fri 10 june 2016 • MAESTRO OF CLASSICAL GUITAR
Ricardo Gallén (ESP) • guitar
Genre: classical • Estimated duration 1h 40 min with interval • Numbered seats
Ricardo Gallén is one of the greatest classical guitarists of our time. He has given highly acclaimed solo recitals throughout Europe and America, and has performed in concerts under the direction of well-known conductors.
He has recorded many works for state radios and televisions in Spain, Finland, Belgium, Romania, Germany, Cuba, Mexico, Poland, Chile, South Korea, Hungary and Bulgaria. He has also recorded four CD’s for Naxos in which he performs music by Giuliani, Brouwer, and Takemitsu among others, as well as all of the concertos for guitar and orchestra by the Spanish master Joaquin Rodrigo. His first recording was one of Naxos’ fifty top selling CD’s for 2001 and received laudatory reviews in the press. Ricardo Gallén has received over twenty international prizes. In 2009 he became one of the youngest musicians to be elected as a professor at the prestigious University of Music “Franz Liszt” in Weimar, Germany, a position that he holds today.
Program:
• Astor Piazzolla: Invierno Porteño
• Heitor Villa-Lobos: Preludio n.1 y Choro
• Antonio Lauro: Tres Valses Venezolanos
• Agustín Barrios: La Catedral
• Agustín Barrios: Valses op.8 n:o 3 & 4
• Leo Brouwer: Canción de Cuna y Ojos Brujos
• Leo Brouwer: Suite II
• Leo Brouwer: Sonata del Pensador n.4* (to Ricardo Gallén, Finnish premiere)
INFO
• VIP TICKET - SEE THE CONCERT AS THE ARTIST. Sorry, this tour is only in Finnish but you will be seated in the 1st row and may join the convoy back stage. VIP tickets are only available in advance until June 9th.
Mitä tapahtuu ennen konserttia? Kierros kulisseissa takahuoneesta estradille valottaa tapahtumia ennen h-hetkeä. Tule mukaan festivaalijohtajan opastamalle matkalle, jossa tarinoidaan kahvikupin äärellä ja koetaan viimeiset hiljaiset hetket ennen ovien aukeamista. Lähtö klo 18 TGF:n infopisteestä Pienen salin edustalta (2. krs). Lippuun sisältyy paikka konsertissa ensimmäisellä rivillä. VIP-liput ovat myynnissä vain ennakkoon 9.6. saakka ja niitä on rajoitettu määrä.
• Concert will be recorded and is without amplification.
• Concert is organized in association with the Embassy of Spain.
Lessons
• Ricardo Gallén gives master classes on June 10-11 at Varala Sprots Institute and Tampere Hall. Listeners are welcome for free of charge.
• Gallén also gives a lecture at Tampere Hall on Saturday June 11th at 4pm on title "Advanced guitar technique". Free entry.
