Redmond O'Toole

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Redmond O'Toole playing the 'Brahms guitar'

Redmond O'Toole is an Irish classical guitarist. He is amongst a handful of musicians performing on a Brahms guitar. His former teachers include Oscar Ghiglia, Paul Galbraith, Graham Devine and John Feeley. He studied at the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.

O'Tooles performs extensively as a soloist or with Orchestra and is praised for his interpretations of J.S. Bach. He was a founder member of the Dublin Guitar Quartet and has worked with musicians such as Cora Venus Lunny and Elizabeth Cooney. He has also toured Europe with traditional Irish group 'The Chieftains'.