Event Info
Anna Pietrzak - Solo Guitar
Award-winning Polish classical guitarist Anna Pietrzak will play composers Bach, Telemann, Telemann,
2:30pm - 4:00pm
$25 – $40
Event Description
Award-winning Polish classical guitarist Anna Pietrzak will play a program of solo guitar repertoire by celebrated composers including Bach, Telemann, Mangoré, and Assad.
Recital Program
Fantasia No.1 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
I. Largo II. Allegro III. Grave IV. Si replica l’Allegro
Le Depart, Fantaisie dramatique, Op. 31 Napoléon Coste (1805-1883)
El ultimo tremolo Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944)
La Catedral
l.Preludium saudade ll. Andante religioso lll. Allegro Solomne
Cavatina Aleksander Tansman (1897–1986)
l.Preludio ll. Sarabande lll. Scherzino lV. Barcarole V. Danza Pomposa
Intermission
Preludium, Fuga & Allegro BWV 998 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
French songs Arranged by Roland Dyens (1990 – 2016)
Revoir Paris Charles Trenet
L’hymne a l’amour. Marguerite Mannot
Ile de Ré Claude Nugaro
Seis Brevidades Sérgio Assad (b.1952)
l. Chuva ll. Tarde lll. Feliz lV..Ginga V. Cantiga Vl. Saltitante
Anna Pietrzak – A multi-faceted musician, Anna is a versatile guitarist, recording artist, pedagogue, adjudicator, artistic director of GITAROMANIA – a Guitar Festival and Competition held in Poland, and now founder of the Vancouver Guitar Orchestra.
Anna is a laureate of over a dozen guitar competitions in Europe. She has performed in solo recitals and as soloist with chamber music ensembles and orchestras throughout Poland, Austria, China, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Spain, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, and Slovakia. In 2017 she made her Canadian debut with the Toronto Concert Orchestra under the baton of Kerry Stratton.
She received her PhD from the Academy of Music in Wroclaw in Poland, where she studied with Professor Piotr Zaleski. Anna’s musical education also includes a graduate degree from the Conservatory of Music in Piraeus, Greece, in the guitar program of Costas Cotsiolis.
She has released three albums, all of which received positive reviews from the press.
Anna Pietrzak teaches students of all ages, from beginner to university and postgraduate levels. Because of her vast experience and inspiration her students are laureates of national and international guitar competitions.
www.annapietrzak.com
In-Person Event
Sun. March 10th 2024 + Add to Calendar
Wentworth Villa
