Inside the Washington Square Diner, I had the pleasure to virtually meet and have an amazing You Tube interview with the Russian phenomenon guitarist Max Ostro. Simply put, he is one of the best guitarists in the world, and he has developed a new fusion-style to shredding (a style of playing superfast melodic guitar lines) that must be seen to be believed. Max plays his guitar so fast, clean and effortlessly, that his hands glide across the fingerboard with perfect precision as if they were on ice skates!
The Man from Lake Baikal
Max hails from the unforgiving yet beautiful city of Irkutsk, a city of 600,000 near the shores of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake, and known for its art and environment to harden its inhabitants with temperatures year-round ranging from -35 C to + 35 C.
This 20-year old, who was a prodigy at 13, has made a big name for himself among elite players, and has captivated online audiences worldwide on social media with his mind-blowing technique, a profound sense of musicality, and an astonishing never-ending barrage of improvised creative ideas that immediately flow from his brain to his fingers, thus transferring such ideas into incredible music.
Max is a young giant of the guitar world who certainly deserves to be a household name among the world’s top stringed elites, alongside Guthrie Govan, Matteo Mancuso, Bumblefoot, and a small list of other incredible guitar talents. Unfortunately opportunities to gain his deserved recognition are very limited compared to others living elsewhere.
Rocketing Max to NAMM 2026
Max is hoping to soon obtain his Extraordinary Ability Visa, a document he will to gain passage to America so he can debut his prodigious talent at the largest music merchandisers trade show in the world — the National Association of Music Merchants — or NAMM 2026. The show unites the entire global music industry for one spectacular week of exhibits, education and networking.
Watch this illuminating interview and join Max Ostro’s free Discord if you want to be continually amazed by his music and help this young rare talent reach his goal to showcase at NAMM 2026!
WATCH my full interview with Russian Master Guitar Phenom and shredder Max Ostro on YouTube at the link below:
Read this article where I originally wrote it in The Village View:
Max Ostro: An Astonishing Russian Musician Who Deserves your Attention
Kaju Roberto is an accomplished musician, singer/ songwriter, journalist, and an award-winning producer. He is the artist Rad Jet on Spotify.