Thibaut Garcia, guitar

Date & Time

Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 19:30

Venue

At the age of 30, Thibaut Garcia has already arrived on the Mount Olympus of guitars: the Franco-Spanish musician has won many well-known competitions, performed with famous orchestras and solo in the most beautiful halls worldwide and recorded a highly acclaimed album with the countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (»À sa guitare«). He now presents his latest project at the Elbphilharmonie: a programme all about the Paraguayan composer Agustín Barrios Mangoré, who Garcia describes as the »Chopin of the guitar«. In addition... Read full text

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Musicians

Thibaut Garcia

Guitar

Program

Grande Overture for Solo Guitar, Op. 61	Mauro Giuliani
Mazurka apasionada	Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Prélude in E minor, Op. 28/4 / adaptation for guitar by Agustín Barrios Mangoré	Frédéric Chopin
Una limosna por el amor de Dios (An Alm for the Love of God)	Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Valse in G major, Op. 8/4	Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Valse in D minor, Op. 8/3	Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Chôro da saudade	Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Danza paraguaya Nr. 1 D-Dur	Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Torre Bermeja / aus: Doce piezas características op. 92	Isaac Albéniz
Julia Florida / barcarolle	Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Caprice in A minor, Op. 1/24 / adaptation for guitar by John Williams	Niccolò Paganini
Maxixe	Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Sonate cis-Moll op. 27/2 »Mondscheinsonate« / from: Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27/2 »Moonlight Sonata« (adaptation for guitar by Agustín Barrios Mangoré)	Ludwig van Beethoven
La catedral	Agustín Barrios Mangoré

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