Anna Pietrzak – Solo Guitar
March 10 @ 2:30 pm
| $25 – $40
Recital Program
| Cavatina (1951) Preludio Sarabande Scherzino Barcarole Danza Pomposa |
Aleksander Tansman (1897–1986) |
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| Junto al Generalife (1957) |
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901 – 1999) |
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| Recuerdos de la Alhambra (1899) |
Francisco Tárrega (1852 – 1909) |
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| Le Depart, Fantaisie dramatique, Op. 31 (1855) | Napoléon Coste (1805-1883) |
Intermission
| Preludium, Fuga & Allegro BWV 998 |
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
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| 3 French songs Revoir Paris (1948) L’hymne a l’amour (1950) Ile de Ré (1975) |
(Arranged by Roland Dyens (1990 – 2016)) Charles Trenet M. Mannot/E. Piaf Claude Nugaro |
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| Seis Brevidades (2008) Chuva Tarde Feliz Cantiga Saltitante |
Sérgio Assad (b.1952) |
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.