Australian classical guitarist born in 1941 and American composer who has won 5 Oscars and 7 BAFTAs.
John Williams (guitarist) John Williams (guitarist) John Christopher Williams, OBE (born 24 April 1941) is an Australian virtuosic classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category with fellow guitarist Julian Bream for "Julian and John (Works by Lawes, Carulli, Albéniz, Granados)". Guitar historian Graham Wade has said: "John is perhaps the most technically accomplished guitarist the world has seen." John Williams was born on 24 April 1941 in Melbourne, Australia, to an English father, Len Williams, who
John Couch (classical guitarist) released one CD in which he duet's with Australian violinist Judith Hickel: "Andre's New Shoes" (2007) John Couch (classical guitarist) John Couch is a New Zealand classical guitarist and currently based in Canberra, Australia Born in 1976 in Hamilton, New Zealand, Couch won 1st prize in the 1994 New Zealand Guitar Competition, which sparked his performing career. Studying under Gunter Herbig, Couch completed his Bachelor of Music in Performance in Auckland in 1997. Couch continued his study at the Canberra School of Music, where in 1998 under Timothy Kain he gained his Post–Graduate Diploma (Performance and Research), followed by his