Mattias Schulstad is joined by Pulitzer-winner Tim Page, to add stories and insights to his album, The Guitar Player.

Watch on YouTube (total time: 71 min 34 sec): https://mattiasguitar.lnk.to/the-guitar-player-visual-album-in-conversation

The Guitar Player is named after Vermeer’s eponymous painting from 1672, and features beloved works for the classical guitar and traditional Swedish songs in new arrangements for the guitar.

The Guitar Player is enabled by supporters including Beijerstiftelsen and the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation. To add support, please consider sharing this music and/or and visiting mattiasguitar.com/donate.

Results so far include ~0,5M audio streams and ~0,5M social media views.

"Schulstad's playing has a quiet refinement throughout, and the listener willing to enter into a contemplative frame of mind will reap big rewards here." —AllMusic

Today, all music videos from Mattias Schulstad’s second full-length album, The Guitar Player, have been released.

Watch here: https://mattiasguitar.lnk.to/the-guitar-player-visual-album

The Guitar Player is named after Vermeer's eponymous painting from 1672, and connects beloved works for the classical guitar with traditional Swedish songs in new arrangements for the guitar.

"Schulstad's playing has a quiet refinement throughout, and the listener willing to enter into a contemplative frame of mind will reap big rewards here." —AllMusic

Results so far include ~0,5M audio streams and ~0,5M social media views.

Mattias Schulstad releases his second full-length album, The Guitar Player. The album features beloved works for the classical guitar and traditional Swedish songs in new arrangements for the guitar.

Immediate features include Album of the Week by Classic FM, five playlist selections by Apple Music, and a podcast appearance on Let's Talk Music with Phillip Gainsley.

"Immaculate and sensitive playing that takes a listener to the heart of Bach's music." —Tim Page

"Mattias calls it 'premium grade Bach.' And he says he hopes to present it as a piece of music, not just an exercise. And we think you succeeded." —BBC Radio 3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York shares Mattias Schulstad’s recording of John Dowland’s “Come, Heavy Sleep” (in the setting by Benjamin Britten) on its social media channels Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, on the occasion of National Guitar Day.

The recording was made in 2013 at The Met, on a 1953 Ignacio Fleta guitar from the museum’s collection.

Mattias Schulstad’s recording of Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9 No.2 is added to Spotify’s editorial playlist Classical Wedding.

Since June 2020, the recording is featured on Spotify’s editorial playlist Soft Instrumental, and has since 2015 been featured on ~10k playlists, including algorithmic and user playlists. Listen here.

In 2022 on Spotify, Mattias Schulstad reached 417.9k streams, across 149.8k listeners and 167 countries. Listen here.

Mattias Schulstad’s recording of Manuel de Falla's Homenaje (Le tombeau de Debussy) is released.

The release coincides with a solo recital that took place on September 29 at Stockholm's Royal Palace.

Mattias Schulstad performs a solo recital at The Royal Palace in Stockholm.

His recording of Manuel de Falla's Homenaje (Le tombeau de Debussy) is set for release on September 30.

Mattias Schulstad returns to Giresta kyrka to perform Spanish music, including Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, with pianist Bengt Forsberg.

The concert is hosted by Giresta kyrkas musikstiftelse and Västerlöfsta kyrkas musikstiftelse, under the leadership of Anders Wall.

Mattias Schulstad releases his recording of Bach's prelude BWV 999.

"We think you succeeded." —BBC Radio 3

"Immaculate and sensitive playing that takes a listener to the heart of Bach's music." —Pulitzer-winner Tim Page

The score of Bach’s prelude BWV 999, arranged for guitar by Mattias Schulstad, is released.

The edition is informed by the leading Bach scholar Christoph Wolff, and is available in PDF format in the web store.

Chopin’s nocturne Op.9 No.2, arranged for guitar by Francisco Tárrega and Mattias Schulstad passes one million streams on Spotify.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art honors the 124th birthday of luthier Ignacio Fleta by featuring a recording by Mattias Schulstad, made on a Fleta guitar from the Museum’s collection.

The sale of the Incocación NFT is live. June 12 marks the album’s release anniversary and its 1M Spotify stream milestone.

The score of Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9 No.2, arranged for guitar by Francisco Tárrega and Mattias Schulstad, is released.

Mattias Schulstad is featured in an alumni portrait by his alma mater, Lund University.

Mattias Schulstad completed his BA at Lund, in its faculty fine and performing arts, at the Malmö Academy of Music, under the guidance of Professor Göran Söllscher.

Mattias Schulstad is featured on the social media channels of the Consulate General of Sweden in New York. Link to post on Instagram and Facebook.

Mattias Schulstad has received an amplifier by German amplification maker Stephan Schlemper, which allows the guitar to be heard in larger live contexts.

The purchase was made possible by generous support from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.