Sacramento Guitar Society Events at Three Stages

The Sacramento Guitar Society presents a series of world renowned calssical guitarists. See below for dates and additional info on these world class performances.

Dates: October 6 & 7, November 3 & 4, February 2, March 2 & 3, April 7

Oct. 6th (8:00pm) and 7th (2:00pm): Johannes Moller
The Swedish guitarist and composer Johannes Möller has captivated audiences throughout the world with more than 500 appearances in Europe, Asia, South and North America. In 2010 he was awarded first prize in the GFA… Show more Concert Artist Competition, which is often considered the most prestigious guitar competition in the world. As part of this prize, he will perform over 60 concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and China, including a Carnegie Hall debut (Weill Recital Hall). He will also record a CD on the Naxos label. http://www.johannesmoller.com/

Nov 3rd (8:00pm) and 4th (2:00pm): Thibault Cauvin
Thibault Cauvin is one of the most talented, charismatic and sought-after guitarists in the world today. The young prodigy has already given more than 1000 concerts worldwide, unanimously recognized by the critics. He has also participated in many TV and radio programs and collaborated with famous musicians, composers and symphony orchestras. The 27-year-old Parisian is traveling the globe throughout the year at the invitation of the most prestigious festivals and concerts hall. Between New York and Hong Kong, San Paolo and Istanbul, London and Melbourne or Singapore and Tel-Aviv, he shares his music with us.
His fourth album, "N°4", released in 2009 by the famous american label "GSP San Francisco", received great acclaim. This CD, composed of modern music and infuenced by various musical styles, gives a new dimension to the guitar. http://www.thibaultcauvin.com/

Feb. 2nd at 8:00pm: Grisha Goryachev
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Grisha Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary musical sensitivity and technical virtuosity in both classical and flamenco styles. He is currently one of very few guitarists in the world who is reviving the tradition of solo flamenco guitar in a concert setting.
Goryachev was awarded for the Best Performance of Spanish Music at the VI International Classical Guitar Competition "Julian Arcás" in Almería, Spain. As a winner of this prize, he performed recitals in Spain at "Festival de Música Española de Cádiz" and "Festival de Música de Jimena de la Frontera".
Grisha received his Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Musical Arts (dissertation pending) degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied under famous guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk.
Grisha has recorded two CDs, Alma Flamenca and Homenaje a Sabicas.
http://www.grishaguitar.com/

March 3rd (8:00pm) and 4th (2:00pm): Paul Galbraith
Internationally renowned as a brilliant innovator of the classical guitar, Paul Galbraith has been working since the 1980s towards expanding the technical limits of his instrument, besides augmenting the quantity and quality of its repertoire.
These efforts have already resulted in a series of critically acclaimed recordings of works by Bach, Haydn and Brahms, along with his own arrangements of folk tunes from various countries, all of which demonstrate the originality of his musical personality. By exchanging the traditional guitar for the eight-string Brahms Guitar, which he helped to develop, Galbraith found the ideal instrument with which to interpret the challenging Classical transcriptions from his highly personal repertoire.
http://www.paul-galbraith.com/

April 7th at 2:00pm: The Beijing Guitar Duo
The Beijing Guitar Duo, composed of Meng Su and Yameng Wang, the duo first met at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, China, where they both studied with the acclaimed professor Chen Zhi. The Beijing Guitar Duo was formally established at the encouragement of Manuel Barrueco, their teacher and mentor, while pursuing their advanced studies at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland.
The impressive individual talents of Ms. Su and Ms. Wang come together to create what is sure to be one of the most exciting guitar duos on the scene today. As recipients of the “Solomon H. Snyder Award,” the Beijing Guitar Duo made its New York debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall with critical acclaim. The coming concert season takes them to guitar centers in countries such as Holland, Germany, Ireland, Finland, Croatia, China, and the United States, in addition, they will perform in trio with Manuel Barrueco in Germany, Finland and the United States.
Their first duo recording, “Maracaípe,” received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for the featured work Maracaípe, written and dedicated to them by composer Sergio Assad. Their second recording is scheduled to be released in October 2011 and will includes Scarlatti Sonatas, the Chaconne by Bach, Sonatina Canonica by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Valses Poeticos by Granados, and the world premiere recording of Tan Dun´s Eight Memories in Watercolor in an arrangement for two guitars.
http://beijingguitarduo.com/

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