Bridget Mermikides

Bridget will be a tutor at the Classical Guitar Festival 2025

Bridget Mermikides is a well-known classical guitarist living in London and has over 30 years of performing and teaching experience. Her longstanding column in Guitar Technique’s magazine has culminated in over 100 solo arrangements now published in 4 volumes by Hal Leonard and her much loved ensemble arrangements are published online by Viribus Music.

Bridget is an external examiner for the Royal College of Music and for the past 10 years has been leading the Helicon Arts Guitar summer school in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

In 2014 Bridget and her husband Milton formed the classical guitar and live electronics duo ‘Tension Blue’. Performances have included the International Guitar Research Conference UK and the 21st Century Guitar Network in Ottawa.

Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni arranged and performed by Bridget Mermikides

Bach invention in F major for 2 guitars

Prokofiev Dance of the Knights for guitar quartet arranged and performed by Bridget Mermikides