Sun Jul 30 12:00
Guitarist Jason Vieaux : Midday
Legendary Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux is “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone) and is perhaps “the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation” (NPR). From New York’s Lincoln Center to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Seoul Arts Center, Jason Vieaux has cemented his reputation as an artist of brilliance and uncompromised mastery. Cited for his “eloquent and vibrant performances” on disc (Gramophone Magazine) he is hailed as “virtuosic, flamboyant, dashing and, sometimes ineffably lyrical” (New York Times) on stage.
Sought-after for his extensive concerto repertoire, Vieaux tours regularly and performs with a long list of orchestras. Vieaux enjoys ongoing collaborations with the Escher String Quartet, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, accordion/bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro, and saxophone virtuoso Timothy McAllister. Vieaux recorded Pat Metheny’s “Four Paths of Light” for Metheny’s 2021 album “Road to the Sun” (a song Metheny dedicated to Vieaux). Vieaux will be performing movements 1 and 2 from “Four Paths…” along with some Scarlatti, Bach, Agustin Barrios, Jorge Morel, Fernando Bustamante, and a piece by Vieaux called “Home.” His extensive discography includes “Bach Volume 2: Works for Violin,” released on Azica in 2022 to rave reviews, and won the 2014 Best Instrumental Classical Solo Grammy Award for “Play.”
Programme
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 – 1757) arr. Leo Brouwer
Sonata in A Major, K. 208
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) arr. J. Vieaux
Violin Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1001
I. Adagio
II. Fuga
III. Siciliana
IV. Presto
Agustin Barrios (1885 – 1944)
Vals in G Major, Op. 8, No. 4
Jason Vieaux (b. 1973)
Home
Pat Metheny (b. 1954)
Four Paths of Light
Part I
Part II
Jorge Morel (b. 1931)
Danza Brasilera
Fernando Bustamante (1915 – 1979)
Misionera
- Jason Vieauxguitar
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