Draft:Alexandra Whittingham

Alexandra Whittingham
Alexandra Whittingham
Born	1997; Manchester, England
Genres	classical
Instrument(s)	Classical guitar
Years active	2012 to present
Labels	Decca Classics
Website	www.alexandrawhittingham.com

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Alexandra Whittingham is an English classical guitarist. She teaches guitar at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester along with performing at guitar festivals and concerts. She is a Decca Classics recording artist.

Biography[edit]

Whittingham was born in Manchester, England,^[1] and studied music at Chetham's School of Music from the age of 11, then at the Royal Academy of Music in London where she received graduate and postgraduate degrees.^[2] In 2024, she signed an exclusive recording contract with Decca Classics, with a full-length CD release planned, following several single recordings already released.^[3]

Wittingham maintains a YouTube channel on which she provides professional-quality recorded performances of the classical guitar repertoire.^[4] As of June, 2024, the channel has over 320,000 subscribers.

Wittingham will perform as the classical guitarist in the four-guitarist International Guitar Night 2025 Tour.^[5]

Competitions and honours[edit]

1st place, 15-18 year old category, Edinburgh Guitar Competition, Edinburgh, 2013^[6]
Guitarist of the Year, Gregynog Young Musicians Competition, 2015^[7]
Timothy Gilson Guitar Prize, Royal Academy of Music
Regency Award, Royal Academy of Music
BBC Music Magazine's Rising Stars 2024^[1]

Bibliography[edit]

Whittingham, Alexandra. European Romance. Camden Music. ISMN 9790570343171.

Discography[edit]

In The Secret, Citadel Promotions, 2017^[8]
My European Journey, Delphian, 2021^[9]
Stars of Sand (single), Decca Classics, 2024^[10]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Category:British classical guitarists Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Category:Women classical guitarists Category:21st-century women musicians Category:21st-century guitarists

[BBC-1] "BBC Music Magazine's Rising Stars 2024".

[AW-2] "About Alexandra Whittingham".

[Decca-3] "Decca Classics Signs Viral Virtuoso Alexandra Whittingham".

[YouTube-4] "Alexandra Whittingham - YouTube". YouTube.

[IGN-5] "International Guitar Night 2025 Tour".

[Edinburgh-6] "2013 Edinburgh Guitar Competition". Archived from the original on 2014-11-22.

[7] "Gregynog Report 2015" (PDF).

[Citadel-8] "Citadel Promotions".

[Delphian-9] "Alexandra Whittingham: My European Journey".

[StarsOfSand-10] "Alexandra Whittingham Stars of Sand".

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