Draft:Alexandra Whittingham

Alexandra Whittingham is an English classical guitarist. She teaches guitar at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester along with performing at guitar festivals and concerts. She is a Decca Classics recording artist.

Biography
Whittingham was born in Manchester, England, and studied music at Chetham's School of Music from the age of 11, then at the Royal Academy of Music in London where she received graduate and postgraduate degrees. In 2024, she signed an exclusive recording contract with Decca Classics, with singles leading to a full album released from 9 February 2024.

Wittingham maintains a YouTube channel on which she provides professional-quality recorded performances of the classical guitar repertoire. As of June, 2024, the channel has over 320,000 subscribers.

Wittingham will perform as the classical guitarist in the four-guitarist International Guitar Night 2025 Tour.

Competitions and honours

 * 1st place, 15-18 year old category, Edinburgh Guitar Competition, Edinburgh, 2013
 * Guitarist of the Year, Gregynog Young Musicians Competition, 2015
 * Timothy Gilson Guitar Prize, Royal Academy of Music
 * Regency Award, Royal Academy of Music
 * BBC Music Magazine's Rising Stars 2024

Discography

 * In The Secret, Citadel Promotions, 2017
 * My European Journey, Delphian, 2021
 * Decca Classics singles, 2024:
 * Ponce: Estrellita (guit. arr. Abril & Barrueco) rel. 19 February 2024
 * Glass: Truman Sleeps (guit. arr. Cousins) rel. 1 March 2024
 * Imahori: Stars of Sand (from "Trigun") rel. 12 April 2024
 * Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E minor. Largo (guit. arr. Harb) rel. 24 May 2024
 * Dyens: Lettre Encore rel. 19 July 2024