Deion Cho was born in South Korea. From his early childhood Deion was deeply responsive to the sound of the guitar, an instrument which was part of pop culture of parents generations in Korea. At the age of fourteen, after happened to hear Segovia’s album, he found his first guitar from top of the his parents closet. It was the moment when he, who only knew simple chords and strokes, entered the new world of fine guitar compositions.

Only a year after, in 2008, Deion was invited to offer his debut at the ‘Vladivostok Guitar Festival’ in Russia. Concert tour in five different cities of Korea followed and later Deion moved to Spain where, in 2011, officially he started studying guitar and theory in Royal Conservatory of Madrid.

In the early 2010’s while his european reputation was established by a resoundingly successful concerts in Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands and prizes of international guitar competitions like ‘Gredos San Diego Guitar Competition’, ‘Ciudat d’Elx Guitar Competition’, ‘Norba Caesarina Guitar Competition’, ‘Sevilla Guitar Competition’, Fernando Sor Guitar Competition’, ‘Andres Segovia Guitar Competition’. In 2018, he continued his studies in Germany, but he returned to Korea for military service.

After 2 years of honorable discharge, in 2023, he got first prizes ‘Adelaide Guitar Competition’ in Australia, ‘Eliot Fisk Guitar Competition’ in Granada and, above all, ‘Francisco Tarrega Guitar Competition’ in Benicassim, one of the most important international guitar competitions.

From this period of his life onwards Deion not only performed the guitar repertoire by great
composers of the past, but also persuaded and worked together his contemporaries such as Leo
Brouwer (Sonata No.8 Homo Ludens, 2021) and Jesus Torres (Himno a la tristeza, 2021) to write new pieces for the instrument.

After 8 years of ’Latin American Guitar Music’ album recording, the new album ‘Heitor Villa-Lobos: Préludes et Études’ was created with the intention of further solidifying its appearance as a solo instrument to the public, despite the vague prejudice that it is an accompaniment instrument or an instrument for playing short pieces.

He is sponsored by ‘Knobloch Strings’.

“Just before the intermission, Davide Giovanni Tomasi granted his listeners an anticipated highlight of the program, the famous Chaconne by Johann Sebastian Bach (…). It was immediately noticeable how important this piece of music was to him. Its charisma had the effect of a plea for peace in the restlessness of our present. There was no lack of effect in the hall – absolute silence for the whole time, and then thunderous applause. (…) An evening that will remain among the listeners’ special memories.” – Süddeutsche Zeitung
“What a guitar evening! Excellent, rich, magical, with original music, and a great young talent. He is not a guitarist of wild, gritty grasp, he does not aim his magnificent technique to superficial circus effects, but to the finest quality, drawing artistry from the music itself.” – Tiroler Tageszeitung
Acclaimed all over the world for his intense and sensitive interpretation, Davide Giovanni Tomasi will be involved in a number of events during the coming season, among which stand out a concert at the Konzerthaus in Berlin with Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Konzerthausorchester conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov, and a new tour in Asia with his guitar-duo partner Marco Musso.
In September 2020 he was invited to play ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ at the Philharmonie Berlin with the Sinfonie Orchester Berlin conducted by Stanley Dodds becoming one of the few guitarists who have had the opportunity to perform in this venue. Moreover, he has been playing regularly in distinguished halls as the Prinzregententheater in Munich, the Kölner Philharmonie, the Salle Pasteur – Le Corum in Montpellier, the International House of Music in Moscow, the Auditorium of Museo del Violino in Cremona and of ‘La Sapienza’ University in Rome, the Sala Manuel de Falla in Madrid, Guadalajara’s Conjunto Santander, Tokyo’s Hakuju Hall, and many more. His performances have been recorded by world-renowned radio broadcasting stations: Radio France, BR Klassik, Hessische Rundfunk, and Radio Vaticana.

In 2017 Tomasi attracted critics’ attention by winning the 66th ARD International Musical Competition, one of the most prestigious in the world, in Munich – this success followed a series of prizes in some of the most important international competitions: the International Guitar Competition in Tokyo, Guitar Masters in Wroclaw, Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra in Gargnano, and ‘José Tomas’ in Petrer, among others.

He collaborated with world-renowned artists, such as: François-Xavier Roth, Jean-Guihen Queyras, David Reiland, Stanley Dodds, Novus Quartett, Vito Zuraj, Cosimo Carovani, Nicolò Manachino.

He enjoys being involved in chamber music and performs regularly with top orchestras, such as the Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, AUKSO, Polnischer Kammerphilharmonie Sopot, and the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra. Moreover, in 2016 he founded the Tomasi-Musso Guitar Duo with the Italian guitarist Marco Musso, with whom he has been playing worldwide.
He is often invited to give masterclasses in Italy and abroad. In 2022 he has been appointed guitar professor at the ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ Conservatory in Como.

He is sponsored by D’Addario & Co.

David Duque and Luis Alejandro García, both natives of Tenerife, are two of the young musicians of the Canary Islands with the greatest international projection. Trained in the Professional and Superior Conservatories of the islands in Guitar and united by a deep friendship, they have followed parallel paths, although different.

David Duque is currently professor of timple at the EMMD “Villa de la Orotava”, and devotes his work to the Canarian instrument through the transcription, adaptation and composition of works, including the timple in chamber music formats. He has sustained an intense concert activity at national and international level, in addition to having extensive experience in the field of choral and instrumental conducting.

Luis Alejandro García, also graduated in Musicology, on the other hand, has developed a brilliant career as a guitar soloist, recognized with more than 40 international awards. He has published numerous CDs and his career has allowed him to tour many countries in Europe and America, perform with major orchestras and debut in prestigious venues such as the Musikverein Wien, the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium or the Palau de la Música Catalana.

From this interesting, talented and multifaceted union is born Dalek Dúo, a timple and guitar ensemble that applies a renewing prism to the format, highly inspired and focused on chamber music. Their work has led them to show their art in different parts of the Canary Islands and the Iberian Peninsula, an activity that will soon cross borders and that they have captured in their first album as a duo, entitled Diálogo entre Raíces (JSM Guitar Records, 2022).

QuarteTomás is an emerging ensemble that stands out on the international music scene. Four guitarists, all disciples of maestro José Tomás, united by rigorous work ethic and meticulous ensemble playing, have brought their musical proposal to stages across numerous festivals and countries since 2019.

On September 7, 2023, they gave a concert at the invitation of the Spanish Embassy in Nouakchott (Mauritania) to celebrate the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. On July 22, 2024, together with Argentine composer José Luis Merlin, they premiered his work Journey to Cerro Sololosta for guitar quartet and solo guitar, a composition dedicated to QuarteTomás. In November of the same year, they performed at the Cadillac Concert Hall in Shanghai to great critical and public acclaim. They have appeared at major international festivals such as the 27th José Tomás International Guitar Festival Villa de Petrer, Shanghai International Guitar Art Festival, XVI Chitarre dal Mondo Festival in Lugano (Switzerland), the XVII and XIX Guitares en Picardie Festival (France), Festival International de Guitare de Lambesc (France), the 7th Faro International Guitar Festival (Portugal), the VIII Lagoa International Guitar Festival (Portugal), the Mediterranean Guitar Festival (Catalonia), the XVIII Ciutat de Xixona International Guitar Festival, the concert series of Amigos de la Guitarra de Valencia, the IV MDM Fest in Montanejos, the 22nd Ciutat d’Elx International Guitar Festival, the XII Elda International Guitar Days, the II Estanislao Marco International Guitar Festival in Vall d’Uixó, and the XXVII Albacete International Guitar Festival, among others. In 2025, they closed the XX Tallinn Guitar Festival (Estonia) and performed Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz to great acclaim with orchestras such as the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Francisco Valero Terribas at the opening of the 1st International Guitar Festival “Ciudad de Málaga”; the Castilla-La Mancha Camerata Orchestra, conducted by Diego Naser, at the 28th José Tomás International Guitar Festival Villa de Petrer; and the Elche Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yaron Traub, at the Gran Teatro de Elche as the opening concert of the season. They concluded this tour with concerts at the Real Casino de Madrid (together with José Luis Merlin) and at the Maison des Arts in Cabriès (France).

QuarteTomás made its official debut on June 7, 2019, in Madrid (Guitarras de Luthier), during the official presentation of the 22nd José Tomás International Guitar Festival Villa de Petrer. That same year, they participated in the tribute concert to Jorge Cardoso (Argentina), held at the Cervantes Theatre in Petrer, and performed his work Póker de Ases, receiving praise from the composer himself. Knobloch Strings and Sulayr Guitars are regular collaborators of QuarteTomás.

The Cologne Guitar Quartet is an international ensemble based in Germany. Its members have four different nationalities: Tobias Juchem-Germany, Henrique Almeida-Portugal, Ptolemaios Armaos-Greece and Tal Botvinik-Israel.

Since its founding in 2014, the Cologne Guitar Quartet has evolved in various musical directions that reflect its artistic interests and goals. Their programs are shaped by influences from the local music scene as well as the home countries, traditions and cultural backgrounds of the ensemble members. The repertoire ranges from classical and world music to contemporary, experimental and electronic music. The ensemble have premiered new compositions by prominent composers such as Feliu Gasull, Sergej Maingardt, Yair Klartag, Jonah Haven, Dariya Maminova, Vincent Michalke, Francisco Goldschmidt, Ptolemaios Armaos, Henrique Almeida, Tom Belkind, Alexander Held and Lucia Kilger.

Recognized for their captivating and virtuosic performances, the quartet has been invited to perform in various festivals such as “speGTRa”, (DE) “Zeitgenuss” (DE), “Les Musicales” (FR), “CEME” (ISR) “Felicja Blumental” (ISR), “Algarve music series” (PT) and “AchtBrücken” (DE). They have toured in various countries such as China, Germany, France, Israel, Portugal, Greece, Serbia etc.

The quartet released two albums: “phasma”, with contemporary music for classical guitar, and “Routes”, ranging from classical to world music.

The Cologne Guitar Quartet was awarded in various competitions, such as “Karlsruhe Competition for the Interpretation of Contemporary Music”, “Wuppertal Chamber Music competition”, “Brigitte Kempen” competition and acquired various scholarships and grants such as the “Live Music Now” scholarship from the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation. The quartet is supported by the Ministry of Culture and science of the state of Nord Rhine-Westphalia.

In 2022 the quartet founded a new international crossover chamber music festival in Cologne: the SoundLinks Festival. The festival included 8 different concerts by renowned local and international artists in various concert halls around the city during the festival’s first edition.