Professors' concert | George Vassilev, Damien Theux & Miguel Ferreira
29.07.26 > 19:00
> Lac Souterrain Saint-Léonard
Description
George Vassilev, guitar
Damien Theux, guitar
Miguel Ferreira, guitar
In the unique setting of the underground lake and its exceptional acoustics, professor George Vassilev, accompanied by two of his students, invites us on a journey through the richness and diversity of the guitar repertoire. In solo, duo and trio performances, the strings resonate through a programme combining original works and arrangements.
The concert opens with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and one of his six Viennese Sonatinas, adaptations of his famous divertimenti for wind instruments. Elegant and graceful, it introduces a programme devoted to some of the emblematic works of the guitar repertoire.
Among them is Asturias by Isaac Albéniz, now a cornerstone of the guitar repertoire although originally composed for piano. His contemporary Enrique Granados is represented by the intermezzo from his opera Goyescas, whose colours evoke Spanish music. Another major Spanish figure, Joaquín Turina greatly enriched the guitar repertoire, notably with his Sonata Op. 61, which helped establish the guitar as a concert instrument.
The programme continues with excerpts from Eduardo Sainz de la Maza’s poetic cycle Platero y yo, inspired by the famous book by Juan Ramón Jiménez. The work delicately portrays the daily life of a small donkey in Andalusia.
With El Decamerón Negro, Leo Brouwer transforms the guitar into a true sound theatre. Inspired by African legends, this emblematic work unfolds a remarkable richness of timbre and narrative contrasts. Finally, Baião de Gude by Paulo Bellinati immerses us in the popular and rhythmic world of northeastern Brazil through highly virtuosic writing.
Programme
W. A. Mozart, Viennese Sonatina No. 4
I. Andante Grazioso
II. Menuetto
III. Rondo
I. Albéniz, Asturias
E. Granados, Goyescas: Intermezzo
J. Turina, Guitar Sonata, Op. 61
I. Allegro – Allegretto tranquillo
II. Andante
III. Finale: Allegro vivo
E. S. de la Maza, Platero y Yo
La Azotea (Rooftop Terrace)
Paseo (Walk)
La Tortuga (The Tortoise)
L. Brouwer, El Decamerón Negro
F. Kleyjans, Romance No. 1
P. Bellinati, Baião de Gude
Artists
Concert venue
Rue du Lac 21
1958 Saint-Léonard
Switzerland