" Really beautiful transcriptions

of my music for guitar "

Eric Whitacre

'ESCAPE' WITH GERARD COUSINS

WELCOME

Gerard Cousins is one of today's most innovative guitarists. Working with some of the most famous composers of our time, (Eric Whitacre, Philip Glass) he has brought new music to tens of millions with his poetic interpretations.

Classica Magazine France

"Spellbinding...an unexpected rediscovery of that universe…

We can only salute Gerard Cousins’s prowess for having been able to intensify Glass’s music with a new flame."

Classical Guitar Magazine

“Gerard Cousins displays his acute artistic and technical prowess…passionate, profound…with a great range of tone from his instrument.”

Acoustic Magazine

"A rare guitar player...

A master of the classical idiom...Cousins has reached a rarefied point where his stunning playing is matched by his artistic vision."

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Recordings

Albums and Ep's

Coming Soon on Prima Classic

1685

New transcriptions of Bach, Handel and Scarlatti

2026

Simple Truths

2 million Streams so far

An album of original compositions, and contemporary composers from Wales, England , Cuba and Australia.

2025

Charme De La Nuit - rarely heard works by José Ferrer.

Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and streamed over 4 million times.

2024

Stay by my Side

12 Million streams!

New transcriptions of Arvo Part, Olafur Arnalds and original compositions.

2023

The Poet Acts

Over 1 million Streams

Gerard's second album of his groundbreaking transcriptions of Philip Glass

2021

Lullabies

Over 10 million streams!

Gerard's transcriptions of Eric Whitacre's choral pieces.

Approved by Eric himself and released on his label.

2020

Escape

Over a million streams so far.

The album that put Gerard in the big league!

Groundbreaking transcriptions approved the composer and released on his label.

2020

bYd

An album of Gerard's compositions inspired by his Welsh heritage and reimagined for jazz trio - A truly unique soundworld.

2014

The First Beat is the Last Sound

Gerard's first album of original compositions with homages to Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Arvo Part and John McLaughlin

2010

Hiraeth - Celtic guitar music from Wales

Gerard's unique arrangements of Welsh folk songs combined with contemporary compositions by Welsh composers.

2008

A Gift

Guitar Music of

Leo Brouwer, John Tavener, Takashi Yoshimatsu &

Mark-Anthony Turnage

2005

Una Leyenda

Gerard's debut album of Spanish music which featured on Classic FM.

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STORY

"An unexpected rediscovery of a universe...We can only salute Gerard Cousins’ prowess for having been able to intensify Glass’s music with a new flame." Classica Magazine (France)

Gerard Cousins was the first guitarist to successfully create guitar versions of Philip Glass’s piano music and was invited to release his recording on Glass’s own record label - Orange Mountain Music. The album was featured on the front page of Apple Music and has currently been streamed well over a million times. Gerard followed this up with an EP of transcriptions of Grammy award winning choral composer Eric Whitacre which has also been received with great acclaim and has was playlisted on Classic FM.

France Musique and BBC Radio have dedicated whole programmes to Gerard's guitar playing. Gerard also appeared on TV as a finalist on Sky Arts ‘Guitar Star’.

Gerard Cousins offers a classical guitar concert with a difference: His unique repertoire, audience interaction and sense of improvisation has seen him widen the appeal of the nylon strung guitar.

His imaginative guitar arrangements of pieces by composers such as Philip Glass, Eric Whitacre and Arvo Part as well as his own compositions have seen his music being listened to by millions.