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Florida Guitar Foundation presents Classical Guitar Competition 2019
March 16 and 17, 2019,

The Florida Guitar Foundation hosts its third annual guitar competition on March 16 and 17, 2019, featuring evening performances by Pavel Steidl, and Aniello Desiderio. The highly acclaimed Pavel Steidl will kick-off the 2019 Classical Guitar Competition on March 16 at Clarke Recital Hall. Since his first prize at the Radio France International Competition in Paris in 1982, Steidl, known for his performances on … +

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Florida Guitar Foundation presents Maestro Aniello Desiderio in concert
Sunday, March 17, 2019 – 8:00 PM

Maestro Desiderio won 18 first International Awards in both national and international competitions, and has performed as a soloist and with orchestra all over the world in some of the most important theaters of the world such as: Carnegie Hall, Munich Philarmonie, Alte Opera, Tonhalle, Teatro delle Palme, Radio France, Die Gloke, Istanbul Philarmonie, Berlin Philarmonie, Opera House Wien. “…the kind of … +

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Florida Guitar Foundation presents Pavel Steidl in concert
Saturday, March 16, 2019 – 8:00 PM

His highly expressive performances of rare 19th-century guitar literature on authentic instruments add a wonderful dimension to his already exceptional performances. Steidl plays with a quasi-improvisational flexibility in all of the works here and emphasizes the showy aspects of Mertz’s style over its lyrical introspection (though the latter is not neglected). He varies his tempos to an extraordinary degree, taking risks that … +

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Florida Guitar Foundation presents Kupinski Guitar Duo in concert
Saturday, December 8, 2018 – 8:00 PM

The Kupinski Guitar Duo is the peerless example of artistic talent in the world of classical music and one of Europe’s most renowned guitar duos. Acclaimed by both the public and critics the two musicians are equipped with a brilliant technique, passion, quality of sound and an infinite elegance. Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Dr Coral Gables, FL … +

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Florida Guitar Foundation presents Maestro Jorge Luis Zamora in concert
Saturday, October 20, 2018 – 8:00 PM

Jorge Luis Zamora – Maestro Jorge Luis Zamora will open the Florida Guitar Foundation 2018-2019 Season Concert. Hailed by critics for his “perfect technique,” and being an “excellent musician” with “an interpretation reminds us of the Golden Age of Segovia”, “the reincarnation of Barrios,” Maestro Zamora will visit us from Costa Rica and will perform a concert that will include some Latin … +

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Florida Guitar Foundation presents flamenco guitarist Grisha Goryachev
Thursday, March 17th @ 7pm

A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Grisha is one of very few guitarists in the world who is reviving the tradition of solo flamenco guitar in a concert setting that was practiced by legendary flamenco masters such as Ramón Montoya and Sabicas. Grisha strives to keep alive older flamenco masterpieces that now exist only on records, by performing them in concerts. Instead … +

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Florida Guitar Foundation presents GRAMMY award winner David Russel
Thursday, March 15th @ 8pm

Classical guitarist David Russell is world renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. In recognition of his great talent and his international career, he was named a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Music in London in 1997. During his studies at the Royal Academy, David Russell won twice the Julian … +

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2018 Classical Guitar Competition Featuring David Russell, and Grisha Goryachev
Thu 15 Mar, 2018 - Sat 17 Mar, 2018

Florida: The Florida Guitar Foundation (FGF) is proud to announce its 2nd annual Classical Guitar Competition featuring evening performances by world-renowned David Russell, and flamenco virtuoso Grisha Goryachev. For ticket information, please visit www.floridaguitar.org. DAVID RUSSELL Thursday, March 15th @ 8pm Grammy Award winner classical guitarist David Russell is world-renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise … +