This young Russian guitarist Artyom Dervoed is undoubtedly one of the eminent figures of world guitar art. “A musician with a broad dynamic range, intellectual and expressive observation of the phrasing, and boundless technical abilities”, “an artist of the highest calibre”, “the tsar of the guitar”, as foreign music critics enthusiastically describe the young musician.

At the age of thirteen, he scored his first victory at the International Competition 'Young Musicians' in Moscow. Between 1994 and 2014, Artyom Dervoed won prizes in thirty-seven international contests, including sixteen first awards.

Artyom Dervoed’s first album was recorded for Naxos in 2007 and included works of Russian composers. It entered the top ten bestselling chamber music albums and was acclaimed by Classical Guitar magazine. The musician’s new album is dedicated to the roots of the classical guitar tradition – Spanish music of the 16th to 20th centuries. It features works by Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Rodrigo, Francisco Tárrega and others.