As a teacher and concert artist, Brian Roberts began his career in 1972 after having studied at the National Akadamie of Music in Vienna, Austria. His performances have taken him as far as England, Austria, Nova Scotia and throughout the midwest, drawing such comments as "Spontaneous and alive" from the famed author and critic, Hans Keller and "Elegant and musical" from the Milwaukee Journal.
Brian's major long term teachers were John Holmquist, in Milwaukee and Cleveland; Gilbert Biberian in Milwaukee and London, England; and Karl Scheit in Vienna, Austria. His major short term teachers were Sharon Isbin in Burlington, Vermont; Manuel Barrueco in Milwaukee; Gerald Garcia in London, England; and Carol van Fegglen in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Upon receiving his Master of Music degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music/Case Western Reserve University in classical guitar performance, he joined the faculty there to develop the guitar program.
An avid and interesting teacher of long standing, known for his mentoring and personally involved style of teaching, Brian's students have won many awards and presently hold college teaching positions as well as performing throughout the Great Lakes region. Brian currently teaches graduate and undergraduate classical guitar performance majors and minors at Wayne State University, University of Michigan Dearborn and Concordia University. He teaches at workshops and institutes around the Midwest and in his private teaching studio in Ann Arbor. He performs both as soloist and with Mary Lou Roberts in the Roberts Guitar Duo and is Co-Founder of the Ann Arbor Classical Guitar Society.