Acclaimed young guitarist Tohi Harada to perform in Newport
Award-winning guitarist Tohi Harada will perform works by composers including Bach and Dowland at Cosy Hall
Newport Music Club will welcome acclaimed young guitarist Tohi Harada for a concert at Cosy Hall on Saturday, October 10 at 7pm.
Tohi first took up the guitar at the age of three and, during his childhood in Japan, won numerous competitions.
He gained nationwide attention in 2021 when Japanese television broadcast his performance of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Since then, Tohi has won guitar competitions in Denmark, Albania, Greece, Croatia and Serbia. In 2024, he won the Brussels International Guitar Competition, followed by first prize in the Ivor Mairants Guitar Award in the UK in 2025.
He is currently studying for a master’s degree in guitar performance at the Royal Academy of Music and has attended masterclasses with distinguished guitarists including Alvaro Pierri, David Russell, Fabio Zanon, Judicael Perroy and Thibaut Garcia.
Tohi has also been a recipient of the Julian Bream Trust for three consecutive years. The award recognises exceptional guitar talent, and has given him the opportunity to perform for legendary guitarist John Williams.
His Newport concert will feature works by Dowland, Arnold, Myers, Bach, Brouwer and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
Tickets cost £15 for adults and £2 for children and students, and can be paid for on the door.
Tickets can be reserved in advance by emailing [email protected] or calling 07726 959233.
More information is available from Newport Music Club.
The club's final concert of 2026 will feature harpist Becki Luff, performing an afternoon of music at Cosy Hall on Sunday, November 15 at 3pm.