Concerts
XX. INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL AND COURSES BRNO'11
7. - 13. 8. 2011
The opening Concert on August 7 will take place at the Špilberk Castle in Brno. All other concerts will take place in New City Hall, Dominikánské námìstí 1, Brno.
August 7., 8 p.m.
Concert of one of the most respected guitarists in Andalusia and his group
/dance, voice, guitar, percussions/.
August 8., 8 p.m.
One of the world leading guitar composers and guitarists. His pieces belong to the most played works of the contemporary guitar repertory. He is professor of guitar on Conservatoire Superiore,Paris .
August 9., 8 p.m.
Prizewinner of several competitions giving concerts in most prestigious venues, for instance – in Carnegie Hall, New York, in Madrid etc.. He is Director of the Santa Cecilia Conservatoire, in Málaga, Spain.
August 10., 8 p.m.
members: Richard Hand, Steve Goss, Graham Roberts , Carl Hering
Is one of the most influential and sought - after guitar ensembles on the scene today. Its CD was described by Gramophone Magazine as ‘one of the best guitar ensemble recordings I have ever heard’.
August 11., 8 p.m.
composer and guitarist, Director of "Cygnum" group for contemporary music. Anderson teaches guitar at Sarah Lawrence College and Queens College in New York. He does recording and gives concerts solo and with Cygnum group on stages of several countries, including Carnegie Hall in New York.
August 11., 9 p.m.
Belongs to the world best guitar duos.
Both of brothers are prizewiners of several guitar competitions solo or in duo.
August 12., 8 p.m.
First prizewinner of several competitions with phenomenal technical possibilities.
One of examples is „New World Symphony“ by Antonín Dvoøák played on one guitar.
Afternoon concerts
August 8., 5 p.m.Concert of the prizewinners of the international guitar competitions in Rust, Austria and Dolný Kubín, Slovakia.
August 12., 4 p.m.
concert of Festival Guitar Orchestra and masterclasses participants
conductor: VLADIMÍR NOVOTNÝ, Prague, CR
Guitarists profiles
Roland Dyens
Shares the joy of his musical talent while performing, composing and teaching throughout the world.
This tri-dimensional offering provides the basis for the phenomenal success of this musician and his ongoing evolution.
Born on October 19, 1955, French interpreter, composer, arranger and improviser Roland Dyens began guitar studies at the age of nine. Four years later he became a student of Spanish Master guitarist Alberto Ponce and, in 1976, was awarded the Licence de Concert de l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. While learning his instrument, Roland Dyens also studied composition with the renowned teacher, composer and orchestra director Désiré Dondeyne under whose guidance he was awarded the first Prize in Harmony, Counterpoint and Analysis. Among the most distinguished awards obtained during the early years of his career, Roland Dyens received the Special Prize at the International Competition Citta di Alessandria (Italy) and the Grand Prix du Disque de l’Académie Charles-Cros, both in honor of the major Brasilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. At the age of 25 he became a laureate of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation. Eight years after this, he was recognized as one of the “100 Best Living Guitarists” in all styles by the French magazine Guitarist.
Roland Dyens has a sensitive and colorful approach to the guitar – an unfailing open-mindedness which brings together all forms of music to each and every one of his programs. His stage presence, his improvised openings and unique relationship with the listeners undeniably position him at the forefront of guitar performance today.
For a long time now, his music has been an integral part of the instrument’s repertoire, placing him at the heart of a select group of contemporary guitarist/composers who enjoy such a privileged position. His compositions and arrangements are widely performed and highly acclaimed throughout the world. They provide a new breath of life for the guitar as this player and composer never ceases to challenge the limitations of his instrument. The growing number of participants and auditors in Roland Dyens’master classes is surely due to the depth of his presentation which is rich in innovative themes. With a keen ense of quality and emotional strength, his natural ability to communicate with guitarists of younger generations transforms the formality of a master class into a joyful encounter.
Roland Dyens teaches at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.
Simone Iannarelli
was born in Rome in 1970. He studied classical guitar with Massimo Delle Cese. He graduated from the Conservatory “A.Casella” in L’Aquila, receiving his final diploma with highest honors.
Afterwards, he moved to Paris for in order to study with the composer, arranger, and guitarist Roland Dyens for two years, later enrolling at the Conservatoire de La Courneve (Paris) where he studied orchestration with Guillaume Cornesson.
Mr. Iannarelli is highly recognized as a guitarist and as a composer by critics and musicians alike. His works are published by Les Productions d’Oz, , Ed. Sinfonica and Berben and have frequently been performed by international recognized players in Europe, USA, South America, Mexico and Asia, and broadcast on BBC, Radio Vaticana, and Bayerische Radio .
Recently Mr Iannarelli was awarded by the Comitè Permanente del Concorso Internazionale di Alessandria” with the “Chitarra d’oro” 2005 for the Composition, a CD featuring pieces composed and played by him called “Rue De La Folie Regnault” was published by” Guitart” label) Mr Iannarelli is professor of classical guitar at the Colima's Faculty of Fine Arts Music Department of University of Colima (Mexico).
Javier Garcia Moreno
He was born in 1966, in Málaga, Spain, and he began his studies with his father, Antonio García Azuaga, professor of guitar in the Conservatoire Superior of Málaga, later continues his studies in the RCSM of Music in Madrid, finishing with “Honor Prize”
Scholarship by the Ministry of Culture and Awarded with the "I Beca Eduardo Ocón” of the Delegation of Málaga, participates to extend his formation in courses and international festsivals. In 1988 he gets a place in the Department of Teachers of Music and Scenics Arts, summoned by the Junta de Andalucía, getting the first place. Hs is at the present, Director of the Santa Cecilia Conservatoire, in Málaga, Spain.
After being awarded many important national and international competitions, begins an really artistic career very intense, being acclaimed, in halls and theaters of Spain, France, Germany, England, Holland, Italy, Denmark, Yugoslavia, USA, Cuba, Poland, Venezuela, Turkey, Sweden, Japan, Austria, Mexico etc.
He has played in halls like the Carnegie Hall of New York, National Audience of Madrid, House Museum “Andrés Segovia” and the Palace of Guitar of Japan, among others, and he has participated also in International Festivals, like “Spring International “Andrés Segovia, “Cueva de Nerja”, Música “El Hatillo”, Caracas, Venezuela; Andrés Segovia Guitar Series, Miami, Florida; Sonderho Guitarfestival, Dinamarca, Francisco Tárrega, Holand, etc.
Tetra Guitar Quartet
formed in 1988, the quickly established a reputation as an innovative and virtuosic ensemble. Their unique repertoire and highly original programming has helped make the quartet one of the most influential and sought-after guitar ensembles on the scene today.
Tetra Guitar Quartet has toured and recorded extensively, playing at many top venues and festivals in the UK and overseas. The quartet has given numerous recitals at London’s South Bank Centre, St John’s Smith Square and the Barbican; recent tours have included trips to India, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, the UAE, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Brunei and Borneo. Tetra has performed Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz with some of Britain’s top orchestras and has frequently broadcast on BBC Radios 2, 3 and 4 and Classic FM.
Tetra recordings on the Conifer, Carlton Classics, Cadenza and Hallmark labels have been met with great critical acclaim. Of the quartet’s most recent album BBC Music Magazine said ‘this party-piece disc of the year achieves the impossible’. Tetra’s Vivaldi: The Four Seasons occupied a full display window in Tower Records on Piccadilly in London for four successive weeks, and By Arrangement was described by Gramophone Magazine as ‘one of the best guitar ensemble recordings I have ever heard’.
All four members of Tetra are past winners of the Julian Bream Prize and Honorary Associates of the Royal Academy of Music in London. In addition to their work with Tetra, Steve, Carl, Graham and Richard are active in many diverse areas of music-making.
Katona Twins
Peter and Zoltán Katona, critically acclaimed by the Daily Telegraph as “ the classical world’s best known guitar duo” give recitals in the major concert venues throughout the world including performances at the Carnegie Hall, the Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Suntory Hall in Tokyo; Philharmonie in Cologne.
In 2009, as the soloists of the "Night of the Proms" they performed live to half a million people in arenas across Europe.
William Anderson
began playing chamber music at the Tanglewood Music Festival, where he performed from 1981 through 1988. In 1982 he began studying with America's premiere guitar pioneer David Starobin, who introduced him to the music community in New York City. His first solo recital was presented by the League of Composers/ISCM at Weill Hall, New York City (1990). He was also presented in recital by Music From Japan at the Asia Society (1993). He regularly appears in Washinton D.C.with the Theater Chamber Players at the Kennedy Center, performing both solo guitar and chamber music repertoire. Mr. Anderson has been a soloist in festivals and ensembles such as the Bang on a Can Festival, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and Modern Works! He has been heard on radio broadcasts on WNYC, WKCR, WGBH, and National Public Radio, Polish National Radio, Radio Bremen, and others.
Mr. Anderson appears on numerous recordings, and has given recitals and radio broadcasts in Europe, Mexico, Japan and the U.S. With Cygnus, he has performed in Denmark, Holland, Poland, Russia, Mexico and California. Cygnus also offers a series of three concerts each season at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, presenting important new works by America’s best composers. In the New Music Connoisseur, Leo Kraft wrote a review of a Cygnus performance in New York, saying, “If Mr. Anderson’s aim was to show how the guitar can play a significant role in chamber music, he certainly succeeded.” Anderson teaches guitar at Sarah Lawrence College and Queens College.
Jorge Caballero
The youngest musician and the only guitarist to win the prestigious Naumburg International Competition, is known for his dazzling virtuosity, his intense musicality and his spellbinding performances. He is widely regarded as one of the finest guitarists of his generation. Allan Kozinn of the New York Times called him a "superb young guitarist" and praised his rare combination of "a deft, powerful technique and a soft-spoken interpretive persona".
Mr. Caballero's solo recitals have included performances at New York's Alice Tully Hall, the Library of Congress in Washington (in the Great Performers Series), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco (in the Omni series), the Da Camera Society in Los Angeles, New York's Midtown Concert Series, BargeMusic, St. Bartholomew's Church and other venues in the United States and internationally. He has performed as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the New York Chamber Symphony, the Naples Philharmonic, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra and the Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Ankara, Turkey, among others.
Critics have praised Mr. Caballero's daring in performing the most difficult pieces in the guitar's repertoire, often together in the same program.