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Angelo Gilardino Born at Vercelli, Italy, in 1941, he studied in the music schools of his native town (guitar, cello and composition). His concert career, running from 1958 to 1981, has strongly marked the evolution of the guitar as a leading instrument of the 20th century music: new compositions dedicated to him by authors from all the world, and premiered by him, number in hundreds. Since 1967, Edizioni Musicali Bèrben entrusted him with the leadership of the 20th century guitar music series which became the most impor- tant in the world, bearing Gilardino’s name. From 1981, he gave up with his concert career in order to concentrate on his work as a composer: teacher and musicologist. Since then, he composed and published the collection of sixty Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza, acknowledged by John W. Duarte as “milestones of the new guitar repertory”, two Sonatas, two sets of Variations (Variazioni sulla Follia, Variazioni sulla Fortuna), a Suite (Musica per l’angelo della Melancholia), other pieces such as Colloquio con Andrés Segovia, Sonatine des fleurs et des oiseaux, Tríptico de las visiones, Catskill Pond, La casa del Faro, etc.; four multi-guitaristic Concertos (Concerto d’estate, Concierto de Córdoba, premiered at Córdoba Festival in 1994, Poema d’inverno, Concerto d’autunno), and six Concertos with chamber orchestra: Concerto for guitar (Leçons de Ténèbres, 1996), Concerto for mandolin and guitar (Fiori di novembre, 1997), Concerto Italiano for four guitars (1998), Concerto for flute and guitar (La casa delle ombre, 1999), Liederkonzert for two guitars (2000), Con- certo for Guitar and Accordion (En las tierras altas), plus chamber music with guitar, including two Sonatina-Lied respectively for bassoon and guitar and violin and guitar. His works are regularly performed in concert, recorded and featured as test pieces in competitions. As a teacher, he was appointed from 1965 to 1981 at the Liceo Musicale “G.B. Viotti” at Vercelli and, from 1982, he is a professor at the State Conservatory “Antonio Vival- di” at Alessandria. From 1984, he has been called to lead the post-graduate courses at the Accademia Superiore Internazionale “Lorenzo Perosi” at Biella. He has given about 200 courses, seminars and master- classes in various European countries, invited by universities, academies, conservatories and festivals. In 1989, the town of Lagonegro has awarded him with honorary citizenship as an acknowledgement of his teaching activity for the International Guitar Festival. In 1993, the University of Granada, Spain, invited him to give a course for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Andrés Segovia’s birth. In 1998, he was awarded the Marengo Prize by the Conservatory of Alessandria. As a musicologist, he has given a powerful contribution to the guitar repertoire of the first half of the 20th century with his discoveries and publications of important works which were either unknown or considered as lost, such as the Sonata para guitarra by Antonio José, the Variazioni by Ottorino Respighi and a large corpus of guitar works written for Andrés Segovia by Spanish, French and British composers during the Twenties and the Thirties. Since 2002, he has been the general editor of The Andrés Segrovia Archive, the series published by Edizioni Musicali Bèrben and devoted to those works. He has also reconstructed the Concerto for guitar and Orchestra of the Russian composer Boris Asafiev, published by Editions Orphee. As a consequence of these rescues of his, a new powerful addition has been gifted to the historical repertoire of the guitar in the 20th century. In 1997, he was appointed as the artistic director of the “Andrés Segovia” Foundation of Linares, Spain, the Segovia Museum. The Italian Guitar Congress has awarded him the prize “Golden Guitar” three times (1997, 1998, 2000), respectively for his com- positions, teaching and for his musical search. He has written two books dealing with the principles of guitar technique. He has published a handbook devoted to those composers who aim to write for guitar, but who do not play this instrument. He has also published a handbook of guitar history and a relevant number of essays and articles. The prizes received by his pupils in the international competitions, as well as his memberships in the juries, are countless. 21st INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES Presented in association with the ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION All works written by ANGELO GILARDINO (b. 1941) SANTE TURSI, Guitar WEDNESDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY, 2004 at 7.30pm PURCELL ROOM, RFH LONDON SE1 8XX PROGRAMME SONATA No 2 “HIVERN FLORIT” (Solo Guitar) I. Allegretto semplice II. Andante molto tranquillo, quasi adagio III. Allegro vivo e brillante 3 STUDI DI VIRTUOSITA E DI TRASCENDENZA STUDIO No 13 Canción Triste: Omaggio a Pablo Neruda STUDIO No 35 Omaggio a Manuel María Ponce STUDIO No 40 Omaggio a João Guimarães Rosa INTERVAL SANTE TURSI, Guitar ROMILIO ORELLANA, Guitar with members of the ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by ROBIN O’NEILL (b. 1961) LIEDERKONZERT For Two Guitars and Chamber Orchestra World Premiere I. ABENDLIED - Andante calmo II. ERLKONIG - Un poco agitato III. AN DIE ENTFERNTE - Adagio IV. HARFENSPIELER - Allegro vivo e fluente PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT www.laccs.com Organised by JRM MANAGEMENT LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CULTURAL SOCIETY SECOND PART OF 20th ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME Pablo Neruda Manual María Ponce João Guimarães Rosa
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Angelo GilardinoBorn at Vercelli, Italy, in 1941, he studied inthe music schools of his native town (guitar,cello and composition). His concert career,running from 1958 to 1981, has stronglymarked the evolution of the guitar as aleading instrument of the 20th centurymusic: new compositions dedicated to himby authors from all the world, and premieredby him, number in hundreds. Since 1967,Edizioni Musicali Bèrben entrusted him withthe leadership of the 20th century guitarmusic series which became the most impor-tant in the world, bearing Gilardino’s name.
From 1981, he gave up with his concertcareer in order to concentrate on his work asa composer: teacher and musicologist. Sincethen, he composed and published thecollection of sixty Studi di virtuosità e ditrascendenza, acknowledged by John W.Duarte as “milestones of the new guitarrepertory”, two Sonatas, two sets ofVariations (Variazioni sulla Follia, Variazionisulla Fortuna), a Suite (Musica per l’angelodella Melancholia), other pieces such asColloquio con Andrés Segovia, Sonatine desfleurs et des oiseaux, Tríptico de las visiones,Catskill Pond, La casa del Faro, etc.; fourmulti-guitaristic Concertos (Concerto d’estate,Concierto de Córdoba, premiered at CórdobaFestival in 1994, Poema d’inverno, Concertod’autunno), and six Concertos with chamberorchestra: Concerto for guitar (Leçons deTénèbres, 1996), Concerto for mandolin andguitar (Fiori di novembre, 1997), ConcertoItaliano for four guitars (1998), Concerto forflute and guitar (La casa delle ombre, 1999),Liederkonzert for two guitars (2000), Con-certo for Guitar and Accordion (En lastierras altas), plus chamber music with guitar,including two Sonatina-Lied respectively forbassoon and guitar and violin and guitar. Hisworks are regularly performed in concert,recorded and featured as test pieces incompetitions.
As a teacher, he was appointed from 1965to 1981 at the Liceo Musicale “G.B. Viotti”at Vercelli and, from 1982, heis a professor at the StateConservatory “Antonio Vival-di” at Alessandria. From1984, he has been called tolead the post-graduatecourses at the AccademiaSuperiore Internazionale“Lorenzo Perosi” at Biella.He has given about 200courses, seminars and master-classes in various European
countries, invited by universities, academies,conservatories and festivals. In 1989, the townof Lagonegro has awarded him with honorarycitizenship as an acknowledgement of histeaching activity for the International GuitarFestival. In 1993, the University of Granada,Spain, invited him to give a course for thecelebration of the 100th anniversary of AndrésSegovia’s birth. In 1998, he was awarded theMarengo Prize by the Conservatory ofAlessandria.
As a musicologist, he has given a powerfulcontribution to the guitar repertoire of the firsthalf of the 20th century with his discoveriesand publications of important works whichwere either unknown or considered as lost,such as the Sonata para guitarra by AntonioJosé, the Variazioni by Ottorino Respighi and alarge corpus of guitar works written for AndrésSegovia by Spanish, French and Britishcomposers during the Twenties and theThirties. Since 2002, he has been the generaleditor of The Andrés Segrovia Archive, theseries published by Edizioni Musicali Bèrbenand devoted to those works. He has alsoreconstructed the Concerto for guitar andOrchestra of the Russian composer BorisAsafiev, published by Editions Orphee. As aconsequence of these rescues of his, a newpowerful addition has been gifted to thehistorical repertoire of the guitar in the 20thcentury.
In 1997, he was appointed as the artisticdirector of the “Andrés Segovia” Foundationof Linares, Spain, the Segovia Museum.
The Italian Guitar Congress has awardedhim the prize “Golden Guitar” three times(1997, 1998, 2000), respectively for his com-positions, teaching and for his musical search.
He has written two books dealing with theprinciples of guitar technique. He haspublished a handbook devoted to thosecomposers who aim to write for guitar, but whodo not play this instrument. He has alsopublished a handbook of guitar history and arelevant number of essays and articles.
The prizes received by his pupils in theinternational competitions, as well as hismemberships in the juries, are countless.
21st INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIESPresented in association with the
ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION
All works written byANGELO GILARDINO (b. 1941)
SANTE TURSI, Guitar
WEDNESDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY, 2004at 7.30pm
PURCELL ROOM, RFHLONDON SE1 8XX
PROGRAMME
SONATA No 2 “HIVERN FLORIT”(Solo Guitar)
I. Allegretto sempliceII. Andante molto tranquillo, quasi adagioIII. Allegro vivo e brillante
3 STUDI DI VIRTUOSITA E DITRASCENDENZA
STUDIO No 13Canción Triste: Omaggio a Pablo Neruda
STUDIO No 35Omaggio a Manuel María Ponce
STUDIO No 40Omaggio a João Guimarães Rosa
INTERVAL
SANTE TURSI, GuitarROMILIO ORELLANA, Guitar
with members of theENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
conducted byROBIN O’NEILL (b. 1961)
LIEDERKONZERT
For Two Guitars and Chamber OrchestraWorld Premiere
I. ABENDLIED - Andante calmoII. ERLKONIG - Un poco agitatoIII. AN DIE ENTFERNTE - AdagioIV. HARFENSPIELER - Allegro vivo e fluente
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT www.laccs.com
Organised by JRM MANAGEMENT
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEANCULTURAL SOCIETY
SECOND PART OF 20th ANNIVERSARY
PROGRAMME
Pablo Neruda Manual María Ponce João Guimarães Rosa
