Penelope Shvarts, Solo Guitar Concert
Please join is welcoming Brooklyn’s own Penelope Shvarts to the stage for a full solo guitar concert! We were all lucky to have Penelope showcase her wonderful music on several new guitars by local luthiers at our LuthierCon 2025 event so we are thrilled she can join us to share a full program of solo repertoire. Get your tickets today and join us back at Christ Church, Cobble Hill!
Here are the details:
🎸 Friday, February 13
🎸 Doors 6:30 pm | Music 7:00 pm
🎸 Christ Church Cobble Hill — 326 Clinton St, Brooklyn
🎸 Tickets: $30 BKCGS Members
🎸$40 Nonmembers |Early bird discount until 2/2 with code PSEARLY.
About the Artist:
A versatile artist, Penelope Shvarts has studied both classical and flamenco guitar since
she was just 5 years old with teachers Gohar Vardanyan, Elysa and Jason Hochman, and Grisha
and Dmitry Goryachev. She has played in masterclasses with many well-known artists, some of
which being Sharon Isbin, Eliot Fisk, Jason Vieaux, Ana Vidovic, and Meng Su. In the fall of
2023, Penelope began her undergraduate degree in classical guitar performance at the Peabody
Institute of Johns Hopkins University, where she studies under Maestro Manuel Barrueco. With
a list of international accolades, Penelope’s most recent competitions include the Youth Prize at
the Tino Andersen International Guitar Festival and First Prize at the Southern Guitar Festival
Professional Division.
While playing, she has worked with the organizations Notelove and Midori & Friends,
where she helps to promote free music education. She currently serves as the Event Intern and
member of the Student Advisory Committee for the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society,
streamlining communication between conservatory-level and professional musicians. Recently,
she has been awarded the Peabody Archives Recital Research Grant to continue her work in
researching non-male composers and the works that they have written for the classical guitar.
She hopes to continue this research in order to diversify the standard classical guitar repertoire
and make music more inclusive as a whole.