- Israel Cultural Foundation, to study at the Guildhall School for Music and Drama in London. While living there, Urshalmi began his international career. He not only performed extensively but published a series of widely acclaimed articles about new method in guitar pedagogy for the Classical Guitar Magazine of England, that were translated many Languages. He is often invited to give Master Classes in international festivals and to judge in international competitions at the USA, Canada, Argentina and in most of European countries. He was also invited by the Cuban Government to teach at the National Conservatory of the University of Havana. Prof. Urshalmi also devotes himself to teaching and promoting a generation of international guitar players. His book "A Conscious Approach to Guitar Technique" has been recently published in Germany.