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Devine studied with Gordon Crosskey at Chetham's School Of Music in Manchester . He emigrated to Brazil when he was nineteen, becoming known there as a teacher and performer.

Devine has been a laureate of many international competitions, including the Mottola International Guitar Competition in Italy , the Certamen Francisco Tárrega in Benicasim , Spain , and the Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition in the USA . He won first prize at the 2002 Alhambra International Guitar Competition in Alcoy , Spain, and again at the Emilio Pujol Guitar Competition in Italy.

He has recorded three CDs for the record label Naxos , featuring music by Brouwer , Jobim , Rawsthorne , Villa-Lobos and Walton , among others. His other recordings include music by J. S. Bach , Granados , Ponce , Rodrigo and Scarlatti .

He is known for his varied use of tone colour on the guitar, a skill which many have compared with that of Julian Bream , whom Devine has called "the greatest guitarist of the 20th century."

He is currently a guitar tutor at Trinity College Of Music in London .


DISCOGRAPHY

  • ''Appassionata'' (Granary Guitars c.2002)

  • ''Leo Brouwer: Guitar Music, Vol. 3'' (Naxos 2003)

  • ''Burgalesa'' (Granary Guitars 2004)

  • ''Manhã de Carnaval: Guitar Music from Brazil'' (Naxos 2004)

  • ''British Guitar Music'' (Naxos 2005)