Charles Ramirez (born 1953) is a concert guitarist based in London. He is also Professor of
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...
at the
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...
.
Biography
Early life
Charles Ramirez was born on 2 September 1953 in
Gibraltar. He studied with William Gomez MBE (a student of
Narciso Yepes
Narciso Yepes (14 November 19273 May 1997) was a Spanish guitarist. He is considered one of the finest virtuoso classical guitarists of the twentieth century.
Biography
Yepes was born into a family of humble origin in Lorca, Region of Murcia. ...
) who gave him his first lessons and such was his aptitude that, just two months later, he gave his first performance live on local
television
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(
Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation
The Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is Gibraltar's public service broadcaster. It has provided the community with a radio and television service since 1963.
History
Modelled on the BBC, the Corporation was established in 1963 with th ...
). He was a regular performer on Gibraltar television and radio prior to moving to London to study.
Royal College of Music
In 1971, Charles Ramirez entered the
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...
as a
student
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In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementa ...
, where he studied guitar with