During this well-publicized 75th anniversary of Joaqu\u00edn Rodrigo\u2019s much-loved Concierto de Aranjuez<\/em>, performances of the great composer\u2019s music\u2014and not just the Concierto<\/em>\u2014have been popping up all over the world. But the biggest Rodrigo celebration yet this year takes place October 28-31 at Belgium\u2019s Conservatory of Brussels (Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel). Over that four-day period there will be master classes with renowned guitarists Odair Assad and Marcos Soc\u00edas (and also violinist Agust\u00edn Le\u00f3n Ara), lectures, workshops and a gala concert, dubbed \u201cThe Other Side of Joaqu\u00edn Rodrigo,\u201d that will put the spotlight on his chamber music, some pieces including vocals. The composer\u2019s daughter, Cecilia Rodrigo, will give a pre-concert talk that will include performances of parts of the Concierto de Aranjuez<\/em>.<\/p>\n The event was organized by the world-renowned guitarist and educator Antigoni Goni, who teaches at the Conservatory in Brussels, and also holds positions at New York\u2019s Columbia University and the Royal Academy of Music in London.) For specific program information, click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The seventh installment of the D\u2019Addario Foundation\u2019s Performance Series for emerging guitarists brings together two of the classical-guitar world\u2019s most promising talents for a concert at Carnegie Hall\u2019s Weill Recital Hall on November 6: Ekaichai Jearakul, from Thailand, was the winner of the 2014 Guitar Foundation of America competition (among many other honors) and recently had his first CD, Guitar Recital<\/em>, released by Naxos as part of their Laureate Series. Chinese guitarist Liying Zhu, who will be making her American debut at this concert, was the first prize winner of at this year\u2019s prestigious Koblenz International Competition, after taking top honors at other competitions in Germany and the Netherlands the previous year (and placing in numerous others).<\/p>\n Two nights later, on November 8, Zhu will play at San Francisco\u2019s St. Mark\u2019s Lutheran Church as part of the D’Addario Performance Series, put on in association with the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts<\/a><\/strong>. (On November 13, in the same space, Duo Melis<\/strong> <\/a>will be performing a wide-ranging program.)<\/p>\n Here’s\u00a0more info about the Carnegie Hall event<\/a> <\/strong>and on Zhu\u2019s San Francisco appearance<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n And here\u2019s a video taste of each of these rising stars of the classical-guitar world: Ekaichai Jearakul<\/strong> <\/a>and Liying<\/a> Zhu<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n On November 21, the Julian Bream Trust is putting on a program of adventurous (and in a few cases, seldom-performed) pieces at Wigmore Hall in London, featuring the outstanding guitarist (and composer) Laura Snowden, winner of the 2014 Ivor Mairants competition.<\/p>\n The first half will include works by Lennox Berkeley, Frank Martin and Benjamin Britten; the second, pieces by Manuel De Falla, Roberto Gerhard, Albert Roussel, Federico Mompou, and a world premiere: \u201cCatalan Peasant with Guitar,\u201d written by Julian Anderson. Before the concert proper, Julian Bream and Julian Anderson will give a talk. Anderson is one of the most prolific and respected composers to emerge from the UK in recent decades, having written many orchestral, choral, and smaller ensemble works through the years, as well as teaching composition at such first-tier schools as the Royal Academy of Music, Harvard University, and the Guildhall School of Music.<\/p>\n![\"Joaquin](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/JoaquinRodrigo_PeterAndersen.jpg?resize=1000%2C500\")
Young Guitar Talents to Showcase at Carnegie Hall and in SF<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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A Premiere and More at Wigmore <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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