Current Classical Guitar Player Profile:
Gabriel Bianco
J.S. Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2 (BWV 1003) played by Gabriel Bianco on Classical Guitar
Quick Details about Gabriel Bianco:
Website: http://gabrielbianco.com/en/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOsFZsojgmjqKHdBA9oWIJg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gabrielbiancoguitar/
Occupations: Classical Guitarist
Instruments: Classical Guitar
Genre: Classical
Labels: Naxos, Ad Vitam Records
Introduction & Caprice, Giulio Regondi played by Gabriel Bianco on Classical Guitar
Biography of Classical Guitarist Gabriel Bianco:
Recognized as one of today’s finest classical guitarists, Gabriel Bianco has won First Prize in some of the most prestigious international competitions, including, the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Guitar Competition (San Francisco, USA 2008) and the Koblenz International Guitar Competition, “Hubert Käppel” (Koblenz, Germany 2007). In 2011, he was nominated “Révélation Classique” from the ADAMI (Society for the Collective Administration of Performers’ Rights in France). Gabriel has performed in over forty countries and in many of the most renowned festivals and concert halls. He has been a featured artist at the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades and Theatre du Chatelet in Paris (France), the International Festival of Music and Dance in Granada, Spain, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, Philharmonie Concert Hall in Kiev, Ukraine, Luis Angel Arango Library of Bogotá, Colombia, Festival Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico, Central Conservatory in Beijing, China, Musashino Art Center in Tokyo, Japan and the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, USA. As a solo recitalist, Gabriel performs music from the Baroque to contemporary with an emphasis on music from the Romantic period and music of Spain. Many composers have dedicated new works to him. As a soloist with orchestra, Gabriel has performed concerti with the Koblenz City Orchestra (Germany), the Aukso Orchestra (Poland), Lipetsk Philharmonic Orchestra (Russia), and the Romanian Radio Orchestra. Audience, colleagues and critics have commented that in concert, Gabriel and his guitar become one. They recognize that the elegance and colors of his playing exude a unique approach to all of the repertoire he explores. Since September 2018, Gabriel Bianco is a Guest Teacher at Conservatorium van Amsterdam.Passionate about chamber music, Gabriel is a founding member of the Eclisses Guitar Quartet which was formed in 2012. The quartet won France’s National Federation of Parents’ Associations of Conservatory Students chamber music competition (FNAPEC) in 2013 and became a laureate of the Banque Populaire Foundation. The Quartet has released three recordings: Guitares (2013), Invitation Française (2015), and Pulse (2017). Gabriel often collaborates with other instrumentalists and singers and released the CD Divertissement with oboist Michaela Hrabankova in 2017. Gabriel has recorded two solo albums. Laureate Guitar Series was recorded on the Naxos label in 2007 and his latest solo recording, Capricci, was released in 2015 by Ad Vitam Records.
Born into a family of musicians, Gabriel Bianco started playing the guitar at the age of five. At sixteen he entered the National Superior Paris Conservatory for Music and Dance (CNSMDP) and graduated with highest honors in guitar and chamber music.
Fantasie Dramatique "Le Depart", Op.31 - Napoleon Coste played by Gabriel Bianco on Classical Guitar
Gabriel Bianco's Competition Wins:
2007 - Koblenz International Guitar Competition, “Hubert Käppel”
Gabriel Bianco's Education:
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