Studies and Prizes
Kianush came to the classical guitar relativley late in life at the age of 19 and was self taught until being accepted to study with John Mills at the Royal Welsh College of Music. Kianush graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music in 2018 1st class with honours where he studied with where whilst studying he won the John Mills guitar prize. Kianush has participated in many international competitions and won a gold award in the IFA International Classical Guitar Competiton in 2020 placed as finalist in the Houston International Guitar Competition 2021 and semi-finalist in the London Guitar Competition 2020.
Teaching and Guitar Festivals
As a teacher Kianush has become one of the most respected educators in the country with his pupils often gaining scholarships at highly selective conservatoires and he has been a regular tutor for many years at the prestigious Royal Greenwich Classical Guitar Festival held at Trinity Laban Conservatoire where he has given lectures on technique, interpretation and nail fundamentals as well as leading chamber groups and the guitar orchestra. For two years he taught at the Royal Welsh College of Music's music for the blind summer school providing one to one lessons for the course participants we here developed new methods for teaching those hard of sight. Kianush currently holds the head of guitar post at the Royal Grammar School for Boys High Wycombe overseeing the tuition of 30+ pupils, leading ensembles and organsing school recitals.
Luthier Collaborations
Kianush’s unique sound has led well known luthiers to seek him out for video recordings on their guitars with him collaborating often with UK based luthiers. The world renowned luthier Stephen Eden commisioned Kianush to perform on his Hauser 2 bench copy in several videos to promote his new model of guitar. The Hampshire based luthier Stuart Christie invited Kianush to record two of his instruments, a Torres stlye and a Romanillos style guitar. Kianush has also been able to record on the guitars of Graham Emes, Pete Beer, Ryan Gibson, Oren Myers and more.
AK Guitar Society
Kianush has a passion for sharing music in all it's forms and his love of the guitar has led him to found and create two classical guitar societies, one in Bexhill and one in Hertfordshire. These provide a venue for local community members and classical guitar enthusiasts to come together and share their music with each other. In Bexhill he has founded an international concert series providing free concerts and events to members of the local community. Players from all over the world have come to perform in Bexhill at his invitation like Pavel Ralev, Michael Button, Jonathan Parkin, Jelena Ratkvoic, Zoe Barnett, Manus Noble, Arik Goldstein, Jack Hancher and more. The guitar societies have become an enourmous community success with over 100 members between them with events regularly sponsored by luthiers like Nick Branwell, Martin Douglas and Steve Toon.
Impressions of Segovia
Inspird by his teacher John Mills, Kianush dedicated his most recent concert tour and first album recording to the guitarist Andres Segovia with an exploration of his unique techniques and tonal colours with his own impression and unique musical voice. He has toured extensively throughout the south coast of England with his new programme ‘Impressions of Segovia’ and which is much loved by audiences who praise his tone and musical sensitivity. This success has led to a landmark recording of the programme in Spain with the recording artist Javier Salvador to be released in early 2024.
