XXI International
Guitar
Festival
J.Rodrigo
The Summer of the guitar!
Reserve your seat: +39 (0) 335. 5255988
All the concerts are free entrance...
PROGRAM
6 July -Monday
OR.CHI.DE.MA - Ochestra di chitarre delle Marche
Baroque style
Music by A.Marcello, G.P.Haydn, P.Telemann, D. Scarlatti
Fermo - Chiesa di S. Filippo - 21.30
13 July -Monday
DUO RENDA TRUCCO
Dietro le corde
Music by D.Scarlatti, L. da Vinci, G.Bizet, G. Rossini, A.Solbiati
Fermo - Chiesa di S. Filippo - 21.30
14 July - Tuesday
DUO GIUNTI-ARCANGELI
La guitarra latina
Music by E. Granados, L.Brouwer, S. Goss, M.Castelnuovo-tedesco
Porto S. Giorgio (FM) - Rocca Tiepolo - 21.30
20 July - Monday
EONGUITARQUARTET
25th anniversary tour
Music by G.Bizet, F.Moreno-Torroba, F.Laurent
Fermo - Chiesa di S. Filippo - 21.30
27 July - Monday
JIMMY LIU (TAIWAN)
From Spain to China
Musiche by F.Sor, E.Granados, I.Albeniz, F.Tarrega
Fermo - Chiesa di S. Filippo - 21.30
29 July - Tuesday
JONATHAN GANGI (USA)
Gangi plays Gangi
Music by M.Gangi
Porto S.Giorgio (FM) - Rocca Tiepolo - 21.30
16 August - Sunday
GIANMARCO D'EMiLIO
Guitar mastepieces
Music by J.S.Bach, F.Sor, A.Tansman, A.Ginastera
San Ginesio (MC) - Chiostro di S.Agostino - 18.00
ORCHESTRA DI CHITARRE DELLE MARCHE
Born from an idea of Maestro Roberto Tascini and Maestro Silvio Catalini, the orchestra brings together the talented guitarists of the brands. The project was born from the idea of pairing the most promising young guitarists with well-known concert performers, thus creating an ensemble that has both artistic and educational value, with the aim of promoting the diffusion of guitar music while also creating a meeting point between the different generations, between the different styles, between the different geographical areas of our region.
DUO RENDA-TRUCCO
The Renda-Trucco duo has been active for ten years and has established itself by distinguishing itself in numerous music competitions, obtaining first prize in the following competitions: 13th "Città di Voghera" Guitar Competition, 10th Crescendo Prize (Franco Zeffirelli Prize), 5th "Villa Oliva" Guitar Competition, 17th "Città di Pesaro" International Music Competition (tie), 4th "Città di Sarzana" International Music Performance Competition (tie), 3rd "Florence" International Guitar Competition, 7th "Nilo Peraldo Bert" International Competition, 3rd "Ida Presti" International Guitar Competition (Croatia), 26th "Giulio Rospigliosi" National Guitar Competition, 2022 "Homage to Niccolò Paganini" International Guitar Competition, 3rd "Reate Festival" International Contemporary Music Performance Competition (tie), 14th "Francavilla Fontana" International Music Competition. In 2024, their debut album, Italian Perspectives - Prospettive Italiane. XX and XXI Century Works for Two Guitars, dedicated to contemporary Italian repertoire, was released on the Stradivarius label. The album boasts five world premiere recordings and features compositions by prestigious composers such as Alvaro Company, Franco Donatoni, and Azio Corghi. In 2018, Fabio Renda and Beniamino Trucco published a collection of piano transcriptions for two guitars, titled Grandi Compositori per Duo di Chitarre. Miniature d’autore, with Volonté & Co. Both guitarists have been D’Addario artists since 2023, and since 2016, they have been playing XXX Anniversary model guitars by renowned Granada-based luthier Paco Santiago Marin.
DUO GIUNTI-ARCANGELI
Giacomo and Bartolomeo met and studied together at the "G. Rossini" Conservatory in Pesaro, both graduating with honors in the same year. They then decided to continue their musical development together, forming a duo that has already won first prize at the "Chitarra Verde" competition in Siena.
The concert aims to be an exhibition of the guitar in all its forms, from the original repertoire to transcriptions, from the influence of folk music to the more classical, creating a union through a subtle ironic approach.
The first part of the concert features two transcriptions of piano works by Enrique Granados, a Spanish composer from the second half of the 19th century. The first is the danza orientale, taken from the 12 danzas espagnoles, an ethereal and mystical piece, enriched by the typically Iberian sounds of the central cantabile; this is followed by the valses poeticos, a work with a more European flavor, divided into eight different waltzes, at times pressing, at times romantic and nostalgic.
The second part of the concert features original pieces for guitar duos by Brouwer, S.Goss and M.Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
EONGUITARQUARTET - 25th anniversary
The Eon Guitar Quartet, now twenty-five years after its founding, is considered one of the finest and most active chamber ensembles on the international guitar scene. Composers from around the world have dedicated significant works to it. Founded in 2000, all members graduated with honors from various Italian conservatories and have a background in both solo and chamber music. In 2007, the quartet won the prestigious "Nino Rota" award at the International Festival of Symphonic Music and has performed regularly in numerous European, Asian, and American countries for several years, receiving rave reviews. The quartet creates the sounds of a full orchestra: from the soft sounds of the harp to the metallic blasts of the trumpets, from the dark percussion of the timpani to the dense tremolos of the violins, from the vibrant melody of a cello to the evocative call of the horns. Thanks to a refined use of numerous timbres and various plucking techniques, he creates a world of sound that transports the listener far from the classical idea of the guitar. This new guise for the guitar was the starting point for building programs dedicated to those compositions originally conceived for the guitar and then transformed by the composers themselves into orchestral works. The quartet project represents the next step from the orchestra back to the guitar, remaining faithful as possible to the play of colors of the orchestral part and enriching it with sounds and effects that only the guitar can achieve.
JIMMY LIU
Shih-yu Liu (Jimmy Liu)
Shih-yu Liu was born in Taiwan. He earned his master's degree from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, and trained with renowned guitarists including Maestro Shin-ichi Fukuda, Professor Nicolas Goluses, and others. In 1993, Shih-yu Liu entered the Taiwan National University of Arts with top scores on the entrance exam, majoring in classical guitar. Excelling in this guitar training, Shih-yu frequently represented the university at musical events and was chosen to perform a guitar concerto with the university orchestra. In 1997, Shih-yu graduated first in his class and in 1999 received a scholarship to enter the Eastman School of Music.
In addition to recitals and ensembles, Shih-yu is frequently invited to perform with a variety of orchestras today, and has hosted the radio program "Sound of the Guitar" since 2009, which was nominated for the 49th Taiwan National Radio Award (Gold Bell Award) in 2014.
Shih-yu has been invited to perform at many guitar festivals around the world, and currently teaches at the Taiwan National University of Arts, and is also the artistic director of the Taiwan International Guitar Festival & Competition. (Since 2012)
JONATHAN GANGI
Dr. Jonathan Gangi holds the position of Associate Professor of Music (Guitar) & Arts Entrepreneurship at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Gangi is the founding director of the guitar program at the Penn State School of Music, teaching classical guitar and coaching chamber music. As an artist, notable performances include the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra as Guest Soloist for Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, the Rantucci International Guitar Festival, the ‘Classical Minds’ Guitar Festival, and Guitfest 2022 at Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy, among many others. Dr. Gangi is also the founding director of the arts entrepreneurship program at Penn State University, is a founding member of the Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education, and has published articles in the Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society, the Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Research, and Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts, among others.
GIANMARCO D'EMILIO
Born in Senigallia in 2005, he attended the three-year Academic Program at the "G. Rossini" Conservatory in Pesaro, where he studied under Maestro Roberto Tascini.
In 2023, he won second prize in the youth category at the "International Guitar Competition" in Padua.
Alongside his academic studies, he has launched his concert career, both as a soloist and as a chamber musician, performing on various occasions, including festivals such as the "Adriatico Mediterraneo Festival," the "Lacrima Wine Festival," and the "Note di Rinascita."
The ensembles he has participated in include the "Orchestra di Chitarre Rossini" and the "Orchestra di Chitarre delle Marche," as well as experiences in guitar duos, trios, and quartets.
In addition to concerts in Italy, he made his international debut in Prague, performing both as a soloist and in a duo.