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 16 to 19 August 2006,
El Barraco, Avila – Spain
The second International Guitar course "Áureo Herrero"
will take place from 16 to 19 August 2006. In this second course we will have
with us guitarrist Antonio Domínguez Buitrao, a disciple of Áureo
Herrero's, of international renown. The course will focus on the most representative
works of Segovia's repertoire (Turina, Moreno-Torroba, Ponce, Castelnuevo-Tedesco,
Villalobos, Tansman,etc.) which make up the greatest achievement of the brilliant
Andrés Segovia for the guitar of the twentieth century.
Antonio Dominguez
was born in Madrid. He studied guitar with the Master Aureo Herrero in the Royal
Conservatory of Music in Madrid as external student. During his studies, he received
some mentions of excellence, culminating with the Exceptional Prize at Final Course.
At the same time, he won some national and international awards; among them it
is important to underline Spanish Young Interpreters Award, International Award
of Francisco Tárrega (Spain), International Award Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brasil),
Young Interpreters Award Kiwanis Romand (Switzerland), etc.Then,
he continued his studies in the High Conservatory of Geneve (Switzerland). He
obtained the so-called Diplôme de Culture Musicale, which includes certificates
of Harmony, Counterpoint and Composition. Promoted in
the international scene, he participated in many concerts and festivals, including
the concert at Carnegie Hall of New York (1986), Guild Hall Preston and Dudley
Town Hall with The English Philharmonic Orchestra (1987), Myra Hess Concert in
Chicago (1997) which is part of a twelve concert tour throughout United States,
etc. In 2000, the well-known concert agency Hörtnagel
invited him to play in Munich and Nuremberg, in duet (pipes of Pan) and in quartet
(Ensemble Kordepan). He participated in International
Festivals of Delft (Holland), Zelt-Freibuerg (Germany), Varna and Bourgas (Bulgaria),
Campos de Jordao and Sao Luis (Brasil), Folia-Rougemont (Switzerland), etc. mong
his recordings it is important to mention five CDs. in
the same way, he has produced some recordings for several radios and televisions
in Switzerland, Bulgaria, France (duet Kettarah, concert in Gilly Castle, Mezzo
2003 produced by Media France), etc. Some contemporary
composers have written for him. Antonio Dominguez's homepage: http://mypage.bluewin.ch/a.dominguez/Guitarist/ |
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