“The Guitar Evenings” International Festival, 11th edition ConTempo
Three of Europe’s leading guitarists are coming to the 11th edition of “The Guitar Evenings” (29.10 – 5.11), an international festival organised by the Kitharalogos Cultural Association, which, starting with this edition, will be held in a new, compact format, with a new perspective in which contemporary music and the instrument’s traditional repertoire are interwoven in a unitary concept entitled “ConTempo”. The Frenchman Rémi Jousselme, with his unique palette of colours, the Croatian Dejan Ivanovich, an interpret of profound musicality, the Belgian Johan Fostier, with his robust and expressive sound, will delight the Bucharest audience with a varied repertoire, from Baroque to South American music, each concert containing one or more works from the contemporary repertoire dedicated to the instrument.
Three important Romanian duo ensembles (Duo Iancu-Lobonț, Duo Kitharsis and Duo Hesperus) will also perform during the festival, presenting 5 world premieres written by established and emerging composers from Romania and abroad, in recitals that combine music with poetry (actress Alma Nicole Boiangiu) and live painting (graphic artist Alex Icodin). And, as in every edition, in order to fulfil one of the fundamental objectives of the association, which is to support young musicians, the organisers offer up-and-coming guitarists the chance to perform at an international festival in the very place where it started in 2008, the Suțu Palace. Young guitarists from all over the country will be able to attend free masterclasses at the National University of Music in Bucharest (one of which will be a 3-day intensive masterclass), where an international conference on guitar music will also be held.
During the festival, there will be an exhibition of guitars made at Hora S.A., Reghin, Musical Instruments Factory, which can be tested/listened to by those eager to discover quality instruments made in Romania.
For details, please visit www.facebook.com/kitharalogos or www.seriledechitara.ro .
For concerts at the “George Enescu” Hall of the National University of Music and the Cervantes Institute, admission is by reservation only, by writing to kitharalogos@gmail.com. For the other concerts, admission is free of charge subject to availability.
Organizer: Kitharalogos Cultural Association
Sponsors: Ansett Logistics; Hora S.A., Reghin Musical Instruments Factory; Savvy Finance; Tecnoservice Equipment SRL; Savarez.
Partners: National University of Music in Bucharest; Cervantes Institute; Museum of Bucharest, Suțu Palace.
Media partners: Agerpres, Observator Cultural, RFI Romania, Radio România Muzical, Radio România Cultural, Radio Trinitas, Radio Clasic, Agencia de Carte.ro, Liternet.ro, BookHub.ro, IQads, Smark, România Pozitivă.
Programme
CONCERTS
Sunday, 29.10 / INTIMATE ECHOES
Extraordinary recital RÉMI JOUSSELME (France)
in programme: Rodrigo, Turina, Ravel, Sor, Ourkouzounov, Mompou
George Enescu Concert Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, 19:30
Monday, 30.10 / EXTRAORDINARY GALA FOR OUTSTANDING GUITARISTS IN AFFIRMATION I
10 young guitarists from music colleges and schools in Bucharest will participate
in programme: Mertz, Giuliani, Tárrega, etc.
Suțu Palace, 19:00
Tuesday, 31.10 / MYSTERY BAZAAR
Recital Duo Hesperus (Costin Soare-Ioan Bănescu)
Alex Icodin (live painting)
in programme: Drăgoi, Piazzolla, Turina, Vardianu, Păiș, Ghinea
Auditorium Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, 19:00
Wednesday, 1.11 / EXTRAORDINARY GALA FOR OUTSTANDING GUITARISTS IN AFFIRMATION II
Recital Tudor Torge / Andrei Pițu
in programme: Aguado, Giuliani, Dubez, Tárrega etc.
Suțu Palace, 19:00
Thursday, 2.11 / Recital WELL TEMPERATED GUITARS: INCIDENTAL ORANGE
Duo Iancu-Lobonț
in programme: Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Piazzolla, Lauro, Brouwer, Ștefănescu-Pătrașcu etc.
Auditorium Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, 19:00
Friday, 3.11 / INTO THE LABYRINTH
Recital Duo Kitharsis (Alexandra Petrișor-Dragoș Horghidan)
With the participation of actress Alma Nicole Boiangiu
in programme: Albéniz, de Falla, Brouwer, Ștefănescu-Pătrașcu, Sarasate, Rodrigo etc.
Texts by Jorge Luis Borges
Auditorium of the Cervantes Institute in Bucharest, 19:00
Saturday, 4.11 / AMIS
Extraordinary recital DEJAN IVANOVICH (Croatia)
in programme: Klobučar, Asencio, Béreau, Bochmann, Brouwer
George Enescu Concert Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, 19:30
Sunday, 5.11 / PRELUDES, SONGS AND… DANCES
Extraordinary recital JOHAN FOSTIER (Belgium)
in the programme: Matiegka, Ivanov-Kramskoi, Asencio, Ponce
George Enescu Concert Hall of the National University of Music in Bucharest, 19:30
MASTERCLASSES
30.10 / masterclass Rémi Jousselme
National University of Music of Bucharest, Silvestri Hall, 10-15 pm
31.10-2.11 / intensive masterclass Dejan Ivanovich
National University of Music in Bucharest, Silvestri Hall, 10-13 / 14-17
4.11 / masterclass Johan Fostier
National University of Music of Bucharest, Silvestri Hall, 10-15
CONFERENCE
3.11 / conference Dejan Ivanovich
National University of Music in Bucharest, 12-13