Their instruments are 6-, 7- and 10-string guitars, restored mostly from 19th century instruments they have salvaged throughout the world, often via eBay.
Their program consisted largely of music of that time as well, and represented pieces and composers that were quite new to me. Their program ranged from Johann Kasper Mertz, an 1800s Hungarian guitarist/composer, to some more contemporary Greek dances by Argiris Kounadis.
If you visit their fascinating Website, you can see that Lycouridis and Yamaya have heavyweight CVs and some terrific examples of their work.
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