Julian Bream | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Julian Alexander Bream |
Born | Battersea, England, United Kingdom | 15 July 1933
Died | 14 August 2020 Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | (aged 87)
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar, lute |
Labels | RCA Victor, EMI |
Julian Alexander Bream[1] CBE (15 July 1933 – 14 August 2020) was an English[2] virtuoso classical guitarist and lutenist. He was one of the best known classical guitarists of the 20th century.[3]
He worked for RCA Victor and EMI Classics many times. These recordings won him several awards, including four Grammy Awards, two for Best Chamber Music Performance and two for Best Classical Performance.[4]
Bream died on 14 August 2020 at his home in Wiltshire, aged 87.[5]
In 1964, he was awarded the OBE for his services to music. By then, he had won the first of four Grammy awards in the US. In the 70s, 80s and 90s, he became one of classical music's bestselling and most prolific recording artists. [...] He will be awarded the Gramophone lifetime achievement award on 17 September [2013].