He has made his name as a collaborator at the highest levels of music making, but with the release of his first solo album, Leonard Grigoryan takes a step to centre stage.

Leonard is best-known as one-half of the guitar duo Grigoryan Brothers. Famously taught from a very early age by their violinist father, Leonard and brother Slava Grigoryan are today revered around the world for their performances and recordings, and together have been nominated for 6 ARIA Awards. He is also a member of contemporary jazz ensemble FGHR, the ambient group Magnolia as well as performing and recording alongside Australia’s finest on a variety of projects.

The CD features four pieces composed by Leonard: “Slava and I regularly play my compositions on our tours, so many people know this side of my work. ‘Sarabande’ and ‘Gigue’ are the first two solo pieces I composed. They’re based on baroque forms and influenced by the Bach Lute Suites. ‘Blues for Ralph’ is an homage to one of my all-time musical heroes Ralph Towner, while ‘Possibly, Maybe’ is inspired by the anticipation and excitement of going to Norway to record this album, juxtaposed by the uncertainty of what was to come.”