Pierre Awarded 'Lifetime Achievement Award' From Ards International Guitar Festival
10/15/2014
At the end of Pierre's recent concert at the Queen's Hall in Newtonards, as part of the Ards International Guitar Festival, Pierre was presented with the festival's "Lifetime Achievement Award". Pierre is in good company with previous winners including Martin Taylor, Martin Simpson, John Renbourn and Davey Graham. "When deciding the recipient of the 2014 Ards International Guitar Festival L...
The Quiet Room - Guitar Interactive - Aug 2014
8/12/2014
Pierre was invited into The Quiet Room studio by Guitar Interactive magazine during his visit to the UK in June 2014. The magazine includes a seven page feature and five videos; two interviews and three live performances. Check out the feature and videos here: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=62d25fff-2997-4d88-9283-b64cd9630a5b&pnum=212Click the video im...
Concert Preview - The Southern, Charlottesville - April 9, 2014
4/11/2014
Concert Preview - The Southern, Charlottesville - April 9, 2014 by Dan Cantor for C-ville.com - View the original article here
"Encore" has been nominated for 2 awards!!!
4/8/2014
Pierre's latest album "Encore", a triple live CD, has been nominated by The Independent Music Awards in the Live Performance Album Category. Now we need your votes to help him win!!! To vote for "Encore", simply visit The Independent Music Awards website here: http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/13th/Album/Live-Performances register to vote, and click the star ratings underneath Pie...
Concert Review - Portland, Oregon - March 2014 - SurfRockMusic
3/26/2014
Pierre's concert at the Alberta Rose Theatre, (Portland, Oregon) was reviewed on SurfRockMusic.com by Devon Cathlin. Check out the review below or visit the SurfRockMusic website here
Interview in Guitar Player Magazine (US) - March 2014
3/24/2014
Pierre was interviewed by Barry Cleveland for Guitar Player Magazine in March 2014. Check out the full interview by visiting the Guitar Player Magazine here: http://www.guitarplayer.com/acoustic/1090/pierre-bensusan-celebrates-four-decades-of-live-performance/25268 Read the rest of the interview on the Guitar Player Magazine website here >>>
Encore Review on SurfRockMusic.com
2/17/2014
Encore Review by: Duke Superlative. Oxford Dictionary defines superlative as, "of the highest quality or degree." Oxford's definition is woefully lacking when speaking about Pierre Bensusan's music and his superhuman ability with the guitar. He is world renowned as the "Mozart of Guitar." In 2008, Guitar Player Magazine announced that Pierre ...
Pierre is on the cover of Akustik Gitarre magazine in Germany
2/11/2014
Pierre features on the cover of this months Akustik Gitarre magazine in Germany Grab a copy here: http://goo.gl/yeZZlc
Paris concert review by Brad Spurgeon of the Herald Tribune - Feb 2014
2/11/2014
Pierre recieved another great live review by Brad Spurgeon of the Herald Tribune over on his blog here: http://bradspurgeon.com/2014/02/07/the-touching-and-occasionally-mad-moments-of-a-pierre-bensusan-concert/
Vintage Guitar Magazine - Encore Review - April 2014
2/7/2014
Pete Brown from Vintage Guitar Magazine wrote a great review of "Encore" Check it our below
Pierre was featured on the cover of Chitarra Acustica magazine in Italy in March
2/7/2014
We are pleased to announce that Pierre was featured on the cover of Chitarra Acustica magazine in Italy in March which will be out mid-February
Interview with TheGuitarChannel.biz - Dec 2013
1/7/2014
In December 2013, Pierre was interviewed on TheGuitarChannel.biz Check out the interview here: http://theguitarchannel.biz/2013/12/pierre-bensusan-releases-triple-live-album-40-years-concerts/ And watch an extract below:
Bensusan & Lowden: 40 Years of Music
12/12/2013
Pierre and world renowned luthier George Lowden of Lowden Guitars celebrate their 40th anniversary with a world tour and new signature model guitar.
