"Wonderful" (Classical Guitar Magazine), "remarkable!" (ABC Classic Radio) and "extraordinarily pretty" (Soundboard Magazine) are just some of the words that have been used to describe Rossini Hayward's playing. He is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and creative classical guitarists of our times.

Rossini is a recording artist with the label Naxos. His CD Stille Nacht: Christmas Carols for Guitar has been sold and streamed millions of times worldwide. His works have been played on many international radio stations such as BBC Radio 3, ABC Classic and NPR. He has published numerous works with Edition Margaux and Ut Orpheus. He has so far released three solo CDs. His latest CD Come Away comprises of the songs of John Dowland and Henry Purcell and was recorded with the singer Christina Röckelein.

He was born in 1981 in London. After graduating with a First in Engineering Science from Oxford University he was awarded a scholarship to study the guitar with John Mills at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Four years later he moved to Freiburg, Germany where he studied with Sonja Prunnbauer and graduated with a Master of Music achieving the highest honours. 

Rossini teaches at the University of Bamberg and at the Music School of Bamberg. He is currently working on a recording to be released with G2 Records called Christmas Carols for Two Guitars. The recording will be released on all streaming platforms in November 2026. The sheet music will be published by Ut Orpheus.