Press Dossier Festival SOR (ENG) 2017
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Barcelona, September 4th to 9th, 2017 Organized by: www.festivalsor.cat INDEX 1. PRESENTATION 2. THE FESTIVAL 3. ACTIVITIES 3.1 Evening concerts 3.2 Master classes 3.3 Lectures 3.4 Competition and awards 3.5 Exhibitions 4. CALENDAR 5. ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES 6. CONTACT & LINKS 2 1. PRESENTATION “Without music life would be a mistake” Friedrich Nietzsche The idea of organizing the International Guitar Festival “Ferran Sor”, in the city of Barcelona, originates in the desire to promote and raise awareness of the life and work of the eminent Catalan composer and guitarist, born in Barcelona in 1778. This festival is intended as the most effective way in which to pay homage to Ferran Sor i Muntades, the most important musical personality in eighteenth-century guitar history. The works of this extraordinary composer, concert performer and pedagogue are well known. His music is still performed by famous guitarists and students of today, and published by the most prestigious music publishers of the world. Thanks to its great expressive power and versatility, the guitar has always been a dynamic and heterogeneous medium, which has been able to adapt to many different musical styles and be part of innumerable ensembles. With the festival, the city of Barcelona is presented with an important opportunity to keep alive the memory of one of its most important and influential personalities; not only for his musical legacy as a whole, but also for what he contributed to the classical guitar canon. Giuliano Belotti, artistic director Núria Viladot, executive director 3 2. THE FESTIVAL The International Guitar Festival “Ferran Sor” is, first of all, a unique opportunity to attend live concerts by internationally renowned musicians. During the week of its second edition, the festival will feature concerts and master classes by Marcin Dylla, Carles Trepat, José Antonio Escobar, Nora Buschmann, the duo Tamayo-Montesinos and Emerson Salazar, winner of the Miguel Llobet Competition 2016. Drawing on the typology of festivals celebrated elsewhere, the festivals that more likely draw attention of the public, in general, and of music professionals and students, in particular, are those that offer a real and active exchange between citizens and participants by events of high artistic quality. It is not enough to organise first-class concerts, it is also necessary to create workshops and activities that offer participants the opportunity to be the real protagonists of the festival, to encourage the exchange of new ideas and to improve new skills and teaching methods. For this reason, besides concerts, master classes will be given by concert performers who are participating in the festival. These classes will also give guitar students the opportunity to take lessons with some of the most renowned guitarists in the world. The festival will also offer the possibility to guitar aficionados, teachers and pedagogues to attend the master classes as listeners and observers. The professional audio video recording of all events and interviews of the festival will be used to create an archive dedicated to Ferran Sor. This archive will be available on the festival’s website (www.festivalsor.com). 4 3. ACTIVITIES 3.1 Evening concerts During the festival´s first edition, six concerts by Marcin Dylla, Carles Trepat, Nora Buschmann, José Antonio Escobar, the duo Marco Tamayo – Anabel Montesinos will take place. Each artist has been chosen for his own undeniable artistic qualities and his international recognition. The closing concert will comprise performances by the three best students participating in at least one master class and Emerson Salazar, winner of the Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Miquel LLobet 2016. 3.2 Master Classes The pedagogical importance of the International Guitar Festival "Ferran Sor" is highlighted: during a week, there will be master classes given by each invited artist, for a total daily duration of 5 hours and 15 minutes, which will accommodate seven students, each of which will receive a 45 minute lesson. The festival will also offer the chance to benefit from these classes for those who want to attend as listeners. 3.3 Lectures The Festival will present a cycle of four lectures and a documentary, from Tuesday to Saturday, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, at the Teatre Regina. The first one will be held by the luthier Santiago Canals who will talk about the construction of the concert guitar and those used by Ferran Sor. The other three lectures will be centred on the figure of Ferran Sor and will be held by guitarists, musicologists and composers: Josep María Mangado, author of the book “La Guitarra en Catalunya, 1769-1939”, Luis Gàsser, author of the book “Estudios sobre Fenando Sor”, and Jaume Torrent. The documentary, “Emili Pujol, Teacher of Life”, directed by Maria Ribera Gibal, will be projected on the last day of the Festival. 3.4 Competition and awards The best masterclass student of the International Guitar Festival Sor will receive a diploma and a prize consisting in a paid concert for Art LLobet 2018, in Barcelona, and in the production of a professional video and audio recording (max. 10 minutes) that will be published on the website and social networks of the International Guitar Festival “Ferran Sor”. 3.5 Exhibitions The International Guitar Festival Ferran Sor will also accommodate and be of interest to guitar makers, music publishers, record labels, and string and guitar accessories manufactures. The exhibition will open on Monday, September 4th at 5 pmand will end on Wednesday 6th at 7 pm. It will take place at the first-floor hall of the Music School Joan Llongueres (just above the Regina theatre). Exhibitors who wish to stay more days, are welcome and they can exhibit until Saturday 9that 7 pm. Each day, from Tuesday to Saturday, from 1 pm to 1:30 pm, a guitar test of luthiers’ instruments participating in the Festival will be held by the invited artists, at the Regina Theatre. In addition, on September 5th, at 11 am, a guided tour through luthiers’ and exhibitor’s stands will be held by luthier Santiago Canals, to give the opportunity to personally know and appreciate concert guitars and luthiers from all over the world. 5 4. CALENDAR 6 5. ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES MARCIN DYLLA (Sept. 4, 2017, 8:30 PM, Teatre Regina) Hailed by Washington Post as “among the most gifted guitarists on the planet” Polish guitarist, Marcin Dylla is a rare phenomenon in recent history of Classical Guitar. Many music critics, connoisseurs and music lovers certify that Marcin Dylla is among the world’s elite of classical guitar players. He has earned this position, among others, to unparalleled number of awards including 19 First Prizes from 1996-2007 at the most prestigious international music competitions around the world. His last triumph was the Gold Medal of the ‘2007 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition’ in Los Angeles known as the most prestigious guitar contest in the world followed by tour of over 50 cities in North America, Mexico and Canada during 2008-09 season, live recital video recording for Mel Bay Publications and CD recording for Naxos that reached the Naxos ‘Top 10 Bestselling Albums’ in September 2008. His live recital DVD “Wawel Royal Castle at Dusk” was nominated for 2010 Fryderyk Award (equal to American Grammy) in the category of Solo Classical Music Album of the Year. Mr. Dylla’s 2012/2013 season will include his Carnegie Hall debut during his two month long tour of North America with recitals covering both coasts. He will return to Konzerthaus in Vienna and continue his extensive recital tour in Europe ending in Germany at the Koblenz International Guitar Festival and Competition where he’s a beloved regular and will later return to the US again to perform at the 2013 Guitar Foundation of America Festival followed by return engagements in Mexico. 2011/12 season saw Mr. Dylla’s debut with the Warsaw Philharmonic conducted by Christian Arming in a program that featured two concerti (Ponce’s Concierto del Sur and Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez) on two consecutive nights, in addition to recitals throughout Poland and Germany as well as Austria, Russia, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal, Norway, Turkey, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Switzerland, and several cities in Mexico. Spring of 2011 highlights in North America included recitals in Cincinnati, Lexington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Jersey and Seattle as well as appearing with Riverside Symphonia in Piazzolla’s double concerto for guitar and bandoneon. During 2009/10 season he appeared in solo recital in Norway, Spain, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Poland and Italy where he returned to serve on the distinguished jury panel of the 42nd edition of Michele Pittaluga’s International Classical Guitar Competition. He also returned to Germany for several recitals throughout the country ending with his return to Koblenz International Guitar Festival and competition. 2008/9 season’s notable appearances featured recitals in China, an extensive tour of Europe ending in Germany where he appeared with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra at Stuttgart Liederhalle and in Romania with the National Romanian Radio Orchestra in Bucharest performing ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ by Joaquin Rodrigo. 7 In 2007 he performed as a soloist with the Hermitage State Orchestra at the Hermitage Festival in St. Petersburg followed by an exceedingly successful tour of the U.S. in the fall performing in a number of concerts with the Fort Collins Symphony under Wes Kenney, the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and the Riverside Symphonia under the baton of Mariusz Smolij. In 2006, Cecilia Rodrigo, daughter of the legendary Spanish composer, Joaquin Rodrigo, chose Mr. Dylla to perform the world premiere of a lately discovered new guitar work by her father entitled ‘Toccata’ (1933) at Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art in Madrid.