Julian Bream

Julian Bream
Bream in 1989
Born(1933-07-15)15 July 1933
Battersea, London, England
Died14 August 2020(2020-08-14) (aged 87)
Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England
Occupations
OrganizationsThe Julian Bream Consort
Websitewww.julianbreamguitar.com

Julian Alexander Bream CBE (15 July 1933  14 August 2020) was an English classical guitarist and lutenist. Regarded as one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century, he played a significant role in improving the public perception of the classical guitar as a respectable instrument. Over the course of a career that spanned more than half a century, Bream also helped revive interest in the lute.