Name: Pablo Sainz Villegas
Start: 2024-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Auditorio de Zaragoza

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Auditorio de Zaragoza

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Guitarist

Pablo Sainz Villegas

Guitar

Zaragoza

Spain

Sala Mozart

Pablo Sainz Villegas: Preludes, W419 Villa-Lobos (+5 More)

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Preludes, W419

Chaconne, for guitar, BWV 1004 [arr. P. Sainz Villegas]

Suite española Op. 47

Aire

Un sueño en la floresta

Koyunbaba, per chitarra, op. 19

Joshua Dos

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Pablo Sainz-Villegas has been praised by the international press for his "virtuosic and moving performance, of irresistible exuberance and a range of vivid colors" The New York Times.

Undoubtedly the most virtuoso guitarist of his generation, Pablo Sainz-Villegas has been acclaimed by the international press as the successor of Andrés Segovia and an ambassador of Spanish culture in the world, being the first solo guitarist to play at Carnegie Hall in New York since Maestro Andrés Segovia in 1983. the first guitarist to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 2001 and the first guitarist to perform with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the New Year's Concert since 1983.

Since his debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, he has performed in more than 40 countries and with orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, and the National Orchestra of Spain and in theaters such as the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the National Center for the Arts in Beijing and the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, among others.

Among his highlights are the Princess of Asturias Awards Concert, and his participation in the Metropolitan Opera Gala at the Palace of Versailles. Also noteworthy are his massive performances at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid, with more than 85,000 attendees, as well as concerts held in Chicago's Grant Park, the emblematic Praça do Comércio in Lisbon and the illustrious Hollywood Bowl, together with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Pablo Sainz-Villegas has been awarded more than 30 international prizes including the Andrés Segovia, the Rioja Arts Award, the RNE Ojo Crítico Award and the Trelles Villademoros awarded by the Royal Corps of the Nobility of the Principality of Asturias. He is also Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of La Rioja and a member of the Spanish Academy of Performing Arts. He has performed for world leaders such as the Dalai Lama and has performed numerous world premieres, including John Williams' first work written for guitar.

A socially committed artist, he is the founder and driving force behind the non-profit association Strings in Common in the US, and creator and artistic director of La Rioja Festival in Spain.

As an exclusive artist for SONY Classical, he has released three albums. 'The Blue Album', his latest project, was released in June 2023.

Among his commitments for the 2023/2024 season are his tour of Colombia with the National Orchestra and Choir of Spain, the New Year's concert with the Bratislava Metropolitan Orchestra, his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra with Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Dubrovnik Festival and Ljubljana Festival, as well as his return to the Elbphiharmonie in Hamburg, among other commitments.

Pablo Sainz-Villegas was born in La Rioja (Spain) and has lived in the United States since 2001.

English

Pablo Sainz-Villegas ha sido alabado por la prensa internacional por su «virtuosa y conmovedora interpretación, de una exuberancia irresistible y un abanico de vivos colores» The New York Times.

Sin duda el guitarrista más virtuoso de su generación, Pablo Sainz-Villegas ha sido aclamado por la prensa internacional como el sucesor de Andrés Segovia y un embajador de la cultura española en el mundo siendo el primer guitarrista solista en tocar en el Carnegie Hall de Nueva York desde que lo hiciera el Maestro Andrés Segovia en 1983, el primer guitarrista en tocar con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Chicago desde el 2001 y el primer guitarrista en tocar con la Berliner Philharmoniker, en el Concierto de Año Nuevo, desde 1983.

Desde su debut con la Orquesta Filarmónica de Nueva York bajo la batuta de Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos en el Avery Fisher Hall del Lincoln Center, ha tocado en más de 40 países y con orquestas como Israel Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, y la Orquesta Nacional de España y en teatros como el Tchaikovsky Concert Hall en Moscú, el Musikverein en Viena, el Concertgebouw de Amsterdam, el Centro Nacional de las Artes de Beijing y el Suntory Hall de Tokyo, entre otros.

Entre sus hitos figuran el Concierto de los Premios Princesa de Asturias, y su participación en la Gala del Metropolitan Opera en el Palacio de Versalles. También se destacan sus multitudinarias actuaciones en el estadio Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid, con más de 85.000 asistentes, así como conciertos celebrados en el Grant Park de Chicago, la emblemática Praça do Comércio de Lisboa y el ilustre Hollywood Bowl, junto a la Filarmónica de Los Ángeles.

Pablo Sainz-Villegas ha sido galardonado con más de 30 premios internacionales incluido el Andrés Segovia, el Galardón a las Artes Riojanas, el Premio Ojo Crítico de RNE y el Trelles Villademoros concedido por el Real Cuerpo de la Nobleza del Principado de Asturias. Es también Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de La Rioja y miembro de la Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España. Ha tocado para líderes mundiales como el Dalai Lama y ha realizado numerosos estrenos mundiales entre los que se encuentra la primera obra escrita para guitarra de John Williams.

Artista comprometido socialmente, es fundador y motor de la asociación sin ánimo de lucro Strings in Common en EEUU, y creador y director artístico de La Rioja Festival en España.

Como artista en exclusiva de SONY Classical ha sacado tres álbumes. ‘The Blue Album’, su último proyecto, vio la luz en junio de 2023.

Entre sus compromisos para la temporada de 2023/2024 se destacan su gira por Colombia junto a la Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, el concierto de Año Nuevo con la Bratislava Metropolitan Orchestra, su debut con la Philadelphia Orchestra junto a Miguel Harth- Bedoya, Festival de Dubrovnik y Festival de Liubliana, así como su vuelta a la Elbphiharmonie de Hamburgo, entre otros compromisos.

Pablo Sainz-Villegas nació en La Rioja (España) y desde el 2001 vive en Estados Unidos.

español

Pablo Sainz Villegas by Villa-Lobos, Bach, J. S., Albéniz, I., Coll, F., Mangoré, Domeniconi, From (2024/2024), Auditorio de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

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