Sharon Isbin & Friends: Guitar Passions, Reviews Billboard Top Classical Charts Read Quotes (PDF)

Gramophone November 2011 Guitar Passions “A true symphony of hearts and minds built on the cantus firmus of Isbin’s passion for musical friendship.” Read Article (PDF)

Guitar World Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Sharon Isbin Introduces ‘Guitar Passions’, Featuring Steve Vai, Nancy Wilson, Steve Morse and More “Grammy Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin is truly a master ... her new album elevates classical guitar to a whole new level. She masterfully captures what’s unique about each performer’s personality and style and melds it into a new guitarified creation.” Read Article

The New York Times Monday, May 16, 2011 Classical Guitarist Making Herself Heard “... poetry and warmth of the guitar’s timbre: her sound was rounded and buttery throughout ...” Read Article

Sharon Isbin, Journey To The New World, Reviews 2010 GRAMMY AWARD: Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) 63 Consecutive Weeks Billboard Top Classical Crossover Chart #1 Classical Bestseller Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, iTunes Read Article (PDF)

Nashville SCENE October 22, 2009 Classical guitarist Sharon Isbin shines in performance with Nashville Symphony “Guitar with orchestra has historically been an unusual pairing, but six-string virtuoso Sharon Isbin is changing that...” Read Article

Audio August 2009 CD of the Month, Sharon Isbin, Gitarre, Sony Classical GERMAN Read Article (PDF)

el Nuevo Herald Publicado el martes 21 de julio del 2009, Miami Sharon Isbin, la intimidad de la guitarra SPANISH Read Article

Miami Herald July 18, 2009 A masterful Isbin reigns over the classical guitar “Sharon Isbin, who performed Thursday in Coral Gables, is the instrument's reigning star.” Read Article

Giornale di Sicilia June 1, 2008, Palermo, Italy La chitarrista Isbin strega il pubblico del Politeama ITALIAN Read Article (PDF)

St. Paul Pioneer Press September 18, 2008 Guitarist Sharon Isbin creates rare, totally hushed moment “Her first performance Thursday ... created one of those rare, totally hushed moments that don’t occur often enough in the concert hall.” Read Article

Denver Post March 6, 2008 Guitarist Isbin a knockout with CSO “In what proves to be a knock-out combination, she merges extraordinary technical facility with a clean, lithe style, and, perhaps most important, the evocative power of a keen storyteller.” Read Article

Gramophone February 2007 & April 2005 EDITOR’S CHOICE RECORDING OF THE MONTH Sharon Isbin: The Guitarist on a Real Partnership of Music and Technology “... it’s unusual these days for a major artist and a major orchestra to achieve a genuine recording first in main-stream repertoire.” Read Article (PDF)

Fort Worth Star-Telegram March 9, 2007 Something special Classical guitar master Sharon Isbin shines at Scott “Impeccable voicing and a bell-like clarity added excitement to the samba rhythms of Isaias Savio’s Batucada ...” Read Article

Dallas Morning News March 8, 2007 Isbin fills Caruth with refined guitar playing “Ms. Isbin brought the loveliest improvisational feeling to Enrique Granados’ Spanish Dance No. 5 and generously expressive pliancy to Francisco Tárrega’s Recuerdos de la Alhambra.” Read Article

Sharon Isbin: Christopher Rouse Concert de Gaudí, Tan Dun Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra (Yi2), Reviews 2002 GRAMMY AWARD: Best Classical Contemporary Composition for Christopher Rouse Concert de Gaudí for Guitar & Orchestra Read Article (PDF)

Boston Globe February 13, 2001 Sharon Isbin plays beyond virtuosity “... her playing connects in ways that are deeply instinctual and natural, drawing one into the moment like the best storytelling does.” Read Article

Chicago Tribune June 5, 2000 Sharon Isbin at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall “A journey of a thousand colors begins with the artistry of Sharon Isbin Her obviously deep love of the instrument and its traditions is matched by her flawless intonation, clarity of articulation and ability to spin a warm singing line as subtly and sensitively as any classical recital singer.” Read Article