Classical guitarist Sasha Savaloni is the winner of two of the most prestigious guitar competitions in Europe; the Sevilla International Guitar Competition (2018) and the New Elizabethan Award (2022).
As a soloist he has given concerts across Europe and throughout the UK, performing recitals in venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Usher Hall, Sage Gateshead and Glasgow City Halls as well as performances in festivals such as the London Guitar Festival, St Magnus International Festival, Sul Tasto Paris, Festival de la Guitarra de Sevilla, Festival Corde d’Autunno and Les Garrigues Memorial Emili Pujol.
He has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestra.
Sasha is a passionate advocate of new music and has been regularly active in expanding the guitar repertoire through performing and commissioning new works. To date he has been involved in the premiere of more than thirty new works.
Sasha is a guitar lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Douglas Academy. In 2023 he also completed a doctorate at the RCS and University of St Andrews focusing on performance of Schubert’s music on guitar.