Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi
Ariel Nurhadi and Andrew Blanch. Photo © Matt McGuigan

Ariel Nurhadi and Andrew Blanch on Alchemy

Our November Recording of the Month comes from Australian guitarists Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi who have recorded Alchemy, their first album of duets for ABC Classic. Clive Paget caught up with them to find out what inspires their partnership, how they planned their program, how they worked around the pandemic, and what might come next.

When and how did the two of you meet, and when did you start playing duets?

Ariel Nurhadi: Andrew and I first met in Canberra in 2010 while we were studying at the Australian National University. Oddly enough, it wasn’t until...