Venue: Multi-functional Theatre

Date: June 17, 2017

Duration: Approximate 90 mins (Intermission Included)

Programme

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Cinq Préludes

Andantino expressivo (Melodia lírica: Homenagem ao sertanejo brasileiro)

Andantino (Melodia capadócia. Melodia capoeira: Homenagem ao malandro carioca)

Andante (Homenagem à Bach)

Lent. Animato (Homenagem ao índio brasileiro)

Poco animato (Homenagem à vida social: Aos rapazinhos e mocinhas fresquinhos que frequenta)

Luiz Bonfá

Passeio no Rio

Pedro Elías Gutiérrez

Alma llanera

——Intermission——

Roland Dyens

Tango en Skäi

John Williams

Rounds (Chinese Premiere)

Agustín Barrios Mangoré

Un sueño en la floresta

Leonard Bernstein

West Side Story

I Feel Pretty

Maria

America

Antonio Lauro

Seis por derecho

Artist

Pablo Sáinz Villegas Guitarist

Praised as “the soul of the Spanish guitar”, Pablo Sáinz Villegas has become a worldwide sensation known as this generation’s great guitarist. With his “virtuosic playing characterized by irresistible exuberance” as described by The New York Times, his interpretations conjure the passion, playfulness, and drama of Rioja, his homeland’s rich musical heritage. He is known for his passionate, emotive and open-hearted playing, whether he is performing at intimate recital halls, or playing with beloved tenor, Plácido Domingo, to an audience of over 85,000 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, where maestro Domingo hailed him as “the master of the guitar”.

Sáinz Villegas wrapped up a thriving season, performing on a floating stage on the Amazon River with Plácido Domingo, which was live streamed worldwide to millions. Additionally, he gave the world premiere of Rounds, the first composition for guitar by five-time Academy Award-winner John Williams, and accomplished a summer tour through Japan with the National Orchestra of Spain. The 2017-18 season will see Sáinz Villegas making various debuts, including at National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing, Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra at the Millennium Park in Chicago, the New Zealand Symphony, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in Oslo, New York’s iconic 92nd Street Y and Orquesta de Minería in Mexico City, to name a few.Sáinz Villegas continuously searches for ways to communicate with young audiences and to inspire them with music. A born communicator, the guitarist explained, “Music is among things we cannot touch and that is what makes it most powerful”.