“CAPRICCIO DIABOLICO”
a marvelous new album by Eva Fampas
Leading virtuoso guitarist Eva Fampas has just released a new album called
“CAPRICCIO DIABOLICO” (BERCD 0066) on the BERBEN & IGS guitar cds series.
The disc features some “new musical treasures”, a stunning collection of world – premiere performances of an exciting new
repertoire as well as some wonderful works rarely heard and the M.Castelnuovo-Tedesco masterpiece Capriccio Diabolico, masterly
performed on a delicate, powerful and lyrical way.
“CAPRICCIO DIABOLICO” cd highlights Artist’s superb guitar playing, passionate, spirited, technically excellent as well as her
inspired and talented personality. Widely considered as one of the world’s most gifted and exciting
guitarists today, Eva Fampas is always in search of new musical challenges. In this disc she interprets her own transcriptions and revisions
on the music of Petros Tabouris“Study on Ancient Greek Harmonies” originally composed for the ancient Greek instruments
Kitharis, Lyre and Varvitos, a very interesting work that serves as an introduction to the music of the ancient Greek times.
She also performs music dedicated to her by Andersen Viana and Waltel Branco from Brazil. The disc also contains
music by some exceptional Greek composers as Dimitris Fampas, (Eva’s father!) Amarantos Amarantidis,
Gerasimos Pylarinos and transcriptions of 5 wonderful songs by the Oscar award winner Manos Hadjidakis.
An outstanding new cd which can be found in the music stores worldwide distributed
by BERBEN
Greek guitarist Eva Fampas, hailed as “a great musical personality” (Morning Talk newspaper, Gr) enjoys a very successful international career, having performed
hundreds of concerts and recitals around the world. With lots of awards and distinctions in her credit she has been invited to
perform in China, India, Nepal, Thailand, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Mexico, Sweden, Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy,
Albania, Belarus, Serbia, Greece, former Yugoslavia and USSR, in Radio and TV programs, guitar festivals, concert series,
cultural centers etc. She was a soloist with the Symphony of Russia (Dudarova), the Moscow chamber orchestra ARCO, the Athens State
orchestra string ensemble, the Calamaria Youth Sympony, the Sympony orchestra of UAEH Mexico, the Bombai chamber orchestra among
others. She has recorded for AULIA the “EVA FAMPAS plays FAMPAS” cd (May 2005) as well as for Wave Music and Motivo.
She is also the Founder/President of the Guitar Friends Association Dimitris Fampas and Artistic
Director of the International Guitar Days of Lafkos.
from the review at the Spanish www.guitarra-artelinkado.com
*....In this cd Eva continues her praiseworthy work to record and diffuse a contemporary repertoire in this case from Greece and Brazil, including lots of works on their
world premiere recording......Eva performs with her usual safety and technical precision and without exaggerations,
with performances where the music is the real protagonist. So hearing this cd its a
refreshing experience which make us see the richness and the variety of a new, original and contemporary repertoire, which is also perfectly approachable and delightful for the uneducated
member of the audience....* Santiago Porras, www.guitarre-artelinkado.com
from the review for the French www.laguitare.com
*... Enthusiasm and freshness ... combined with very good understanding of the music, a masked maturity and a very sure technique gives finally
to this cd an enviroment very attaching ..from my part I am always pleased to hear it and I invite all of you to meet this artist ...* Hubert Bayet, www.laguitare.com
The "EVA FAMPAS plays FAMPAS" cd is available through: AULIA label
and GuitarCDs
Or try the www.amazon.com as well
This new album is available online through BERBEN and
Guitare Diffusion . Also it can be found in guitar shops around the world. BUY your copy now !!!!!!!!!
Now on www.amazon.com too!
This cd described as "excellent" received a 5/5 star review from the
www.classicalmusic.gr, the award winning website dedicated to the Classical music in
Greece.
*...Fampas guitar playing is clear and crystal and at the same time technically perfect ...*
*...Variety of style, musicality, interpretative virtuosity.*
Isma Toulatou, To Vima, newspaper November 11, 2007
*...Wonderful interpretations of wonderful musical works...*
Kornilios Diamantopoulos, Jazz & Tzaz, music magazine January 2008
*...Passion, Talent, Persistance... Her magic fingertips have travelled us numerous times to wonderful musical places. Eva Fampas, daughter of
the exceptional guitarist Dimitri Fampas, an excellent musician herself, traces out her own brilliant route and submits her new cd called "Capriccio Diabolico".*
Roubini Souli, Rizospastis newspaper November 4, 2007
*...And only the choice to perform this particular work of exceptional virtuosity (capriccio diabolico) proufs Fampas' confidence in her art. The thing that
especially attracts the interest is the carefull collection of works by Greek composers. Works of exceptional writting for guitar that each one
adds its beauty to the whole hearing. Eva Fampas performs with sensitivity exactly this, the peculiarity and the individual view of every composer. Sometimes with passion and strengh, sometimes with sweetness and lyricism,
uses up all the capabilites of her guitar and offer us solid their musical ideas...*
L.Malandrenioti, DIFONO music magazine, December 2007
Now you may purchase online Eva’s guitar method MELODIC LESSONS, the most joyful guitar method for children
through the Adagio music e-shop. In the same
place you may find also Dimitri Fampas “24 Concert studies” and “Melodies for young guitarists” .
Some important events during 2006 - Eva's career in ... pictures
April 6th ~ Eva performs the Mexican premiere
of the "FOR EVA" guitar concerto by Yiu-kwong Chung at the 1st "Ramon Noble"
Int. Guitar Festival with the UAEH Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ar.Vargas. Teatro de la ciudad Sala San Francisco, Pachuca - Mexico
Mexican tour - Recital in Actopan
May 22, Eva's debut with the Symphony Orchestra of Russia performing the Tedesco op.99 concerto at the 9th Kaluga International Guitar Festival.
Kaluga Philharmonia Concert Hall - Russia
August - 2nd International Guitar Festival of China in Jinan
Do not worry Eva is playing classical guitar !!!! A wonderfull poster from Eva's concert at Zhongshan Culture and Arts Center
August 12, China
Changsha Tianhan Grand Theater - China tour - Before the concert - Eva is in the poster!!!
Eva with the wonderful flower-made mascots of the 2008 Olympics in China
Eva Fampas with the youngest Chinese guitarists in front of the Shandong Theater in Jinan. 2nd Chinese Int. Guitar Festival
Photos - Photos -...Fotoes !!!
