Announcing "Ka Ao," Olga's new album of original works for guitar!

  • Lo Que Vendrá Video

    Video: Lo Que Vendrá

    Check out the video of the duo playing Lo Que Vendrá by Astor Piazzolla, a guitar duo arrangement of one of the Argentinian composer's great works. This video was recorded at the Water Tower Theater in Addison, Texas, and filmed by Mark Rutledge.

  • Our Albums

    The duo has received high praise for their 2009 inaugural effort Beings, which showcases a wide range of moods and compositional styles and features original works by Olga Amelkina-Vera alongside guitar duo works by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Astor Piazzolla. Beings was lauded as "outstanding" by the American Record Guide. The duo followed up in 2015 with their second album, Lingua Franca, which features their guitar duo arrangements and transcriptions of music from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The American Record Guide praised Lingua Franca as an example of "state-of-the-art duo playing." Kithara Duo’s most recent recording project is Ka Ao (2022), a Frameworks Records album exclusively focused on Olga’s original works for guitar, to which the duo contributed three recorded compositions.

  • About the Duo

    Kithara Duo is a critically-acclaimed classical guitar duo formed in 2002. Performing around the country as well as Europe and South America, the duo focuses primarily on Olga Amelkina-Vera’s original compositions. Check the Schedule for upcoming performances or experience the duo through their three albums, Beings, Lingua Franca, and Ka Ao.

“BRAVO! What an expressive and exciting collection of music. I enjoyed every moment from beginning to end.”

Sam Melnick, Verdigris Ensemble

“Ka Ao is as brilliant as it is beautiful - and that is saying a very great deal indeed.“

John Michael Cooper, Professor of Music, Southwestern University