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The most famous classical guitar master

In today's international music scene, john williams is one of the most talented and prestigious guitarists. Through many best-selling albums and wonderful live performances, he made the classical guitar popular with modern audiences. Williams was called "Prince of Guitar" when he was young, but now people call him "King of Guitar". From beginner to "Guitar Prince" to "Guitar King", along the way, we can see Williams' life track and understand the development of classical guitar.

Williams is considered as one of the most important guitarists in the contemporary era, playing and recording a large number of classical guitar tracks. He worked with another important guitarist, Julian Bream, for a long time as a guitar duet. Williams commissioned several contemporary composers to write guitar concertos, such as Stephen Dodgson, Andrew Levin, Patrick Gowers, Richard Harvey and Steve Gray. He also works with Australian composers to create local music reflecting Australia.