Carrick Concerts is extremely fortunate to have engaged the amazing young guitarist, Laura Lootens from Munich in Germany. A meeting with Laura some years ago enabled us to arrange a fee well below that now commanded by Classic FM’s “Rising Star of 2024”. Laura has won several major international festivals including the highly prestigious Andrés Segovia Competition. She has played as soloist with some of the leading European orchestras and performed widely on radio and television.

Laura Lootens was born in 1999 in Marktoberdorf (Bavaria). Her passion for classical guitar was kindled when she took her very first guitar lesson at the age of eight. Ever since then, she has found artistic fulfilment by “thrilling audiences with the infinite variety of sonorities the guitar offers”. Indeed, her playing is noted for its fiery dynamism and outstanding technique. In her own words "Music is colourful, versatile, strong and yet so fragile at the same time. It is my passion to bring music to life, to grab the audience and carry them away into the vastness of sounds. Nothing can reflect my feelings, ideas and fantasies like making music."

"Lootens is one of the new superstars of classical music." (NÖN - Austria)

“She plays with a passion and power that draws cheers and ovations from the audience." (Volkstimme - Germany)

"Fast runs, chords plucked and struck, tones from the low strings reminiscent of a tin drum, entire sequences of flageolet tones - everything seems to flow effortlessly from the young musician's fingers." (Allgauer Zeitun - Germany).

Advance ticket holders will be allowed entrance to Enys Gardens from 6pm on the day of the concert.