Galina Vale

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Never afraid of controversy Galina has become a unique personality of the international guitar world: very few female guitarists have even attempted both classical and flamenco genres, while her most recent recording also included electric guitar. She continues to experiment in crossing of boundaries and musical styles.
Her individualistic solo performances combine a charismatic stage presence and dynamic powerful playing style with an unusually wide ranging and technically demanding repertoire; including classical music, flamenco, arrangements of Latin American and East European folk music.

A breath of fresh air, she is a musical actress…’ - Guitar Magazine, U.K.

‘Hard to believe that there was just one woman and her guitar on stage because Galina had the whole orchestra at her fingertips’- Chesterfield Advertiser, U.K.

‘Her playing is almost indescribable with a lot of volume, and repertoire that few would choose to attempt
‘Beautiful like Venus, plays like Paco de Lucia…’- Goniez Pomorsky, Poland

‘A dazzling performance from Galina Vale’- Musical Opinion, U.K.

Guitarist Galina Vale (Vernigora) also known under nickname Maestra was born in the Ukraine and comes from a family of musicians. She began studying the guitar and made her first public appearance on state television at the age of eight, from twelve she was performing major guitar concertos with the Kharkov Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Galina has won prizes at international guitar and music competitions in Poland, Italy, Hungary, Spain, the United Kingdom, and has performed over 2000 concerts across West and Eastern Europe .

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