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Andrés Segovia Torres, [a] 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987), was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were either students of Segovia or students of Segovia's students. [1]
Charo began playing classical (Spanish-style) guitar at the age of nine, training under the famed guitarist Andrés Segovia. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 1966, she married 66-year-old bandleader Xavier Cugat and moved to the United States with him.
Segovia is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrés Segovia (1893–1987), Spanish classical guitarist; Abel Segovia (born 1979), Spanish football midfielder; Ángela Segovia (born 1987), Spanish poet; Darío Segovia (1932–1994), Paraguayan football defender; Fernando Segovia (born 1948), Cuban-American theologian ...
The Concierto del Sur (Spanish: Concerto of the South) is a concerto for classical guitar and orchestra written by the Mexican composer Manuel M. Ponce. The concerto was written for the Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia, who premiered it in 1941.
It was founded by the Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia and the diplomat José Miguel Ruiz Morales in 1958. [1] The goal of the founders was to foster the appreciation of Spanish classical music and give students from both Spain and abroad the opportunity to study under some of the country's most prominent musicians and composers.
Boyd was born in London and grew up in Toronto. [5] Her father grew up in Bilbao, Spain, and her mother in Stoke-on-Trent, England.Her grandmother was from Linares, Spain, the birthplace of the "king of the classical guitar", Andrés Segovia.
The concerto was written for the Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia, to whom the score is dedicated.Initially in three movements and titled Fantasia concertante, Villa-Lobos later added a cadenza at Segovia's request, and changed the title to Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra. [1]
Paul Galbraith had his first guitar lessons with Graham Wade, continuing his studies with Gordon Crosskey at the Chethams School for Young Musicians. In 1980, he was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. [1] At the age of 17, Galbraith won the Silver Medal at the Segovia International Guitar Competition.