It played in more than 20 countries including Australia, Hong Kong, and much of Europe. In 1995, he gave a benefit concert at London's Wigmore Hall with John Williams to raise awareness of the plight of children caught in acts of war around the world. All proceeds were donated to the organisation War Child. Other artists with whom Bonell has recorded and appeared in concert include guitarists Paco Peña and Martin Taylor, violinists Pinchas Zukerman and Salvatore Accardo, and singers Patricia Rozario, Teresa Berganza and the late Philip Langridge. He has played at international festivals including The City of London, Aldeburgh, Helsinki, Israel, Tanglewood, Sydney, Istanbul, Hong Kong. In 1997, he visited Australia for the first time, returning several years later in a nationwide tour including all the major cities. After his first visit to Latin America in 2000 he returned every year until 2007 to play with Venezuelan orchestras associated with El Sistema, working closely with some of the younger players prior to performances. In 2004, Carlos Bonell recorded his first DVD. Classical Guitar Performance includes music ranging from Bach to Albeniz. The same year saw his first book about the guitar: Guitar. An Easy Guide In 2006, Bonell undertook a tour of the US, which included Fort Worth, Dallas, Atlanta and Las Vegas, presenting his solo programme "Millennium Guitar, the first 1000 years", which included music from Hildegard von Bingen to works by contemporary composers. His career also includes recordings for television and film. He has recorded sound tracks for the Hollywood films City of Angels and The Honest Courtesan and for the BBC TV productions of Inspector Morse and The Politician's Wife. In 2010, he returned to Japan and the United States for more tours. London International Guitar Festival In 2004, he directed the Latin Quarter Guitar Festival in London in honour of Greg Smallman, the Australian guitar maker, who visited and lectured in England and Spain for the first time. 2005 saw the first London International Guitar Festival, of which he was founder and artistic director. The festival presented events in five major concert venues. It included an 80th birthday tribute to Venezuelan guitarist Alirio Díaz. Performing artists included Alirio Díaz, John Williams (with whom Bonell played duets), Pavel Steidl in his London debut, Elisa Perez-Saponi, Patricia Rozario and others. The festival had two further editions under Carlos Bonell's direction in 2007 and 2008. In 2010,