Grammy Award winning guitarist Jason Vieaux is internationally recognized for his infallible technique and expressive artistry. His performances are celebrated as “virtuosic, flamboyant, dashing, and sometimes ineffably lyrical” (New York Times), cementing his place “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone). He has appeared with leading orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Houston Symphony, and Nashville Symphony. A frequent recitalist and chamber musician, he performs regularly on distinguished series including San Francisco Performances, where he is an artist-in-residence, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and the 92nd Street Y. He has performed on international stages including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Seoul Arts Center, Shanghai Concert Hall, Sala São Paulo, and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.
Vieaux’s 2026-27 season includes a tour of Alaska with the Fairbanks Symphony’s Arctic Chamber Orchestra, as well as concerto appearances with the Kansas City Symphony, Pensacola Symphony, Folsom Lake Symphony, and Orchestra Concordia. He performs solo and chamber recitals with series including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Seattle Classical Guitar Society, Chamber Music Albuquerque, Savannah Music Festival, Virginia Arts Festival, Music in the Mansion at Strathmore, University Musical Society at the University of Michigan, and Interlochen.
An in-demand collaborator, Vieaux frequently performs with the Escher String Quartet, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, cellist Zuill Bailey, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, accordion and bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro, saxophonist Timothy McAllister, and guitarist JIJI, one of his protégés. He has premiered works by Jeff Beal, Avner Dorman, Vivian Fung, Pierre Jalbert, Jonathan Leshnoff, David Ludwig, Mark Mancina, and Pat Metheny, among others.
Vieaux’s latest album Gratitude, released in September 2026 (Azica Records), features a collection of Vieaux’s original compositions for solo guitar. His extensive discography includes his Grammy Award winning album Play (Azica Records, 2014), which the Huffington Post called “part of the revitalized interest in the classical guitar,” and Shining Night (Azica Records, 2022) with celebrated violinist and frequent collaborator Anne Akiko Meyers. An expert interpreter of Bach, Vieaux released two volumes of the composer’s works transcribed for solo guitar. His performance in Bach Volume 2: Works for Violin (Azica Records, 2022) was acclaimed as “eloquent and vibrant” by Gramophone. He was featured in Pat Metheny’s album Road to the Sun (Modern Records, 2021), which includes Metheny’s solo guitar composition “Four Paths of Light,” written for and dedicated to Vieaux. His orchestral recordings include Jonathan Leshnoff’s Concerto for Guitar, recorded with the Nashville Symphony, and Jeff Beal’s Six Sixteen, recorded with the Norrköping Symphony.
Vieaux is on the faculty of Curtis Institute of Music, where he co-founded the guitar department in 2011, and Cleveland Institute of Music, where he has taught for over 25 years. His popular online guitar school through ArtistWorks attracts students from around the world.
Vieaux performs on a guitar made by Gernot Wagner in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2013. He is represented worldwide by Curtis Artist Management at Curtis Institute of Music.
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faultless delivery... even the arpeggiated chords resound as a solitary line.DownBeat
virtuosic, flamboyant, dashing and, sometimes ineffably lyrical.The New York Times
perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.NPR
[a] spirited and expressive guitaristThe New Yorker
Vieaux ... makes everything look and sound easy. An uncommonly relaxed figure onstage, he seems immersed entirely in the moment. Every note comes out fully formed, but nothing he does feels premeditated, and the music, just a little understated, speaks eloquently for itself.Washington Post
This terrific guitarist, a Philadelphia favorite, worked wonders with Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez... he played with elegance and fine-tuned precision… a marvel.The Philadelphia Inquirer
masterful ease, and great panache.San Francisco Classical Voice
Vieaux’s new recording Play is not only like pop iTunes, it is part of the revitalized interest in the classical guitar.The Huffington Post
Vieaux [was] nimble-fingered in a Vivaldi Concerto that was remarkable for its variety of colors.Boston Globe
The writing for the solo instrument was fantastic— lyrical, virtuosic, tender, and passionate all at once. Vieaux proved to be an ideal soloist. [Leshnoff Concerto, Nashville Symphony]American Record Guide
Vieaux excelled in its flamenco-style flourishes, ethereal high notes and spiraling passage work. [Villa-Lobos Concerto, San Diego Symphony]San Diego Union Tribune
Vieaux showed why he is among the most talented guitarists of his generation, a player whose effortless technique and fluidity gave the concerto a singing voice.Tampa Tribune
...one of America's premier guitarists... Vieaux's performance spun magic. Rarely has a single instrument so clearly painted such cinematic vistas and searching introspectionFort-Worth Star-Telegram
Vieaux was first-class. One movement of Ponce’s Concierto del sur made me want to hear more of his work, such was the range of sounds he drew from his instrument.New Zealand Herald
…among the elite of today’s classical guitarists.Gramophone