Born in Parma, Italy, CLAUDIO PIASTRA has given hundreds of concerts at festivals and international concert seasons around the world. He has performed with some of the world's leading orchestras and conductors, and has been featured artist in numerous television and radio broadcasts. The American Records' Guide awarded him the prestigious "Globe" award for his Schubert album and wrote: "Unquestionably one of the most interesting recordings of Schubert, a must-have CD." Claudio made the first complete double-tracked recording of the 24 Preludes and Fugues for 2 guitars by Castelnuovo Tedesco. It is now in its third pressing by Warner Fonit. Since that time he has released a score of CDs to critical acclaim for: Fonit Cetra, Europa Musica, Koch International, Mondo Musica, Warner Fonit. He is equally active in the area of publishing where he has revised and edited 45 volumes of arrangements and original works for guitar (Carish, Mnemes, Suvini Zerboni, Berbén). A professor at the Achille Peri Music Institute in Reggio Emilia, Italy, he has been invited to hold master classes in Italy, Canada, France, Austria, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain and other countries. In 2011 he was appointed its Artistic Director after he gave the annual guitar master class at the prestigious Tadini Academy of Fine Arts of Lovere, Bergamo in 2010


IEUAN JONES' mission has taken him around the world, transfixing audiences with his richly characterful playing - in Spain they dubbed him "Esplendoroso Jones". His flair is founded upon a solid basis of technique, acquired over years of study from the age of six to his studies at the Royal College of Music where he is now professor. Ieuan tours the world regularly with his harp. He has performed in more than twenty-five countries, given concerto appearance with some of the world's leading orchestras, and has many recordings to his credit. His concerts have received standing ovations from the Concertgebouw to the Teatro Colon in Argentina, the Port Fairy, Barossa and Melbourne festivals in Australia to the Cultural Centre in Manila, City Hall in Hong Kong and many, many more. At home he appears at all of the concert hall venues - the Albert Hall, Festival Hall, Symphony Hall, Bridgewater Hall, St David's Hall, Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Queens Hall and so on - with varied programs that include works rarely played on the harp, and often with other instruments such as the flute, violin, and a program of harp quintets with string quartet.  Ieuan began playing the harp at the age of six; he was brought up in mid-Wales where he discovered the harp at school. At 13, he was the youngest member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. He went on to join the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and then gained a scholarship to study with Marisa Robles at the Royal College of Music. After four years at the RCM, winning all the major prizes including the Tagore Gold Medal and the Queen Mothers Rose Bowl for the most distinguished student of his year, he won he Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition in 1985 (only the second harpist to do so in 50 years) and came runner up at the Israel International Competition. While still a student he was appointed harpist to the House of Commons; an appointment which went on for some 13 years, and has not since been repeated. He has played for Royalty, Ambassadors, Prime Ministers and audiences all over the world. Ieuan was appointed Professor of Harp at the Royal College of Music in 1997. He is also a member of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music's board of diploma examiners, and regularly appears on international competition panels world-wide.