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'''Gareth Koch''' (born 6 April 1962) is an [[Australians|Australian]] [[classical guitarist]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Classical music news from around the world |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=8 September 2001 |page=26 }}</ref> and [[recording artist]] of [[Germans|German]]/[[Anglo-Irish]]/ [[Lithuanian people|Lithuanian]] heritage. |
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He was born in [[Milan]] to [[Christopher Koch]] and Irene Vilnonis. Christopher Koch is a renown Australian [[novelist]]. Irene was a [[Conservatorium]] trained [[pianist]]. Gareth was raised in [[Sydney]], [[Melbourne]], [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] and various [[Europe|European]] cities. Koch began to study guitar in [[Spain]] at the age of twelve. He made his [[recording]] debut in [[Vienna]]. |
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Following 10 years in Vienna, Koch was signed by Artworks Recorded Music in 1996 for whom he released four solo albums. Since then he has toured extensively in Europe, [[North America]] and [[Asia]]. He changed labels to ABC Classics Australia in 2003 and has subsequently released further solo albums. One of these was his controversial [[Transcription (music)|transcription]] of [[Carl Orff]]'s [[Carmina Burana]]. |
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Koch founded a guitar [[quartet]] with fellow Australian musicians Antony Field, [[Karin Schaupp]] and [[Slava Grigoryan]] to release albums under the group name [[Saffire (music)|Saffire]]. In 2003 he won an [[ARIA Music Award]] for [[Best Classical Album]] with this ensemble. |
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Koch holds a PhD in Music and was Senior Lecturer in Guitar at the [[University of Newcastle (Australia)|University of Newcastle]] for many years. He is currently Lecturer in Classical Guitar at the Hobart Conservatorium at the [[University of Tasmania]]. |
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