Described as a "charismatic" (The Bath Festival) and "most subtle and able artist" (Perthshire Advertiser), Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie “dazzles … moving between textures and moods with ease.” (Musicworks Magazine)

Since winning the 2018 Brussels International Guitar Competition, Beattie’s performance career has taken him to stages across North America and Europe. He has won prizes at international competitions in Antwerp, Brussels, Calgary, Enschede, Hamilton, Leicester, Manhattan, and Uppsala.

Beattie’s performance credits include appearances at The Bath Festival, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam (supporting Ludovico Einaudi), East Neuk Festival (with Sean Shibe), Kitaranova Festival (Finland), Lammermuir Festival, Perth Concert Hall, Amsterdam Blue Note (with Nai Barghouti), FirstOntario Concert Hall (supporting KD Lang), among many others. Beattie has appeared on radio and television broadcasts for Dutch National TV, BBC Radio Scotland, CBC Radio (Ottawa), and ClassicFM Toronto.

Tim is the first (and so far only) guitarist ever invited to join the prestigious Rebanks Family Fellowship at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He is a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory (BMus’19), and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (MMus’21, AD’22) where he was recipient of numerous awards including the RCS Performance Prize in Guitar (‘21, ‘22) and the David Knox Memorial Award for Academic Excellence (2022).

Tim’s studies and artistic projects have been generously supported by the Amsterdam University of the Arts ‘AHK Talent Grant’, Canada Council for the Arts, Cleveland Institute of Music Trust, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Trust, Weston Family Foundation, Royal Overseas League, Sylva Gelber Foundation, Tillett Trust, and The Worshipful Company of Musicians.

A committed chamber musician, Beattie's recent collaborations include projects with the Canadian Opera Company, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera, cellist Daniel Hamin Go, guitarist Sasha Savaloni, the Coulthard Trio, and Quartet Malamatina.

Tim is a passionate educator, and is currently an Associate Teacher of Music at the University of St Andrews and St Leonards School (UK). He has recently given workshops and masterclasses at the Alberta Strings Association, Calgary Classical Guitar Society, Mount Royal University, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, University of Alberta, University of Lethbridge, and the University of Regina Conservatory.

Updated September 2024. Edits prohibited without permission.