paraphrase slightly, "There is nothing sweeter than a guitar, except perhaps two''.

Hungarian Katona twins proved that without doubt last night with a stunning performance at the City Hall.

Peter and Zoltan, we never did find out which was which, had the near sell-out audience on their side immediately by announcing they would indeed be playing their Spanish selection which a programme blunder had mistakenly set down for their second night.

But after last night's triumph I think most of the audience will be heading back tonight for their other selections which will no doubt get the virtuoso treatment.

The pair began with Scarlatti's Sonata in E Minor K115 and swapped the spotlight back and forth within the first few bars, setting the pattern for the night.

It's almost a cliche to talk about twins having a special empathy but the level of understanding was such that it felt like there was one brain controlling four pairs of extremely dexterous hands. Sonata in E Minor K116 followed, logically enough, featuring flawless runs at a frenetic pace. Sonata in C Minor was more of a folksy lament with more a legato feel -- each player seemed to be doing the opposite of the other but to wondrous effect -- one would climb the fingerboard while the other would descend in harmony.

Sonata in D minor began with a flurry of staccato notes and was one of the highlights of an immaculate first half.

Gran marcha de los Subsecretarios was introduced by left hand man, as he shall forever be known by me, as a political cartoon written by Rodrigo to poke fun at the new Franco regime in 1940s Spain, its jarring chords were intentionally humorous.

The reflective Sonata in F Sharp Minor, featuring some beautiful lines augmented with some delicious harmonics, was the standout of the half and left me hungry for more.

To keep up the pace would be an achievement but somehow the pair improved after their half time cuppa.

Put simply, some of the playing in their Serenata Espanola and Suite Iberia selections was so exquisite it nearly drove me to audible purrs of pleasure.

It mixed the wistful and the frenzied, the feverish and the lyrical -- the light and dark which makes Spanish guitar music so hypnotic.

The Katona Twins are playing again tonight -- you really should go.

Matthew Taylor at the Bermuda Festival THEATRE THR REVIEW REV