Robin Hill (guitarist)

Robin Hill (born 14 May 1953) is a classical guitarist who has been performing for over 30 years.
Biography
Robin Hill was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, and educated at Bolton School, Lancashire. He studied at Huddersfield College of Music and later participated in master classes with Venezuelan guitarist Alirio Diaz.
In Huddersfield, Hill met fellow guitarist Peter Wiltschinsky, and together they formed, in 1973, the Hill/Wiltschinsky Guitar Duo, which Teldec/Warner Bros. Classics, Hyperion, ASV, RCA, Erato, Telstar, IMP Classics, Carlton Classics, and many more.
Hill/Wiltschinsky has collaborated with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the BBC Concert Orchestra (under Barry Wordsworth), the Irish National Symphony Orchestra, the Caracas Symphony Orchestra and many other fine orchestras.
In recent years, Hill has made many appearances as a soloist and has begun to develop his compositional activities. In 1997 he gave the premiere of his own, Concerto Primavera with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor, Ian Tracey. He has subsequently composed four further concertos, three for guitar and one for piano.
He also gave the UK premiere, in 1981, of Claude Bolling’s Concerto for Classic Guitar & Jazz Piano Trio, a work he has also recorded with his quartet, Eklectica.
In 1997, Hill performed Joaquín Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Carl Davis.
Hill also teaches aspiring guitarists at University of Leeds, and wrote a book, The Guitar Gymnasium, published by Mel Bay.
Hill plays a Miguel Rodriguez guitar.

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