Raphaël Feuillâtre

Hailed as the new face of classical guitar worldwide, Raphaël Feuillâtre returns to St. Louis to share his dazzling virtuosity and rich repertoire.

Join St. Louis Classical Guitar as we welcome back the phenomenal French classical guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre, the first guitarist signed to prestigious classical music record label Deutsche Grammophon in many years, on Monday, November 9, at 7:30pm at the Ethical Society.

Winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition in 2018 (USA) and ADAMI’s “Classical Revelation 2021”, Raphaël Feuillâtre was chosen as an exclusive artist by the label Deutsche Grammophon in 2022. He is, to date, one of the very few guitarists to have signed with this legendary label. This fruitful collaboration gave birth to his debut album “Visages Baroques” in 2023, which displays different facets of the Baroque aesthetic. His second album, Spanish Serenades, features masterpieces from the Spanish repertoire, including works by Albéniz, Granados, Llobet, Rodrigo, and Tárrega.

Following his acclaimed debut at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2023, he has performed in some of the world's most prestigious concert halls and festivals - including Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, the “Folle Journée” in Nantes, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Beethoven Haus in Bonn.

Born in Djibouti in 1996, Raphaël was introduced to the guitar by his first teacher, Hacène Addadi, before joining Michel Grizard's class at the Conservatoire de Nantes in 2012. Three years later, he entered the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the classes of Roland Dyens and Tristan Manoukian.