Julian Bream | |
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 Bream in 1989 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Julian Alexander Bream |
| Born | 15 July 1933 Battersea, London, England |
| Died | 14 August 2020 (aged 87) Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Website | https://www.julianbreamguitar.com |
Julian Alexander Bream[1] CBE (15 July 1933 – 14 August 2020) was an English classical guitarist and lutenist.[2] Regarded as one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century,[3] he played a significant role in improving the public perception of the classical guitar as a respectable instrument. Over the course of a career that spanned more than half a century, Bream also helped revive interest in the lute.[4]
- ^ Button 2005, p. 16.
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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].
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