Augustin Wiedemann / Concordis Guitar Quartet: The New European Guitar at Conway Hall, London on Saturday 4th November 2017

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Augustin Wiedemann / Concordis Guitar Quartet

The New European Guitar

Add to my Calendar 04-11-2017 18:30 04-11-2017 20:30 36 Augustin Wiedemann / Concordis Guitar Quartet Augustin Wiedemann is one of Europe’s leading guitarists. After winning four prizes including the First Prize at the 1992 Havana International Guitar Competition, with a jury including the great Léo Brouwer, Augustin embarked on a successful and interesting international career. His collaborations include many high profile classical artists as well as cross over projects such as Classic meets Soul with jazz singer and guitarist Kosho who is member of the most successful German Hip Hop band Söhne Mannheims. Augustin is also most in demand as a teacher and his many prestigious engagements include the Salzburg Mozarteum and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. Augustin’s programme will include work by Mauro Guiliani, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza and Roland Dyens. ‘More than only an excellent player – a complete and moving artist’ Roland Dyens The Concordis Quartet is one of the foremost guitar ensembles in the world and is making its long-awaited UK debut with this concert. The group consists of excellent Portuguese guitarists Pedro Rufino, Eudoro Grade, Jorge Pires and João Nunes and is based in south Portugal in the beautiful Algarve region. The music on its programme is all original music especially written for guitar quartet and includes music by Portuguese composers Carlos Paredes and José Alfonso and English composer Stephen Goss’ Carmen Fantasy. The two main artists will share this concert and will play one half of approximately 50 minutes of music each. Conway Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square
Camden
London
WC1R 4RL
England

Saturday 4th November 2017
6:30 PM

Programme

Stephen Goss – Carmen Fantasy
Roland Dyens – Valse en skai
Roland Dyens – Valse des Loges
Eduardo Sainz de la Maza – Homenaje a la Guitarra
Eduardo Sainz de la Maza – Homenaje a Toulouse-Lautrec
Mauro Giuliani – Guitar Sonata, Op.15

Performers

Augustin Wiedemann – guitar

Concordis Guitar Quartet

Programme Note

Augustin Wiedemann is one of Europe’s leading guitarists. After winning four prizes including the First Prize at the 1992 Havana International Guitar Competition, with a jury including the great Léo Brouwer, Augustin embarked on a successful and interesting international career. His collaborations include many high profile classical artists as well as cross over projects such as Classic meets Soul with jazz singer and guitarist Kosho who is member of the most successful German Hip Hop band Söhne Mannheims.

Augustin is also most in demand as a teacher and his many prestigious engagements include the Salzburg Mozarteum and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden.

Augustin’s programme will include work by Mauro Guiliani, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza and Roland Dyens.

‘More than only an excellent player – a complete and moving artist’ Roland Dyens

The Concordis Quartet is one of the foremost guitar ensembles in the world and is making its long-awaited UK debut with this concert. The group consists of excellent Portuguese guitarists Pedro Rufino, Eudoro Grade, Jorge Pires and João Nunes and is based in south Portugal in the beautiful Algarve region. The music on its programme is all original music especially written for guitar quartet and includes music by Portuguese composers Carlos Paredes and José Alfonso and English composer Stephen Goss’ Carmen Fantasy.

The two main artists will share this concert and will play one half of approximately 50 minutes of music each.

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